University of Central Arkansas Student Population

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.

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.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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
• By Locality

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.