University of
Arkansas Grantham
Public College in LIttle Rock, AR. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $63,496.
Students who entered University of Arkansas Grantham reach a median of $63,496 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. 43% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $21,956 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.35 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 43%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Just 30% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. 55% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. At 20:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,202 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $8,369 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $8,384 at $0–30k against $14,757 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 88% of students receive it, averaging $7,252. Borrowing is widespread: 73% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 76 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $8,384 |
| $30–48k | $7,973 |
| $48–75k | $9,938 |
| $75–110k | $13,202 |
| $110k+ | $14,757 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,334 of these 3,202 students, totalling $22,032,309 — an average of $9,440 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pulaski County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)