
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has seen a decline in its overall acceptance rate over the past few application years. For the application year 2023, the acceptance rate dropped to 71.64% from 78.96% in 2022 and 82.69% in 2021. This trend indicates increasing selectivity, with applicants rising from 21,462 in 2021 to 28,186 in 2023, while the number of accepted students has decreased from 17,743 to 20,202 during the same period. Historically, the acceptance rate has shown significant fluctuations, with the lowest at 60.06% in 2015 and gradually increasing from that point until reaching the current rates.