University of
Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
Public Community College in Hope, AR. Six-year graduation rate 57%. Median 10-year earnings $34,162.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $34,162, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 57%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. It also moves people — 2.9% of students climb from the bottom fifth of the income distribution to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 57%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 67% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Transfer-out runs to 12% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. Retention drops to 35% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. The 12:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 690 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $9,036 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 — $8,725 at $0–30k against $9,382 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 75% of students at an average of $4,916.
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 · 109 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 | $8,725 |
| $30–48k | $8,862 |
| $48–75k | $11,862 |
| $75–110k | $14,848 |
| $110k+ | $9,382 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hempstead 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)