We are committed to helping you obtain the financial assistance you need to meet your educational goals. Please contact us if you do not find the information you are looking for in this website. Yes! Financial aid is available at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to help you pay your college costs.

How you will pay for your education is an important part of deciding which college you will attend. The Office of Financial Aid (OFA) at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff understands that you and your family have been planning a lifetime for your college career. We also understand that many families need help "filling in the gap" between what they can afford and the resources needed to pay college costs.

Student Financial Services administers a comprehensive program of federal, state, and institutional aid. You are encouraged to apply for financial aid if you believe you will need assistance in order to attend UAPB. Please see the links below for more information.

Your Guide to Undergraduate Financial Aid

General Information on Applying for Financial Aid Programs

The role of the Office of Financial Aid is to actively work with students to help them secure the financial resources to cover the costs of attending University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The following pages tell you how we can work with you to make a UAPB education affordable.

Throughout this brochure, we have listed a number of Internet references for your use. If you do not have access to the Internet and are looking for supplemental information to increase your knowledge of financial aid, please contact us. We do have a number of excellent informational brochures that we would be happy to send to you.

Staff members in the Office of Financial Aid are dedicated to helping students in the pursuit of their educational goals by providing financial information and services in a professional and individualized manner. The financial aid staff exists to help students seek, obtain, and make the best use of all available financial resources.

Each student is assigned to a specific staff member based on his or her last name. Staff works in partnership with their assigned clients to help them gather the resources needed to finance their educational expenses. Staff works with internal, federal, state, and other organizations to coordinate the administration of all student financial aid awarded.

We want to work with our students to insure that they learn how to handle their finances in a responsible manner.