After University of Arkansas: graduation, pay and debt
Fayetteville, Arkansas · Public · 28,677 undergrads
70% of University of Arkansas students finish within six years, the typical student earns $63,588 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$63.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
70%
finish within six years.
55%
finish in four years.
86%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
67%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
55%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
70%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
86%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
64%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
75%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
5,028
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
71%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
11%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
4,918
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$55,464
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$63,588
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,749
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$17,213
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
67%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
70%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
72%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers