How many students at UCA? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 10,112 students have enrolled in University of Central Arkansas with 8,268 undergraduate and 1,844 graduate students.
By gender, 3,598 male and 6,514 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (13,360 students on average - public Doctoral / Research University).
1,352 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,426 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of Central Arkansas has a total of 10,112 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 8,268 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,844 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,598 male and 6,514 female students (the male-female ratio is 36:64) are attending the school.
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.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 42 | 16 | 26 |
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| Asian | 201 | 79 | 122 |
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| Black | 1,528 | 497 | 1,031 |
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| Hispanic | 786 | 297 | 489 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| White | 6,692 | 2,331 | 4,361 |
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| Two or more races | 486 | 181 | 305 |
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| Race Unknown | 25 | 11 | 14 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 36 | 14 | 22 |
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| Asian | 167 | 68 | 99 |
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| Black | 1,323 | 442 | 881 |
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| Hispanic | 703 | 272 | 431 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| White | 5,311 | 2,012 | 3,299 |
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| Two or more races | 425 | 162 | 263 |
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| Race Unknown | 20 | 9 | 11 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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| Asian | 34 | 11 | 23 |
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| Black | 205 | 55 | 150 |
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| Hispanic | 83 | 25 | 58 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 1,381 | 319 | 1,062 |
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| Two or more races | 61 | 19 | 42 |
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| 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.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 613 | 404 | 209 |
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| 18-19 | 3,510 | 2,218 | 1,292 |
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| 20-21 | 2,772 | 1,774 | 998 |
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| 22-24 | 1,513 | 932 | 581 |
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| 25-29 | 682 | 423 | 259 |
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| 30-34 | 320 | 217 | 103 |
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| 35-39 | 225 | 169 | 56 |
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| 40-49 | 323 | 256 | 67 |
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| 50-64 | 135 | 112 | 23 |
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| Over 65 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 613 | 404 | 209 |
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| 18-19 | 3,509 | 2,218 | 1,291 |
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| 20-21 | 2,687 | 1,708 | 979 |
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| 22-24 | 842 | 446 | 396 |
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| 25-29 | 305 | 156 | 149 |
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| 30-34 | 106 | 61 | 45 |
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| 35-39 | 75 | 48 | 27 |
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| 40-49 | 77 | 53 | 24 |
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| 50-64 | 41 | 33 | 8 |
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| Over 65 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 85 | 66 | 19 |
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| 22-24 | 671 | 486 | 185 |
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| 25-29 | 377 | 267 | 110 |
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| 30-34 | 214 | 156 | 58 |
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| 35-39 | 150 | 121 | 29 |
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| 40-49 | 246 | 203 | 43 |
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| 50-64 | 94 | 79 | 15 |
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| 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 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 |
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| Graduate | 1,844 | 864 | 244 |
Online Student Population by Locality
| Arkansas Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
| All Students | 1,112 | 240 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 438 | 50 | 0 |
| Graduate | 674 | 190 | 0 |
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
For the academic year 2024-2025, 10,112 students are enrolled at UCA.
8,268 undergraduate and 1,844 graduate students are enrolled at UCA.
3,598 male (35.58%) and 6,514 female (64.42%) students are attending UCA.
346 international students (3.42%) are enrolled at UCA, including 278 undergraduate and 68 graduate students.
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.
613 students are under 18 and 19 students are over 65 years old.
1,352 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 3,426 students take some online courses.