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Arkansas tuition and net price

University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, Arkansas · Public · 28,677 undergraduates

$10,496
in-state tuition and fees, 2025-26
$31,550
out-of-state tuition and fees
$28,924
full cost of attendance a year
$17,571
average net price after aid

Out-of-state students pay three times the in-state price: $31,550 against $10,496 in tuition and fees for 2025-26. For families earning under $30,000 the average net price ($12,718) is higher than in-state tuition, because it also covers housing, food and books. University of North Texas has the lowest average net price among the schools closest to Arkansas in size and selectivity ($15,358), and Alabama the highest ($20,202).

Net price by family income

Income under $30,000: $12,718Income under $30,000$12,718Income $30,001 to $48,000: $12,559Income $30,001 to $48,000$12,559Income $48,001 to $75,000: $14,381Income $48,001 to $75,000$14,381Income $75,001 to $110,000: $19,256Income $75,001 to $110,000$19,256Income over $110,000: $23,211Income over $110,000$23,211
Average yearly price after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid and paying the in-state rate.

For an estimate based on your own family's finances, use Arkansas's net price calculator.

Tuition and fees since 2014-15

$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k2014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232025-26Out-of-stateIn-state2014-15 Out-of-state: $20k In-state: $8k2015-16 Out-of-state: $22k In-state: $9k2016-17 Out-of-state: $23k In-state: $9k2017-18 Out-of-state: $24k In-state: $9k2018-19 Out-of-state: $25k In-state: $9k2019-20 Out-of-state: $26k In-state: $9k2020-21 Out-of-state: $26k In-state: $9k2021-22 Out-of-state: $26k In-state: $10k2022-23 Out-of-state: $27k In-state: $10k2023-24 Out-of-state: $29k In-state: $10k2024-25 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2025-26 Out-of-state: $32k In-state: $10k
Published full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees. No figure was published for 2024-25.
Show the numbers by year
Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-state
2025-26$10,496$31,550
2023-24$9,748$28,772
2022-23$9,656$27,410
2021-22$9,574$26,390
2020-21$9,384$25,872
2019-20$9,384$25,872
2018-19$9,130$25,168
2017-18$9,062$24,308
2016-17$8,820$23,168
2015-16$8,522$21,826
2014-15$8,210$20,300

Cost of attendance and aid

Tuition and fees (2025-26)
$10,496 in-state, $31,550 out-of-state
Room and board on campus
$14,968
Books and supplies
$1,216
Full cost of attendance
$28,924 a year (most recent year reported)
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
21%
Undergraduates with a federal loan
36%
Median federal debt at graduation
$20,500

Colleges similar to Arkansas

The six public four-year colleges closest to Arkansas in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
LSU
Baton Rouge, LA		73%30,594$19,286$64,338
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK		75%21,773$17,058$60,713
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX		73%32,394$19,890$67,143
University of North Texas
Denton, TX		72%34,341$15,358$59,434
Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL		77%33,227$20,202$66,081
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN		80%31,855$17,330$74,314

Tuition and fees for 2025-26, cost of attendance and net price come from the College Scorecard; earlier tuition years come from IPEDS via the Urban Institute. Net price is what first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, and it lags the tuition year. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · Arkansas on College Scorecard