Required for someNo early plan
University of Arkansas
AR · Public · South · National university · 29,039 undergraduates (large)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
Overall admit rate73.9%
Early roundNo early plan
Regular round†73.9%no early round, so same as overall
† This school has no early round, so the regular rate equals the overall admit rate.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Overall
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
No early plan (Nov. 1 priority deadline) · School admissions page ↗
Testing
Testing policy
Fall 2027
Required for someTest-optional eligibility depends on high school GPASchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Not stated on the school’s site
The saved pages do not describe a submission method.
checked Nov 9, 2026
Students submitting scores
Est. % submitting scores‡100%
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Submitted SAT31.2%
2,170 students
Submitted ACT72.2%
5,025 students
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
SAT composite
1020–1210 median 1110
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
520–620 median 560
500800
SAT Math
500–620 median 560
500800
ACT composite
21–28 median 24
2036
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
SAT composite, middle 50%
25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
ACT composite, middle 50%
25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 13,809 | 77.1% | Not reported | 100% | 26% | 89% | 1130-1280 | 23-30 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 15,361 | 77.7% | Not reported | 100% | 24% | 89% | 1110-1270 | 23-29 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 17,743 | 82.7% | Not reported | 100% | 26% | 78% | 1050-1210 | 21-28 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 20,691 | 78.9% | Not reported | 100% | 31% | 75% | 1040-1210 | 21-28 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 20,191 | 71.7% | Not reported | 100% | 27% | 77% | 1050-1220 | 21-28 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 22,701 | 74.3% | Not reported | 100% | 31% | 73% | 1030-1210 | 21-28 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 24,326 | 73.9% | Not reported | 100% | 31.2% | 72.2% | 1020-1210 | 21-28 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 8%
- 2023: 62%
- 2022: 8%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Required2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Not reported2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Not reported2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Not reported2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Recommended2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS