University of Arkansas Grantham

Public · AR

School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationAR · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads2,833

Student:faculty20:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate16.9%

6-yr grad rate43%

Drop-out rate69.7%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$9k

Out-of-state tuition$9k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity61%

Gender diversity65.8%

International0.9%

IdentityCommuter

Overview

University of Arkansas Grantham is a fully online institution, the renamed and rebranded former Grantham University after its acquisition by the University of Arkansas System. It has no residential campus experience to speak of — everything from enrollment to coursework to advising happens online — and it is built specifically for working adults, military members, and veterans rather than traditional 18-year-old freshmen. The Arkansas name lends it public-system legitimacy and accreditation continuity that the school traded on relative to its Grantham University predecessor.

Academics

Degree programs concentrate in business, information technology, engineering technology, and health administration — practical, career-completion fields rather than a broad liberal arts catalog. Courses run on flexible eight-week terms designed to let working students finish a degree around a job or deployment schedule rather than a traditional semester calendar. The academic model prioritizes credit transfer and prior-learning assessment, letting students bring in credit from military training, certifications, or previous coursework toward a bachelor's degree.

Worth knowing

This is not a fit for a student wanting a traditional campus experience, dorms, or in-person classes — it is built entirely for adults balancing work, family, or military service around a degree. Its military-friendly reputation and heavy use of transfer and prior-learning credit are its real differentiators, more than any single named program.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate—

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot reported

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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