-22%
Public bachelor's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff are 21% below the public bachelor's-predominant peer median ($35.5k vs $45.3k).
Arkansas · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, Arkansas. 1,899 undergraduate students. 50 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
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.
-26%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff fell 26% between 2021 and 2024 (2.4k → 1.8k).
+18%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff rose 18% between 2021 and 2024 ($15.3k → $18.0k).
-13%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff fell 13% between 2021 and 2024 (26.1% → 22.7%).
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.
$35,550+14% · 6→10y
Arkansas median $34,871$31,161
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry39.7%+45% · '97→'24
Arkansas median 47.1%$14,328+506% · '97→'20
At program completion1,899-36% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS64.5%+3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time57.5%-43% · '01→'24
latest cohort$9,019+205% · '00→'24
out-of-state $17,029SECTION 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
5.4%Median federal debt $14,328 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $35,550 (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.
+45%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · completion · 150% rose
27.9% → 40.4%
+168%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · completion · 100% rose
8.5% → 22.7%
-36%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · undergrad enrollment fell
2,833 → 1,807
+205%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · in-state tuition rose
$3,090 → $9,412
+188%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,240 → $17,992
+506%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · median debt rose
$3,994 → $24,202
-100%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · cohort default rate fell
29.8% → 0.0%
+22%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · earnings_median_10yr rose
$29,200 → $35,550
+31%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · earnings_median_8yr rose
$25,900 → $33,831
+33%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · earnings_median_6yr rose
$23,400 → $31,161
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.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$47,367Biology, General.$43,038Social Work.$41,063Criminal Justice and Corrections.$39,495Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$38,111Accounting and Related Services.$37,991Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$35,698Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.$35,540
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
8 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
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 Pine Bluff graduates earn $X” — not “University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 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.