Check out why University of Arkansas Little Rock received a C grade in our Report Card below. 
The University of Arkansas Little Rock is a public university in Little Rock, Arkansas with a undergraduate enrollment size of 6,357. The university is located in an urban area and within the Little Rock Metropolitan Area. Approximately 30% of all students are a part of the Greek life or student clubs. Students of the university can enjoy shopping and restaurants in downtown Little Rock, visit the William J. Clinton Library and Museum, and visit the Little Rock Zoo. The university&#8217;s official mascot is the Trojan and members of the University of Arkansas Little Rock community are referred to as &#8220;Trojans.&#8221;
The University of Arkansas Little Rock offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees. Notable former students include former NBA player Derek Fisher, famous attorney Bud Cummins, and American actor and musician Dick Powell.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives a “B” grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/3172" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives a “D” grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor’s degree make $50,900 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives a “D” grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor’s degree make $84,300 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. According to the university&#8217;s <a href="https://ualr.edu/titleix/titleix/title-ix-training/employee-training/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, all new employees are required to take:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Sexual Violence Awareness for Employees&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Sexual Harassment: Staff to Staff&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Title IX: Role of Employee&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Title IX Policy and Website Review and Acknowledgement&#8221;</li>
</ul>
The University also encourages supplementary trainings including:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Diversity Awareness&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Diversity and Inclusion: Faculty and Staff&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Sensitivity Awareness&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives an “A” grade for not having a Bias Reporting System or a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), <a href="https://ualr.edu/studentorgs/directory/?pagenum=4&amp;sort=1&amp;dir=ASC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the university</a> has one right-leaning club compared to one left-leaning club. Turning Point USA is the one right-leaning club. The Rainbow Alliance is the one left-leaning club.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade due to having an active and thriving <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tpusa_ualr/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Turning Point USA chapter</a>. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives a &#8220;D&#8221; grade for In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants. According to the university&#8217;s <a href="https://ualr.edu/admissions/nontradimmigrantreclass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, DACA students may receive in-state tuition if they meet certain requirements.
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. According to the university&#8217;s website, students are <a href="https://ualr.edu/policy/home/student/general-education-requirements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">required</a> to take three credit hours in the &#8220;<a href="https://catalog.ualr.edu/content.php?catoid=26&amp;navoid=3155" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Social Sciences</a>&#8221; category. &#8220;Introduction to Gender Studies&#8221; is an example of a course in this category, however, it can be easily bypassed in favor of unbiased options list &#8220;Principles of Microeconomics&#8221; or &#8220;Survey of Economics.&#8221;
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university has one segregated convocation (<a href="https://news.uark.edu/articles/63258/graduating-lgbtq-plus-students-invited-to-lavender-graduation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lavender Graduation</a>).
The university does not have any segregated dormitories or classes.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. The <a href="https://ualr.edu/coronavirus/screening/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> encourages vaccines, boosters, and masks, but does not currently mandate any of them.
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives a &#8220;D+&#8221; grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 3.87% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives an “F” grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Little Rock, Arkansas violent crime rate was 1,446.15 per 100,000 people in 2018, much higher than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

University of Arkansas at Little Rock receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. The <a href="https://catalog.ualr.edu/content.php?catoid=20&amp;navoid=2417" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires three credit hours of U.S. History/Government and this requirement can be met by the following courses:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;U.S. History to 1877&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;U.S. History Since 1877&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;American National Government&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

Little Rock

Check out why University of Arkansas Little Rock received a C grade in our Report Card below. 

The University of Arkansas Little Rock is a public university in Little Rock, Arkansas with a undergraduate enrollment size of 6,357. The university is located in an urban area and within the Little Rock Metropolitan Area. Approximately 30% of all students are a part of the Greek life or student clubs. Students of the university can enjoy shopping and restaurants in downtown Little Rock, visit the William J. Clinton Library and Museum, and visit the Little Rock Zoo. The university's official mascot is the Trojan and members of the University of Arkansas Little Rock community are referred to as "Trojans."

The University of Arkansas Little Rock offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees. Notable former students include former NBA player Derek Fisher, famous attorney Bud Cummins, and American actor and musician Dick Powell.

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