Financial Aid at UAPB

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

1,692 students (89% of total 1,905 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). The average amount of the aid awarded is $12,409.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 96% of total 385 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,883.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 1,692 undergraduate students (89% of total 1,905 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $12,409.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UAPB
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship1,69289% $20,996,218$12,409
Pell Grants1,32470% $7,686,868$5,806
Federal Student Loan1,09658% $6,763,313$6,171

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

369 beginning undergraduate students (96% of total 385 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The average amount of aid received is $10,883.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UAPB
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid36996% --
Grants or Scholarships36996%$4,015,764$10,883
Federal Grants30178%$2,091,348$6,948
Pell Grants29577%$1,817,688$6,162
Other Federal Grants11530%$273,660$2,380
State/Local Grants5915%$160,763$2,725
Institutional Grants17545%$1,763,653$10,078
Student Loan Aid24263%$1,396,651$5,771
Federal Student Loans24163%$1,326,402$5,504
Other Student Loans62%$70,249$11,708

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level273272$2,519,232$9,228
0-30,000151151$1,562,634$10,349
30,001-48,0006261$608,584$9,816
48,001-75,0003333$203,496$6,167
75,001-110,0001212$62,253$5,188
110,001 or more1515$82,265$5,484

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