University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Fort Smith, Arkansas
About
The University of Arkansas–Fort Smith (UAFS) is a public university in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. Part of the University of Arkansas System, UAFS is the sixth-largest university in Arkansas with a fall 2020 enrollment of approximately 6,500 students. The university campus occupies 168 acres (0.68 km2) of an arboretum that has 1,182 GPS-inventoried trees representing 81 species. It offers 62 graduate, bachelor, and associate degree programs and 50 technical and proficiency certificates. UAFS's athletic teams, the Lady Lions and Lions, compete in NCAA Division II as members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association with five women's teams and five men's teams across ten sports.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$12,208
- Estimated total for international students
- US$24,484
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$7,888
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$20,164
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,091
- Graduate students
- 37
- International undergraduates
- 1%
- Students per teacher
- 18 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 80%
- ACT
- 18–23
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 42%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$44,252
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (73)
Bachelor's degrees28 subjects
Master's degrees2 subjects
Associate's degrees15 subjects
Undergraduate certificates28 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.