University of Arkansas Placements: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages

University of Arkansas records a placement rate of 59% for the year 2021 with a positive career outcomes rate of 85%. The University of Arkansas records a mean salary of USD 55,108 and a median salary of USD 55,000. There were around 80 employers that hired these graduates of class of 2021 and more than 80+ universities offered 23.3% of the graduates an admission for higher education.  

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University of Arkansas Placement Highlights 

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University of Arkansas Class Profile 2021 

The University of Arkansas enrolled 29,068 for its Fall 2021 session. Out of these 29,068 students, 24,265 were undergraduates and the remaining 4,415 were admitted in a graduate course. More information is as follows: 

Academic Details 

• Student-to-faculty ratio: 19:1 

• Average ACT was 24.5 
• Average high school GPA: 3.74 
• Six-year graduation rate: 69.7 percent (2015 cohort) 

Ethnicities of Students: 

• White students: 55% 

• African American students: 22% 
• Asians: 2% 
• Hispanic / Latino: 2% 
• Native American/Alaskan Native: 1% 
• Those reporting two or more races: 11% 

• International students: 5% 
• Unreported: 1% 

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University of Arkansas Graduate Outcomes 

As per the graduate outcomes survey of class of 2021 of the University of Arkansas, it was noted that the graduates were: 

• Working either full time or part time: 58.7% 
• Continuing education: 23.3% 
• Volunteering or were in Military Services: 0.9% 
• Still looking for work opportunities: 16% 
• Not looking for any work or education related opportunities: 1.2% 

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Higher Education Details 

Those graduating from the University of Arkansas with their first degrees and opted to study further were around 23.3%. The following fields of study were opted by these graduates for their higher education: 

Top Institutions Offering Admissions 

Along with the University of Arkansas, the following universities also offered admissions to University of Arkansas class of 2021: 

• Texas A&M University 
• Southern Methodist University 
• Louisiana State University 

• Saint Louis University 
• University of Florida 
• Vanderbilt University 
• Texas Tech University 
• University of Kansas 

• University of Missouri 
• University of Michigan  

University of Arkansas Salary Stats School/College Wise 

The following table shows the salaries level wise for each college and schools functioning at the University of Arkansas: 

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Career Outcomes Rate College Wise 

The overall career outcomes rate at the University of Arkansas were noted for the class of 2021 college and school wise, based on their responses and where they were placed or admitted. These stats are as follows: 

Undergraduate Programs: 

• College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences: 87.6% 

• School of Architecture & Design: 82.4% 
• College of Arts & Sciences: 79.3% 
• College of Education & Health Professions: 89.9% 
• College of Engineering: 80.4% 
• College of Business: 85.3% 

Graduate Programs: 

• Graduate Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences: 90.1% 
• Graduate Education & Health Professions: 91.2% 
• Graduate Engineering: 89.1% 
• Graduate Arts & Sciences: 78.9% 

• Graduate Architecture & Design: 100% 
• Graduate School & International Education: 87.8% 
• School of Law: 74.6% 
• Graduate Business: 81.8% 

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University of Arkansas Major Wise Salary Data 

The following table summarises the popular majors offered at the University of Arkansas along with their reported median and mean salaries for class of 2021: 

The highest mean salary was recorded for Criminal Justice majors, while the highest median salary was reported for Computer Science majors offered at the University of Arkansas for class of 2021. 

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University of Arkansas Top Employers 2021 

There were around 80 employers, who hired the graduates of class of 2021 from the University of Arkansas. These employers are as follows with corresponding number of students they hired: 

• University of Arkansas - Fayetteville: 123 

• Walmart: 96  
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc: 67  
• Tyson Foods, Inc.: 43  
• Washington Regional Medical Center: 24  
• KPMG LLP: 23  

• Mercy Northwest: 21  
• Cerner Corporation | Goosehead Insurance: 18  
• Arvest Bank | Fayetteville Public Schools 17 
• Amazon | Bentonville Public Schools: 15  
• Lockheed Martin: 14  

• ArcBest | Baylor Scott & White Health Care System | Rogers Public Schools: 13 
• Springdale Public Schools | University of Kansas Health System: 12  
• Dillard's, Inc. | EY LLP | Stephens, Inc. | Transplace: 11  
• Benchmark Group | NTT DATA | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: 10 

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