Quad

Head-to-head

U. Arkansas
U. North Dakota

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. North Dakota costs about $12.4K less per year on average than U. Arkansas ($22,914 vs. $35,289, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    U. Arkansas has 2.9× as many undergrads as U. North Dakota

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    U. Arkansas graduates 10 pts more of its students than U. North Dakota (68% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    U. North Dakota's grants cover 20% of its full price on average, vs. 12% at U. Arkansas

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    U. Arkansas has 7 pts more first-gen students than U. North Dakota (26% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

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

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Arkansas admits 74%, U. North Dakota 77%; U. North Dakota's yield is higher, at 35%.

Acceptance rate
U. Arkansas74%
U. North Dakota77%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. ArkansasAccessible
  • U. North DakotaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Arkansas
1020–1210
U. North DakotaTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. ArkansasRigor, GPA, rank, and tests very important62%
  • U. North DakotaGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Arkansas has 2.9× as many undergrads as U. North Dakota and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Arkansas28.7K
U. North Dakota10K
Pell Grant share
U. Arkansas18%
U. North Dakota17%

Majors and faculty

Marketing/Marketing Management leads at U. Arkansas, and Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology at U. North Dakota.

Students per faculty member
U. Arkansas20 to 1
U. North Dakota17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. ArkansasMarketing/Marketing Management, General8%
  • U. North DakotaAeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General15%

What each costs

U. North Dakota costs about $12.4K less a year than U. Arkansas on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Arkansas$35.3K
U. North Dakota$22.9K
Aid generosity
U. Arkansas12%
U. North Dakota20%

What each pays off

U. North Dakota's former students earn more, a median $63.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Arkansas$58.2K
U. North Dakota$63.6K
Graduation rate
U. Arkansas68%
U. North Dakota57%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. North Dakota got more selective while U. Arkansas got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. ArkansasGrowing+61%
  • U. North DakotaGrowing+78%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:University of Arkansas (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;University of Arkansas Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;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