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University of Arkansas at Monticello

Monticello, Arkansas Public 4-year Remote town

Overview

Located in Monticello, Arkansas, University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a remote town. It enrolled 2,856 students in fall 2024, including 2,457 undergraduates and 399 graduate students. It is part of University of Arkansas System.

University of Arkansas at Monticello offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 60 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Secondary Education and Teaching, Welding Technology, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. It awarded 1,213 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 17 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,856
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
1,213
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
60
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 60

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 11
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Health Professions 9
Precision Production 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Engineering Technologies 4
Natural Resources and Conservation 3
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Psychology 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
English Language and Literature 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Social Sciences 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Physical Sciences 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
310
Associate degrees
190
Master's degrees
211
Certificates under 1 year
351
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
143
Postbaccalaureate certificates
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,856
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,457
Graduate students, fall 2024
399
Full-time, fall 2024
60%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,678
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,032
Graduate students, 2024-25
646
Full-time, 2024-25
57%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
32%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
17
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
24%
Students taking some online courses
50%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of Arkansas System
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great American Conference
Chancellor
Dr. Peggy Doss
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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