by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will never be charged the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will UA Hope-Texarkana provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Scroll down to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For incoming first-year students at University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, 84% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid roughly 92 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 83% | $6,336 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 39% | $2,017 |
| Federal Pell grants | 63% | $6,134 |
| State/local grants | 28% | $1,546 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At UA Hope-Texarkana, some 80% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $3,075 (for some 1029 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 80% | $3,075 |
| Federal Pell grants | 34% | $4,684 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $7,037.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $7,974 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $8,203 |
| Over $75,000 | $9,382 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $9,270 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $8,210 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see UA Hope-Texarkana’s online cost calculator: www.uaht.edu/financial-aid/index.php.
The median student at UA Hope-Texarkana graduates with $3,500 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $3,500 |
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at UA Hope-Texarkana.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $1,750 |
| 75th percentile | $3,500 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at UA Hope-Texarkana.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at UA Hope-Texarkana:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 826 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $5,659,133 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 4 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $6,829 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,707 |
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