Financial Aid at UCA

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

6,597 students (84% of total 7,884 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Central Arkansas (UCA). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,540.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 97% of total 1,731 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,901.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Central Arkansas, 6,597 undergraduate students (84% of total 7,884 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,540.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UCA
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship6,59784% $62,937,562$9,540
Pell Grants2,99438% $16,872,345$5,635
Federal Student Loan3,14840% $23,988,347$7,620

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,676 beginning undergraduate students (97% of total 1,731 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Central Arkansas. The average amount of aid received is $8,901.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UCA
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,67697% --
Grants or Scholarships1,63695%$14,561,872$8,901
Federal Grants82348%$4,958,332$6,025
Pell Grants82147%$4,795,862$5,841
Other Federal Grants1549%$162,470$1,055
State/Local Grants1,11264%$2,507,877$2,255
Institutional Grants1,25172%$7,095,663$5,672
Student Loan Aid85149%$5,747,866$6,754
Federal Student Loans82648%$4,488,304$5,434
Other Student Loans1247%$1,259,562$10,158

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 Central Arkansas.

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 level1,1261,071$8,433,585$7,490
0-30,000347347$3,427,693$9,878
30,001-48,000222222$2,068,730$9,319
48,001-75,000193186$1,357,197$7,032
75,001-110,000149132$669,070$4,490
110,001 or more215184$910,895$4,237

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