Enrollment Trends at Arkansas

The student population at University of Arkansas is 33,610 (28,859 undergraduate and 4,751 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 6,856 (25.63%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Arkansas is 85.86% which is increased by 6,700 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 156 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 81 male students for every 100 female students, down from 94 in 2015.
3,371 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 65.73% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 29,016 where 33,610 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 33,610 students in 2025 and was lowest at 26,754 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 26,754 to 33,610 students, a net gain of 6,856 (25.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Arkansas since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	26,754	22,159	10,588	11,571	4,595	2,367	2,228
2016-17	27,194 440	22,548 389	10,701 113	11,847 276	4,646 51	2,351 -16	2,295 67
2017-18	27,558 364	23,044 496	10,805 104	12,239 392	4,514 -132	2,284 -67	2,230 -65
2018-19	27,778 220	23,386 342	10,884 79	12,502 263	4,392 -122	2,202 -82	2,190 -40
2019-20	27,559 -219	23,025 -361	10,633 -251	12,392 -110	4,534 142	2,207 5	2,327 137
2020-21	27,562 3	22,825 -200	10,272 -361	12,553 161	4,737 203	2,278 71	2,459 132
2021-22	29,068 1,506	24,265 1,440	10,689 417	13,576 1,023	4,803 66	2,237 -41	2,566 107
2022-23	30,936 1,868	26,269 2,004	11,613 924	14,656 1,080	4,667 -136	2,088 -149	2,579 13
2023-24	32,140 1,204	27,472 1,203	12,114 501	15,358 702	4,668 1	2,173 85	2,495 -84
2024-25	33,610 1,470	28,859 1,387	12,738 624	16,121 763	4,751 83	2,258 85	2,493 -2
Average	29,016	24,385	11,104	13,282	4,631	2,245	2,386

University of Arkansas Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 24,385 where 28,859 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Arkansas since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	22,159	19,607	9,266	10,341	2,552	1,322	1,230
2016-17	22,548	19,853	9,326	10,527	2,695	1,375	1,320
2017-18	23,044	20,464	9,560	10,904	2,580	1,245	1,335
2018-19	23,386	21,005	9,739	11,266	2,381	1,145	1,236
2019-20	23,025	20,559	9,417	11,142	2,466	1,216	1,250
2020-21	22,825	20,252	9,060	11,192	2,573	1,212	1,361
2021-22	24,265	21,495	9,451	12,044	2,770	1,238	1,532
2022-23	26,269	23,446	10,475	12,971	2,823	1,138	1,685
2023-24	27,472	24,842	10,992	13,850	2,630	1,122	1,508
2024-25	28,859	26,337	11,626	14,711	2,522	1,112	1,410
Average	24,385	24,385	9,891	11,895	24,385	1,213	1,387

University of Arkansas Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,631 where 4,751 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Arkansas since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,595	1,808	926	882	2,787	1,441	1,346
2016-17	4,646	1,815	912	903	2,831	1,439	1,392
2017-18	4,514	1,680	831	849	2,834	1,453	1,381
2018-19	4,392	1,597	731	866	2,795	1,471	1,324
2019-20	4,534	1,634	757	877	2,900	1,450	1,450
2020-21	4,737	1,818	831	987	2,919	1,447	1,472
2021-22	4,803	1,787	747	1,040	3,016	1,490	1,526
2022-23	4,667	1,768	718	1,050	2,899	1,370	1,529
2023-24	4,668	1,864	807	1,057	2,804	1,366	1,438
2024-25	4,751	1,849	810	1,039	2,902	1,448	1,454
Average	4,631	4,631	807	955	4,631	1,438	1,431

University of Arkansas Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.22%. The percentage was 74.99% 10 years ago and Arkansas still has a high percentage of white students. 2.87% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.91% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.19% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 74.99% to 71.22%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.41% to 2.87%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.99% to 3.91%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.00% to 11.19%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4756 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4286 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Arkansas over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	315	645	1,334	1,874	20	20,063	818
2016-17	314	647	1,308	2,066	27	20,353	840
2017-18	275	652	1,268	2,225	21	20,515	924
2018-19	263	663	1,217	2,318	23	20,604	1,054
2019-20	259	682	1,202	2,369	21	20,311	1,088
2020-21	229	737	1,251	2,531	30	20,079	1,147
2021-22	247	801	1,371	2,822	33	20,904	1,288
2022-23	258	857	1,408	3,168	35	22,228	1,375
2023-24	266	901	1,330	3,324	45	23,100	1,419
2024-25	286	965	1,314	3,760	49	23,937	1,578
Average	271	755	1,300	2,646	30	21,209	1,153

University of Arkansas Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,371 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 65.73% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Arkansas from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	26,754	2,034	5,404	19,316
2016-17	27,194	2,322	4,648	20,224
2017-18	27,558	2,371	4,812	20,375
2018-19	27,778	2,328	5,366	20,084
2019-20	27,559	2,512	5,597	19,450
2020-21	27,562	9,232	17,367	963
2021-22	29,068	3,258	6,821	18,989
2022-23	30,936	3,361	7,673	19,902
2023-24	32,140	3,239	7,227	21,674
2024-25	33,610	3,371	8,312	21,927
Average	29,016	3,403	7,323	18,290

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Enrollment Trends at Arkansas

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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