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Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is a public institution. The location of UAMS is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences?

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Contact details for UAMS are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4301 W Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205-7199
Phone: 501-296-1275
Website: www.uams.edu

How Do I Get Into UAMS?

You can apply to UAMS online at: https://students.uams.edu/apply/

Can I Afford University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences?

0.4% Loan Default Rate

The student loan default rate at UAMS is 0.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Undergraduate Student Diversity

732 Full-Time Undergraduates
85% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,084 undergraduate students at UAMS, with 732 being full-time and 352 being part-time.

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There are also 2,004 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 732 full-time undergraduates at UAMS, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 42
Black or African American 95
Hispanic or Latino 65
White 469
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 60

Over 23 countries are represented at UAMS. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Bahamas.

Online Learning at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

893 Took All Classes Online
1,429 Took At Least One Class Online
24.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,429 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UAMS has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 15th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UAMS

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences was 24.9%. This is the #848 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UAMS regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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