University of Arkansas vs Arkansas State University
University of Arkansas is harder to get into (74% vs 82% admitted), but students with aid paid less there on average (in-state): $15,441 vs $17,571 a year.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$28,924
$26,511
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$17,571
$15,441
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$38,625
$22,089
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
University of Arkansas
Arkansas State University
Under $30,000
$12,718
$13,900
$30,000–$48,000
$12,559
$12,268
$48,000–$75,000
$14,381
$13,006
$75,000–$110,000
$19,256
$18,783
Over $110,000
$23,211
$22,599
After you start
Measure
University of Arkansas
Arkansas State University
Undergrads
28,677
9,110
Graduate within 6 years
70%
55%
Come back for year two
86%
78%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$63,588
$47,220
Median debt at graduation
$20,500
$19,498
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers