Student Population at UCA

How many students at UCA?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Central Arkansas has a total enrollment of 10,112 students, including 8,268 undergraduate and 1,844 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 3,598 male students (35.6%) and 6,514 female students (64.4%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,692 White students (66.2%) and 1,528 Black students (15.1%).
Class Level Breakdown: 8,268 undergraduate students (81.8%) and 1,844 graduate students (18.2%).
Class Delivery: 1,352 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,426 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Doctoral / Research University - which average 13,360 - UCA's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 3,598 male (35.58%) and 6,514 female (64.42%) students are attending University of Central Arkansas. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 55.23.

By class level, 8,268 (81.76%) are undergraduate students and 1,844 (18.24%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.94% are male and 62.06% are female, while among graduate students, 25.00% are male and 75.00% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	10,112	8,268	1,844
Men	3,598	3,137	461
Women	6,514	5,131	1,383

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,692 White, 1,528 Black, and 201 Asian students out of a total of 10,112 are attending at University of Central Arkansas. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Central Arkansas is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	42	16	26
Asian	201	79	122
Black	1,528	497	1,031
Hispanic	786	297	489
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	6	3	3
White	6,692	2,331	4,361
Two or more races	486	181	305
Race Unknown	25	11	14

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	36	14	22
Asian	167	68	99
Black	1,323	442	881
Hispanic	703	272	431
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	5	3	2
White	5,311	2,012	3,299
Two or more races	425	162	263
Race Unknown	20	9	11

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	6	2	4
Asian	34	11	23
Black	205	55	150
Hispanic	83	25	58
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	1,381	319	1,062
Two or more races	61	19	42
Race Unknown	5	2	3

Student Age Distribution

By age, UCA has 613 students under 18 years old and 19 students over 65 years old. There are 8,408 students under 25 years old, and 1,704 students over 25 years old out of 10,112 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 613 students are younger than 18 and 13 students are older than 65. UCA has 7,651 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 617 students aged 25 and over.

It has 757 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,087 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	613	404	209
18-19	3,510	2,218	1,292
20-21	2,772	1,774	998
22-24	1,513	932	581
25-29	682	423	259
30-34	320	217	103
35-39	225	169	56
40-49	323	256	67
50-64	135	112	23
Over 65	19	9	10

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	613	404	209
18-19	3,509	2,218	1,291
20-21	2,687	1,708	979
22-24	842	446	396
25-29	305	156	149
30-34	106	61	45
35-39	75	48	27
40-49	77	53	24
50-64	41	33	8
Over 65	13	4	9

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	85	66	19
22-24	671	486	185
25-29	377	267	110
30-34	214	156	58
35-39	150	121	29
40-49	246	203	43
50-64	94	79	15
Over 65	6	5	1

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Central Arkansas, 1,352 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,426 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,112 students who live in Arkansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 240 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	10,112	1,352	3,426
Undergraduate	8,268	488	3,182
Graduate	1,844	864	244

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Arkansas Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	1,112	240
Undergraduate	438	50
Graduate	674	190

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 8,268 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 452 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.47%.384 students have transferred in as full-time status and 68 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	6,546
Transfer-in Full-time	384
Regular Part-time	1,270
Transfer-in Part-time	68

UCA Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UCA?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 10,112 students are enrolled at UCA.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UCA?

8,268 undergraduate and 1,844 graduate students are enrolled at UCA.

What is the gender breakdown at UCA?

3,598 male (35.58%) and 6,514 female (64.42%) students are attending UCA.

What is the international student enrollment at UCA?

346 international students (3.42%) are enrolled at UCA, including 278 undergraduate and 68 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UCA?

UCA has a student population that is predominantly White: 6,692 White (66.18%), 1,528 Black (15.11%), and 201 Asian (1.99%) students are enrolled.

How many students at UCA are under 18 or over 65?

613 students are under 18 and 19 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at UCA take online courses?

1,352 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 3,426 students take some online courses.

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