University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Business Programs

Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a public institution. Fort Smith is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UAFS.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#62	Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#157	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UAFS has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#21	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Organizational Leadership	College Factual
#26	Best Business Support & Assistant Services Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#114	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#125	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#140	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is University of Arkansas - Fort Smith?

Contact details for UAFS are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5210 Grand Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72913-3649
Phone:	479-788-7000
Website:	uafs.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/uafortsmith
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/uafs

How Do I Get Into UAFS?

You can apply to UAFS online at: admissions.uafs.edu/admissions/apply-now

Since University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford University of Arkansas - Fort Smith?

The overall average net price of UAFS is $22,507. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UAFS, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $4,758 a year. That adds up to $19,032 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UAFS is 7.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,830 undergraduate students at UAFS, with 3,811 being full-time and 2,019 being part-time.

There are also 57 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,811 full-time undergraduates at UAFS, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Arkansas - Fort Smith students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	220
Black or African American	137
Hispanic or Latino	548
White	2,347
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	511

Geographic Diversity

Arkansas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 27 countries are represented at UAFS. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Japan, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

In 2019-2020, 4,863 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UAFS has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of UAFS

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith was $5,754 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $13,026. The following table shows how UAFS is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Organizational Leadership	#1	#13
Operations Management	#4	#10
Business Administration & Management	#55	#117
General Business Administration and Management	#70	#201

Online Growth Rankings of UAFS

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith was 49.7%. This is the #569 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UAFS regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UAFS ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UAFS.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Organizational Leadership	#84
Business Administration & Management	#423

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	8	2	1	127	138
Organizational Leadership	17	0	0	101	118
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	28	13	18	0	59
Accounting and Finance	17	0	0	0	17
Operations Management	0	0	0	12	12
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	11	0	0	0	11
Accounting	8	0	0	0	8
Investments and Securities	5	0	0	0	5
Finance	4	0	0	0	4
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	3	0	0	0	3
Digital Marketing	3	0	0	0	3
International Economics	3	0	0	0	3
International Business/Trade/Commerce	2	0	0	0	2
Business Economics	0	0	0	0	0
Small Business Administration/Management	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	109	15	19	240	383

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By University of Arkansas - Fort Smith under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.