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University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

5210 Grand Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72913 · Public 4-year · (479) 788-7000 · School website

Average net price

$10,574

per year after grants, College Scorecard

Career completions

267

2023-24, IPEDS

Students with Pell

39.1%

share of undergraduates, Scorecard

Takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission Credit for military training (IPEDS)

Career programs at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reported 267 certificate and associate completions in 7 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in welding (133). College Scorecard counts 4,091 undergraduates.

Program	Award	Length	Program cost	Completions	Earnings, 1 yr	Funding and results
Welding	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	133	Not published
Automotive	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	49	Not published
EMT and paramedic	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	36	Not published
IT support	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	25	Not published
Surgical tech	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	13	$45,967	WIOA list
LPN/LVN	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	11	Not published
Diesel	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published

Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).

Cost and aid at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

What a year costs, 2024-25

Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools: $7,334
Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS: $7,334
Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS: $12,182
Books and suppliesIPEDS: $1,416
Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid: $10,574
Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs: $18,250
Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students: $41,102

Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)

How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.