+17%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of Arkansas at Little Rock rose 17% between 2021 and 2024 ($19.0k → $22.2k).
Arkansas · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas. 4,740 undergraduate students. 153 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Arkansas at Little Rock fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.8% → 0.0%).
+17%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of Arkansas at Little Rock rose 17% between 2021 and 2024 ($8.4k → $9.7k).
+17%
First-year retention
First-year retention at University of Arkansas at Little Rock rose 17% between 2021 and 2024 (65.5% → 76.5%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Arkansas
Each tile compares this institution to the Arkansas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$45,265+13% · 6→10y
Arkansas median $34,871$40,040
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry41.4%+146% · '97→'24
Arkansas median 47.1%$14,500+522% · '97→'20
At program completion4,740-40% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS71.5%+19% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time57.7%+67% · '01→'24
latest cohort$8,455+266% · '01→'24
out-of-state $19,210SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.3%Median federal debt $14,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $45,265 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+146%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock · completion · 150% rose
16.9% → 41.6%
+418%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock · completion · 100% rose
4.8% → 24.8%
+19%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock · retention rose
64.0% → 76.5%
-40%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock · undergrad enrollment fell
8,232 → 4,949
+266%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock · in-state tuition rose
$2,664 → $9,748
+223%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,864 → $22,158
+522%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock · median debt rose
$3,538 → $22,000
-100%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock · cohort default rate fell
14.7% → 0.0%
+23%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock · earnings_median_10yr rose
$36,900 → $45,265
+28%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock · earnings_median_8yr rose
$33,500 → $42,786
+36%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock · earnings_median_6yr rose
$29,500 → $40,040
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$90,475Business Administration, Management and Operations.$81,348Law.$77,698Systems Engineering.$76,118Construction Engineering Technologies.$75,135Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$74,778Accounting and Related Services.$69,782Social Work.$63,303Finance and Financial Management Services.$61,945Biology, General.$60,680Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$57,702Business Administration, Management and Operations.$56,830Educational/Instructional Media Design.$55,898Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$53,491Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$51,815Social Work.$51,585Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.$49,347Criminal Justice and Corrections.$47,255Public Health.$46,323Psychology, General.$44,322Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$44,074Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$43,247Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$40,951Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$40,889
Showing top 24 of 28 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
28 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$90,475Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$74,778Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$44,074Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$51,815Public Health.$46,323
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Arkansas
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduates earn $X” — not “University of Arkansas at Little Rock makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Arkansas at Little Rock caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.