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New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award Scholarship

**Updated Summer 2017 – Changes Effective Summer 2018**

The New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award Scholarship (NRTA) is an opportunity that benefits students from across the country by making tuition and fees even more affordable. The NRTA scholarship covers the majority of the difference between out-of-state tuition and in-state tuition and is automatically granted to eligible degree-seeking students. Students must apply for admission to be considered but are not required to submit a separate scholarship application. New Arkansan NRTA recipients will be first notified on their admission profile residency statement. Awarded students will also receive additional information from the Academic Scholarship Office.

Eligibility

The New Arkansan NRTA is awarded to entering freshmen and transfer students from Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. The Extended States New Arkansan NRTA is awarded to entering freshmen and transfer students from the rest of the country.

New Arkansan NRTA

Entering freshmen must have a 3.30 or higher cumulative high school GPA on a 4.0 scale and an ACT score of at least 24 or an equivalent 1160 SAT score. If your SAT score is from before March 2016, see our SAT Redesign policy.

Transfer students must have at least a 3.00 or higher overall cumulative college GPA and at least 24 transferable hours. Transfer students with fewer than 24 hours must meet the requirements for both entering freshmen and transfer students. In addition, recipients must be U.S. citizens, legal residents of the United States, or foreign nationals permitted to pursue a course of study in the United States.  

Students can continue to improve grade point averages and/or test scores after admission. Qualifying GPA/test scores must be earned prior to the student's first day of classes at the University of Arkansas.

The NRTA is only available to incoming new students. A student who does not meet the eligibility criteria at the time of enrollment may only become eligible for the award in a future term by receiving a University of Arkansas scholarship of $4,000 or more, pursuant to Fayetteville Policies and Procedures 516.0.

Award Amount

Entering freshmen with a 3.70 or higher cumulative GPA and a 30 or higher ACT score or an equivalent 1390 SAT score will receive a New Arkansan NRTA that pays 90% of the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. Entering freshmen with a 3.50 or higher cumulative GPA and a 28 or higher ACT score or an equivalent 1310 SAT score will receive a New Arkansan NRTA that pays 80% of the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. Entering freshmen with a 3.30 or higher cumulative GPA and a 24 or higher ACT score or an equivalent 1160 SAT score will receive a New Arkansan NRTA that pays 70% of the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition.

Transfer students with a 3.30 or higher cumulative transfer GPA will receive a New Arkansan NRTA that pays 90% of the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. Transfer students with a 3.00 or higher cumulative transfer GPA will receive a New Arkansan NRTA that pays 80% of the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition.

  How to Apply

Extended States New Arkansan NRTA

Entering freshmen must have a 3.60 or higher cumulative high school GPA on a 4.00 scale and an ACT score of at least 26 or an equivalent 1240 SAT score.  If your SAT score is from before March 2016, see our SAT Redesign policy.

Transfer students must have at least a 3.30 or higher overall cumulative college GPA and at least 24 transferable hours. Transfer students with fewer than 24 hours must meet the requirements for both entering freshmen and transfer students. In addition, recipients must be U.S. citizens, legal residents of the United States, or foreign nationals permitted to pursue a course of study in the United States.

Students can continue to improve grade point averages and/or test scores after admission. Qualifying GPA/test scores must be earned prior to the student's first day of classes at the University of Arkansas.

The NRTA is only available to incoming new students. A student who does not meet the eligibility criteria at the time of enrollment may only become eligible for the award in a future term by receiving a University of Arkansas scholarship of $4,000 or more, pursuant to Fayetteville Policies and Procedures 516.0.

Award Amount

Entering freshmen with a 3.60 or higher cumulative GPA and a 28 or higher ACT score or an equivalent 1310 SAT score will receive an Extended States New Arkansan NRTA that pays 80% of the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. Entering freshmen with a 3.60 or higher cumulative GPA and a 26 or higher ACT score or an equivalent 1240 SAT score will receive an Extended States New Arkansan NRTA that pays 50% of the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition.

Transfer students with a 3.50 or higher cumulative GPA will receive an Extended States New Arkansan NRTA that pays 80% of the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. Transfer students with a 3.30 or higher cumulative GPA will receive an Extended States New Arkansan NRTA that pays 50% of the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition.

  How to Apply

Renewal Criteria

Students must complete 24 or more hours per academic year and maintain a 2.75 or higher cumulative GPA to renew the New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award Scholarship. See the NRTA Renewal page for more specific criteria.

Average Cost of Attendance Per Year for the 2017-2018 Academic Year

These estimates are based on necessary expenses for an undergraduate student taking 30 credit hours per year in Fulbright College at the University of Arkansas. Actual cost of attendance will vary depending on number of hours enrolled, courses, college, and room and board options.