Arkansas residents paid $2,760 to attend the two-year public institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
Non-residents paid 53 percent more than residents this year, or $4,224. Their price tag was unchanged from $4,224 in 2017-18.
About 95 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Arkansas residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 87 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 269 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.3 million and 54 students took out student loans totaling more than $263,186.
Including all undergraduates (2,270), 1,246 students used grants or scholarships totaling $6 million, and 443 students took out $2.3 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~2,157 | $2,616 | $2,689 | $2,760 | $2,760 | 5.5% |
| Out-of-state | ~45 | $4,008 | $4,105 | $4,224 | $4,224 | 5.4% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 205 | 62% | $1,108,358 | $5,407 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 119 | 36% | $141,740 | $1,191 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 61 | 18% | $98,238 | $1,610 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 269 | 81% | $1,348,336 | $5,012 |
| Federal student loans | 51 | 15% | $229,762 | $4,505 |
| Other student loans | 3 | 1% | $33,424 | $11,141 |
| Student loan aid | 54 | 16% | $263,186 | $4,874 |
| Total student aid | 288 | 87% | - | - |
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