Is Arkansas test optional?

We haven't confirmed Arkansas's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Arkansas's acceptance rate?

74% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 22,703 of 30,555 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 49%, from 20,542 in 2015 to 30,555 in 2024, and Arkansas's admit rate went from 60% to 74%.

What ACT score do you need for Arkansas?

72% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 21–28, with a median of 24. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1020–1210 works out to about 19–25.

What GPA do you need for Arkansas?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.83 high school GPA, and 26% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

How many students get off the waitlist at Arkansas?

32 of the 389 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 8.2%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for Arkansas? (Middle 50%: 1020–1210)

First-year students at Arkansas who sent an SAT scored 1020–1210, with a median of 1110 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Arkansas admits 74% of applicants.

University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR

Where your score lands at Arkansas

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1020–1210, median 1110

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Arkansas by the numbers

Admit rate: 74%
Middle 50% SAT: 1020–1210
Median SAT: 1110
About on the ACT: 19–25
Sent an SAT: 31%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Arkansas admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 49%, from 20,542 in 2015 to 30,555 in 2024, and Arkansas's admit rate went from 60% to 74%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	30,555	22,703	74%
2023	28,186	20,202	72%
2022	26,219	20,695	79%
2021	21,462	17,743	83%
2020	19,777	15,361	78%
2019	17,913	13,809	77%
2018	18,732	14,512	77%
2017	21,715	14,324	66%
2016	21,539	13,613	63%
2015	20,542	12,337	60%

In fall 2024, 6,618 of the 22,703 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Arkansas

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 970Far reachHold
970–1010ReachHold
1020–1100TargetHold
1110–1200TargetSend
1210 and upLikelySend

80090010001100120013001400

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Arkansas SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	500	560	620
SAT Reading and Writing	520	560	620
SAT total	1020	1110	1210
ACT composite	21	24	28

Of enrolled first-year students, 31% sent an SAT and 72% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.83; 100% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 26%; of new students who reported a rank

Arkansas waitlist

Waitlist

389 applicants were offered a spot, 389 took it, and 32 were admitted from it.

8.2%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Arkansas cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $18,209; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 71%
Median earnings: $58,191; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 30,360

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Arkansas

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

More colleges in Arkansas

Every college for an SAT of1020 1110 1210

Sources

Arkansas Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Arkansas website
University of Arkansas

Updated Nov 9, 2026. Spot a number that's off? Email support@tryashore.com and we'll check it against the source.

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1020–1210, and the median was 1110. At 1110 or higher you're above half of them. Arkansas admits 74% of applicants.

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