Enrollment Trends at UCA

The student population at University of Central Arkansas is 10,112 (8,268 undergraduate and 1,844 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,642 (13.97%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UCA is 81.76% which is decreased by 1,619 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 23 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 55 male students for every 100 female students, down from 63 in 2015.
1,352 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 33.07% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,689 where 10,112 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 11,754 students in 2016 and was lowest at 9,790 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 11,754 to 10,112 students, a net loss of 1,642 (14%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	11,754	9,887	4,075	5,812	1,867	469	1,398
2016-17	11,487 -267	9,616 -271	3,917 -158	5,699 -113	1,871 4	489 20	1,382 -16
2017-18	11,343 -144	9,548 -68	3,945 28	5,603 -96	1,795 -76	467 -22	1,328 -54
2018-19	11,177 -166	9,425 -123	3,811 -134	5,614 11	1,752 -43	457 -10	1,295 -33
2019-20	10,869 -308	9,134 -291	3,643 -168	5,491 -123	1,735 -17	456 -1	1,279 -16
2020-21	10,335 -534	8,615 -519	3,390 -253	5,225 -266	1,720 -15	471 15	1,249 -30
2021-22	10,105 -230	8,244 -371	3,215 -175	5,029 -196	1,861 141	495 24	1,366 117
2022-23	9,913 -192	7,994 -250	3,061 -154	4,933 -96	1,919 58	469 -26	1,450 84
2023-24	9,790 -123	7,884 -110	3,042 -19	4,842 -91	1,906 -13	487 18	1,419 -31
2024-25	10,112 322	8,268 384	3,137 95	5,131 289	1,844 -62	461 -26	1,383 -36
Average	10,689	8,862	3,524	5,338	1,827	472	1,355

University of Central Arkansas Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 8,862 where 8,268 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 Central Arkansas since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,887	8,281	3,284	4,997	1,606	791	815
2016-17	9,616	8,010	3,193	4,817	1,606	724	882
2017-18	9,548	8,070	3,223	4,847	1,478	722	756
2018-19	9,425	7,863	3,070	4,793	1,562	741	821
2019-20	9,134	7,634	2,924	4,710	1,500	719	781
2020-21	8,615	7,301	2,788	4,513	1,314	602	712
2021-22	8,244	6,821	2,608	4,213	1,423	607	816
2022-23	7,994	6,662	2,552	4,110	1,332	509	823
2023-24	7,884	6,519	2,507	4,012	1,365	535	830
2024-25	8,268	6,930	2,665	4,265	1,338	472	866
Average	8,862	8,862	2,881	4,528	8,862	642	810

University of Central Arkansas Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,827 where 1,844 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 Central Arkansas since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,867	762	239	523	1,105	230	875
2016-17	1,871	749	241	508	1,122	248	874
2017-18	1,795	780	231	549	1,015	236	779
2018-19	1,752	779	227	552	973	230	743
2019-20	1,735	742	213	529	993	243	750
2020-21	1,720	726	212	514	994	259	735
2021-22	1,861	750	213	537	1,111	282	829
2022-23	1,919	723	197	526	1,196	272	924
2023-24	1,906	744	213	531	1,162	274	888
2024-25	1,844	745	210	535	1,099	251	848
Average	1,827	1,827	220	530	1,827	253	825

University of Central Arkansas Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 66.18%. The percentage was 68.04% 10 years ago and UCA still has a high percentage of white students. 1.99% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.11% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.77% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.04% to 66.18%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.65% to 1.99%. Black student enrollment decreased from 16.28% to 15.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.12% to 7.77%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5304 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.5076 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 Central 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	59	194	1,913	484	12	7,997	372
2016-17	58	218	1,788	540	9	7,801	368
2017-18	53	219	1,722	559	13	7,734	410
2018-19	52	209	1,689	572	6	7,630	433
2019-20	58	237	1,587	586	6	7,442	423
2020-21	50	215	1,522	571	7	7,118	395
2021-22	32	221	1,498	589	9	6,893	433
2022-23	33	209	1,508	607	8	6,692	459
2023-24	30	206	1,473	664	10	6,580	458
2024-25	42	201	1,528	786	6	6,692	486
Average	47	213	1,623	596	9	7,258	424

University of Central Arkansas Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,352 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 33.07% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Central Arkansas from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	11,754	1,016	1,696	9,042
2016-17	11,487	1,072	1,875	8,540
2017-18	11,343	1,027	2,219	8,097
2018-19	11,177	1,003	2,314	7,860
2019-20	10,869	1,198	3,365	6,306
2020-21	10,335	1,390	6,565	2,380
2021-22	10,105	1,295	3,405	5,405
2022-23	9,913	1,446	3,612	4,855
2023-24	9,790	1,364	3,335	5,091
2024-25	10,112	1,352	3,426	5,334
Average	10,689	1,216	3,181	6,291

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Enrollment Trends at UCA

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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