The largest campus of the University of Arkansas system is located in the city of Fayetteville. Students applying as freshmen must have a minimum ACT score of 20 (along with other GPA and coursework requirements) to be automatically admitted. Students with a score below this minimum can still be accepted--however, their applications will be subject to a more intensive review process.
There are some programs with an ACT score requirement higher than the minimum required for admission. A student applying to the architecture program as a freshman must have an ACT score of at least 25, and a score of 28 or higher is required for admission to the freshman honors program.
Additionally, freshman applicants from six different states (Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Kansas) with at least a 3.25 GPA and an ACT score of 24 or higher are automatically granted in-state tuition privileges.
Located in northeast Arkansas, the Jonesboro campus is the flagship of the Arkansas State University system. A students seeking admission as a freshman must have a minimum ACT score of 17 and a high school GPA of at least 2.5 to be accepted. All admitted freshmen with a minimum ACT score of 27 will be automatically accepted to ASU's Honors College. Additionally,
Arkansas State awards several scholarships that require a minimum ACT score. For example, out-of-state students with an ACT score of 27 or higher are eligible for a $2,000 scholarship (renewable for two years). Arkansas residents with a minimum ACT score of 27 are eligible for the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship, an award worth $5,000 per year plus the cost of a double room in a campus residence hall.
Students from Arkansas who score 29 or better on the ACT are eligible for ASU's most prestigious scholarship, the University Honors Scholarship, which covers the yearly cost of tuition and on-campus housing along with a $1,200 stipend for books or supplies.
The University of the Ozarks is a small Presbyterian university located in the town of Clarksville. In general, an ACT score of 18 or higher is required for admission, and the average admitted student has a score of 22. However, students with scores below the required minimum may be conditionally admitted in certain cases.
There are also a multitude of scholarships offered by Ozarks that have required ACT scores. For example, freshmen with a 3.5 GPA and an ACT score of at least 27 are eligible for the $15,000 Presidential Scholarship. Those with a 3.0 high school GPA and an ACT score of at least 25 may be awarded a $13,000 Dean's Scholarship.