by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Arkansas at Monticello was awarded 4 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is multi / interdisciplinary studies.
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UAM landed the #1,899 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UAM held the #1,985 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UAM also holds the #21 spot on the Best Colleges in Arkansas ranking.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that University of Arkansas at Monticello has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at UAM it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Arkansas at Monticello is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Arkansas at Monticello is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 17% for first-time, full-time students at UAM, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Arkansas at Monticello.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,352 undergraduates at UAM with 1,692 being full-time and 660 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,986 | $11,410 | $12,881 | $14,150 | $13,622 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UAM, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UAM, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $5,602 a year. That adds up to $22,408 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UAM are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Highway 425 South, Monticello, AR 71656 |
| Phone: | 870-367-6811 |
| Website: | www.uamont.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 111 | $41,530 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 106 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 95 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 78 | NA |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance | 68 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 65 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 60 | NA |
| General Education | 45 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 40 | $29,213 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,739 students took at least one online class at University of Arkansas at Monticello. This is an increase from the 1,617 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,739 | 702 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,617 | 530 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,545 | 462 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,330 | 368 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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Footnotes
*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.
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