University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Student Population

How many students at UA Fort Smith? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 5,496 students have enrolled in University of Arkansas-Fort Smith with 5,459 undergraduate and 37 graduate students.

By gender, 2,197 male and 3,299 female students are attending the school.

It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (3,204 students on average - public Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields).

1,012 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,464 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 Arkansas-Fort Smith has a total of 5,496 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 5,459 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 37 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 2,197 male and 3,299 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) are attending the school.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,132 White, 238 Black, and 298 Asian students out of a total of 5,496 are attending at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 62% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

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• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UA Fort Smith has 1,378 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 4,621 students under 25 years old, and 875 students over 25 years old out of 5,496 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,378 students are younger than 18 and 12 students are older than 65. UA Fort Smith has 4,611 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 848 students aged 25 and over.

It has 10 graduate students aged under 25 and 27 students aged 25 and over.

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• Undergraduate
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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 Arkansas-Fort Smith, 1,012 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,464 students are enrolled in some online courses.

869 students who live in Arkansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 143 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,459 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 237 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.34%.165 students have transferred in as full-time status and 72 students transferred in as part-time status.