University of Central Arkansas Nursing Programs

University of Central Arkansas is a public institution situated in Conway, Arkansas. The location of UCA is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is University of Central Arkansas?

Contact details for UCA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	201 Donaghey Ave, Conway, AR 72035-0001
Phone:	501-450-5000
Website:	www.uca.edu

How Do I Get Into UCA?

You can apply to UCA online at: uca.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for UCA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCA?

UCA has the high acceptance rate of 91%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 2% of students accepted to UCA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 480 and 560.

UCA received ACT scores from 95% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford University of Central Arkansas?

The overall average net price of UCA is $19,893. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UCA, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $6,198 a year. That adds up to $24,792 over four years for those students.

University of Central Arkansas Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,615 undergraduate students at UCA, with 7,301 being full-time and 1,314 being part-time.

There are also 1,720 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,301 full-time undergraduates at UCA, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Central Arkansas students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	156
Black or African American	1,143
Hispanic or Latino	455
White	4,911
International Students	278
Other Races/Ethnicities	358

Geographic Diversity

Arkansas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Central Arkansas. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 84 countries are represented at UCA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Côte d’Ivoire, Bahamas, and China.

University of Central Arkansas Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	106	2	6	0	114
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	15	15
TOTAL	106	2	6	15	129

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

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