University of Central Arkansas Business Programs
University of Central Arkansas is a public institution situated in Conway, Arkansas. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.
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University of Central Arkansas 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 UCA.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#97 | Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards UCA has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#23 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship | College Factual |
#24 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies | College Factual |
#28 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce | College Factual |
#28 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce | College Factual |
#71 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting | College Factual |
#73 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting | College Factual |
Where Is University of Central Arkansas?
Contact details for UCA are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 201 Donaghey Ave, Conway, AR 72035-0001 |
Phone: | 501-450-5000 |
Website: | www.uca.edu |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/ucentralarkansas |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/ucabears |
How Do I Get Into UCA?
You can apply to UCA online at: uca.edu/admissions/apply
Admission Requirements for UCA
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | neither required nor recommended |
College Prep Program | neither required nor recommended |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into UCA?
Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.
Average Test Scores
About 3% of students accepted to UCA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 580. Math scores were between 470 and 570.
Can I Afford University of Central Arkansas?
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 UCA, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $8,622 a year. That adds up to $34,488 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UCA is 4.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
University of Central Arkansas Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 1,720 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 7,301 full-time undergraduates at UCA, 38% are male and 62% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Central Arkansas students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 156 |
Black or African American | 1,143 |
Hispanic or Latino | 455 |
White | 4,911 |
International Students | 278 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 358 |
Geographic Diversity
Arkansas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Central Arkansas. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 84 countries are represented at UCA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Côte d’Ivoire, Bahamas, and China.
Online Learning at University of Central Arkansas
The following chart shows how the online learning population at UCA has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 2nd most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of UCA
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Central Arkansas was $9,338 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $16,148. The following table shows how UCA 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 |
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General Economics | #19 | #8 |
Economics | #22 | #11 |
Online Growth Rankings of UCA
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Central Arkansas was 7.2%. This is the #1,316 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UCA regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UCA 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 UCA.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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General Economics | #49 | |
Economics | #73 | |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | #176 | |
Marketing | #210 |
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 Central Arkansas Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Undergraduate Certificate | Bachelor’s | Graduate Certificate | Master’s | TOTAL |
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General Business Administration and Management | 0 | 38 | 0 | 69 | 107 |
Finance | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
Accounting | 1 | 49 | 0 | 11 | 61 |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
General Business/Commerce | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
General Management Information Systems | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
General Economics | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Insurance | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Supply Chain Management | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Entrepreneurship | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
TOTAL | 1 | 384 | 10 | 80 | 475 |
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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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