University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, Arkansas · Also known as UAPB · Website
$35,550
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$35,550
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a public 4-year college in Pine Bluff, Arkansas with 1,807 undergraduates and 188 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,653 a year (tuition and fees $9,412 in-state, $17,992 out-of-state). It admits 41% of applicants and 40% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $35,550 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,202 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,653
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,412
Out-of-state $17,992
Admission rate
41%
US median 78%
Completion rate
40%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,202
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$35,550
Rank 3,390 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,653
- Tuition in-state
- $9,412
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,992
- Cost of attendance
- $21,129
- Students with a need-based grant
- 70%
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,302
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,324
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,920
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,975
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,840
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,538 in 2015-16 to $9,412 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 922
- SAT reading, middle
- 464
- SAT math, middle
- 449
- ACT, middle
- 16
- Undergraduates
- 1,807
- Graduate students
- 188
- Part-time students
- 9.5%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 40%
- Retention rate
- 64%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 52
- Endowment
- $8.33M
- Other
- Historically Black college
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,390 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 72 in Arkansas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,653 | $14,044 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,412 | $7,334 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 41% | 74% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 40% | 50% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 64% | 66% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,202 | $12,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,161 | $30,343 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $35,550 | $34,688 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 37% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 52% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
52 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $26,000 | $35,490 | $46,323 | $68,257 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $25,486 | $35,532 | $53,255 | $55,378 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $20,349 | $26,612 | $50,141 | $57,214 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $25,011 | $34,143 | $42,902 | $53,072 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $22,220 | $30,536 | $39,026 | $51,389 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $25,262 | $61,946 | $71,983 | $80,890 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | $67,231 | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | $28,094 | $38,652 | $51,790 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Agricultural Production OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,366 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $25,230 | $28,206 | $41,327 | $48,460 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $22,750 | $30,057 | Withheld | $55,792 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $27,807 | $27,259 | $40,515 | $56,278 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | $27,486 | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,597 | $92,374 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | $24,755 | $32,401 | $60,272 | $76,194 |
| Agricultural Production OperationsMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Pine Bluff and Arkansas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Arkansas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Arkansas
Questions and answers
How much does University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff cost?
$12,653 a year is the average net price at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,412 for in-state students and $17,992 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $21,129. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,302 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff?
41% of applicants are admitted to University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The average SAT score of admitted students is 922 and the middle ACT score is 16. The median admission rate of colleges in Arkansas is 74%.
How much do University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff graduates earn?
$35,550 a year is the median pay of former University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,161 after 6 years). That ranks 3,390 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 72 in Arkansas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $67,231.
How much student debt do University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff graduates have?
$24,202 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 58% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff?
40% of first-time, full-time students at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff finish within 6 years. 64% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (41 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (35 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (33 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 52 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.