Quad
U. Arkansas
U. North Dakota

Key differences on Getting in

  1. 1

    U. North Dakota's yield is 6 pts higher than U. Arkansas's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. Arkansas admits 74% vs. 77% at U. North Dakota

    Acceptance rate

Admissions

Getting in, fall 2024

Acceptance and yield, test score ranges, test policy, and what each college weighs.

The funnel

Acceptance rate
U. Arkansas74%
U. North Dakota77%
Applicants
U. Arkansas32.9K
U. North Dakota8.3K
Admitted
U. Arkansas24.3K
U. North Dakota6.4K
Yield rate
U. Arkansas29%
U. North Dakota35%

Quad's selectivity

  • U. ArkansasAccessible
  • U. North DakotaAccessible

Men and women

Acceptance rate for men and women who applied, where a college reports admissions by sex.

Women admitted
U. Arkansas77%
U. North Dakota82%
Men admitted
U. Arkansas71%
U. North Dakota73%

Test scores

SAT total,

U. Arkansas
1020–1210
U. North DakotaTest-blind–

Axis runs 900–1600. The dark tick marks the national median midpoint.

ACT composite,

U. Arkansas
21–28
U. North DakotaTest-blind–

Axis runs 17–36. The dark tick marks the national median midpoint.

Submitted SAT
U. Arkansas31%
U. North DakotaNot reported
Submitted ACT
U. Arkansas72%
U. North DakotaNot reported

Test policy

  • U. ArkansasTest-optional
  • U. North DakotaTest-blind

How they read a record

  • U. Arkansas

    , GPA, class rank, and tests are all very important. 62% of first-years who sent test scores had a 3.75 or higher, so and rarely sets an applicant apart; the courses behind it carry more of the weight.

  • U. North Dakota

    GPA, the high school record, and a college-prep program are required.

What they look at

FactorU. ArkansasU. North Dakota
High school GPA Very importantRequired
High school record RequiredRequired
Class rank Very importantNot considered
College-prep program ConsideredRequired
Recommendations Very importantNot considered
Essay Very importantNot considered
Legacy status Very importantNot considered
Work experience Very importantNot considered
Demonstration of competencies Not consideredNot considered
English proficiency test ConsideredRequired
Other tests Not consideredNot considered
All admissions numbers in the table

Sources:University of Arkansas (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;University of Arkansas Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why