Arkansas State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 130,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (77%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,243
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 81%
From Region 14%
Athletes 412 (7.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 62%
Black 14%
International 14%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture 89 54% 85% 0% 2% 1% 1% $66,153 32 +0.03 73 96% 5.1%
Agribusiness 41 — 66% 88% 0% 2% 0% 2% $74,593 46 +0.05 83 100% 5.1% — — —
Animal Sciences 19 — 26% 74% 0% 5% 5% 0% $55,044 53 +0.03 51 88% — — — —
Environmental Science — — — — — — — — $58,700 55 +0.01 60 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,982 56 +0.04 61 — — — — —
Plant Science 15 — 73% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,586 71 +0.47 74 97% — — — —
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 13 — 38% 77% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,827 26 -0.55 53 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Behavioral Science 518 24% 74% 0% 14% 5% 1% $55,519 3 -0.19 53 94% 9.4%
Exercise Science 65 — 42% 83% 0% 3% 8% 0% $68,456 77 +0.78 76 96% — — — —
Kinesiology 5 — 40% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $68,456 77 +0.78 76 96% — — — —
Sport Management 25 — 76% 72% 0% 20% 0% 4% $68,456 80 +0.76 76 96% — — — —
Psychology 208 — 12% 68% 0% 19% 5% 1% $52,623 38 -0.37 45 91% 9.7% — — —
Social Work 33 — 15% 67% 3% 21% 6% 0% $52,000 38 -0.15 43 97% — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $54,135 38 -0.35 49 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 61 — 2% 87% 0% 8% 2% 0% $48,845 27 -0.51 35 93% — — — —
English Education 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,135 48 -0.19 49 100% — — — —
Foreign Language Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,135 48 -0.19 49 100% — — — —
Mathematics Education 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $54,135 38 -0.35 49 100% — — — —
Middle School Education 18 — 11% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,845 18 -0.73 35 93% — — — —
Physical Education 13 — 77% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $54,135 31 -0.44 49 100% — — — —
Social Studies Education 8 — 25% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,135 48 -0.23 49 100% — — — —
Special Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,719 85 +1.03 68 96% — — — —
Music Education 11 — 82% 82% 0% 9% 0% 0% $54,135 83 +0.79 49 100% — — — —
Criminology 50 +1 24% 66% 0% 16% 12% 2% $54,534 19 -0.74 50 96% 8.0% — — —
Emergency Management 11 — 82% 55% 0% 27% 0% 0% $66,032 28 -0.68 73 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 108 87% 67% 2% 6% 4% 17% $93,091 91 -0.21 94 97%
Civil Engineering 12 — 83% 75% 8% 8% 0% 8% $91,864 44 -0.07 94 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 8 — 88% 62% 0% 0% 0% 25% $117,374 64 +0.01 99 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 22 — 95% 77% 0% 0% 5% 18% $94,623 26 -0.58 95 96% — — — —
Computer Science 20 — 95% 60% 5% 5% 0% 25% $109,706 36 -0.45 98 95% — — — —
Engineering Management 26 — 69% 54% 0% 12% 4% 19% $77,978 66 +0.02 86 95% — — — —
Geomatics 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $54,629 17 -0.86 50 — — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology 3 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,510 37 -0.26 96 — — — — —
Engineering Technology 13 — 92% 69% 0% 8% 8% 8% $92,167 61 +0.29 94 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts and Communication 387 33% 63% 1% 20% 5% 6% $55,039 3 -0.49 51 96% 8.3%
English 7 +1 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,579 38 -0.35 37 97% — — — —
Foreign Languages 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $52,860 33 -0.46 46 — — — — —
General Studies 163 — 34% 63% 0% 28% 2% 3% $54,498 38 -0.27 50 95% 8.9% — — —
History 12 — 75% 58% 0% 25% 0% 8% $50,065 23 -0.67 38 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 0% 25% 0% 75% 0% 0% $56,177 50 -0.11 54 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,005 17 -0.86 38 — — — — —
Communication 21 +1 24% 71% 0% 10% 5% 5% $50,574 12 -1.05 40 94% 6.7% — — —
Journalism 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $47,192 3 -1.69 30 94% — — — —
Political Science 16 — 50% 50% 6% 12% 19% 6% $55,642 7 -1.22 53 100% — — — —
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 25 — 52% 68% 0% 16% 8% 8% $47,658 6 -1.33 31 96% 8.5% — — —
Sociology 22 +5 18% 41% 5% 36% 0% 0% $49,585 19 -0.66 37 98% 9.3% — — —
Strategic Communication 72 — 33% 65% 1% 8% 8% 15% $65,409 30 -0.57 72 97% 7.2% — — —
Art 12 — 8% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,849 77 +0.54 43 89% — — — —
Graphic Design 16 — 19% 50% 6% 12% 6% 25% $54,157 31 -0.46 49 100% — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $46,183 46 -0.06 27 — — — — —
Music Performance 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,114 46 -0.07 27 — — — — —
Theatre 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $46,638 76 +0.48 29 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing and Health Professions 446 13% 73% 1% 14% 4% 3% $91,018 90 +0.50 93 99% 5.9%
Dietetics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,618 38 -0.22 66 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 18 — 0% 72% 6% 11% 0% 6% $72,782 94 +1.39 81 98% — — — —
Health and Wellness 45 — 2% 73% 2% 2% 4% 13% $58,237 19 -0.70 59 100% 8.2% — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 9 — 11% 56% 11% 22% 11% 0% $71,385 22 -0.57 80 95% — — — —
Nursing 318 — 14% 72% 0% 16% 5% 2% $100,279 82 +0.80 97 99% — — — —
Occupational Safety 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,104 44 -0.23 72 — — — — —
Public Health 3 — 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $63,510 46 -0.15 69 — — — — —
Radiation Therapy 50 — 16% 86% 0% 6% 4% 2% $75,002 32 -0.36 83 98% 3.8% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Sciences and Mathematics 58 50% 67% 7% 3% 10% 7% $68,440 38 -0.01 76 96%
Computational Science 2 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $105,066 29 -0.58 98 — — — — —
Chemistry 7 — 71% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $70,169 46 -0.14 78 89% — — — —
Mathematics 6 +1 50% 67% 17% 17% 0% 0% $55,142 3 -1.14 52 88% — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $65,698 8 -1.29 73 — — — — —
Biology 42 — 43% 67% 2% 2% 14% 7% $68,374 61 +0.22 76 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Neil Griffin College of Business 327 45% 75% 1% 8% 4% 8% $64,021 23 -0.95 70 93%
Accounting 38 — 42% 74% 0% 5% 3% 16% $83,586 46 -0.22 89 99% — — — —
Actuarial Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,164 2 -1.95 82 — — — — —
Business Administration 187 +2 44% 76% 2% 7% 4% 4% $58,319 6 -1.00 59 92% — — — —
Business Analytics 10 +1 90% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $68,519 5 -1.37 77 — — — — —
Economics 7 — 29% 57% 14% 14% 14% 0% $64,788 4 -1.25 71 — — — — —
Finance 35 +2 69% 86% 0% 9% 3% 3% $74,107 10 -0.86 82 95% — — — —
International Business 6 +1 33% 50% 0% 17% 0% 33% $64,175 9 -0.86 70 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $69,023 8 -1.09 77 — — — — —
Marketing 30 +1 17% 70% 0% 7% 10% 13% $63,118 11 -1.12 68 96% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,319 6 -1.27 59 92% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 9 +1 44% 56% 0% 11% 0% 33% $58,319 1 -1.95 59 92% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,499
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,449
Est. In-State Cost $10,994
Est. Out-of-State Cost $19,985
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 26.6% 515 17% 74% 1% 13% 5% 3% $88,009 83 +0.54 92 98% 5.9%
Social Sciences 21.6% 417 22% 66% 1% 17% 6% 4% $54,416 32 -0.55 50 94% 8.9%
Business & Economics 19.6% 378 48% 74% 1% 9% 4% 8% $65,275 12 -0.77 72 94% —
Humanities 9.8% 190 35% 63% 0% 27% 2% 3% $54,008 46 -0.30 49 95% 8.9%
Education 5.7% 110 16% 87% 0% 5% 3% 0% $50,414 27 -0.48 39 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.0% 77 56% 87% 0% 3% 1% 1% $67,838 82 +0.12 76 96% 5.1%
Professional 4.0% 77 47% 66% 0% 16% 9% 3% $64,205 42 -0.54 70 96% 8.0%
Arts 2.5% 49 31% 76% 2% 6% 4% 8% $52,010 52 +0.21 43 97% —
Engineering 2.2% 42 90% 74% 2% 2% 2% 17% $98,168 33 -0.32 96 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.2% 42 43% 67% 2% 2% 14% 7% $68,374 52 +0.22 76 99% —
Computer Science 1.1% 22 95% 59% 9% 5% 0% 23% $109,284 48 -0.46 98 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 14 64% 71% 14% 7% 0% 7% $63,410 10 -0.65 69 89% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $4.1M #204 24% $0.1M 3 #204 14 1
Agriculture & Food Science $2.1M #128 49% $0 3 #92 20 2
Physical Sciences & Math $1.2M #338 81% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #352 2% $0.0M 4 #289 41 —
Business & Economics $0.7M #233 0% $0.0M — — — —
Engineering $0.7M #297 40% $0.0M — — — —
Health Sciences $0.5M #289 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.4M #289 47% $0 — — — —
Education $0.1M #389 0% $0 77 #26 — —
Total $10.4M #306 33% $0.1M 87 #192 75 3

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 153 $11.5M $11.5M $0
Track & Field (combined) 68 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 42 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Basketball 16 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Golf 8 $512K $512K $0
Total 269 $18.3M $18.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 69 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Soccer 31 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 18 $953K $953K $0
Basketball 12 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Bowling 11 $582K $582K $0
Golf 8 $556K $556K $0
Tennis 8 $621K $621K $0
Total 143 $7.1M $7.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 153 $11.5M $11.5M $0
Track & Field (combined) 137 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Baseball 42 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Soccer 31 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 28 $5.0M $5.0M $0
Volleyball 18 $953K $953K $0
Golf 16 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Bowling 11 $582K $582K $0
Tennis 8 $621K $621K $0
Total 412 $33.8M $33.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (non-ED) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 57% 67%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 88%
SAT Range 950 – 1190
SAT Math Range 480 – 630
SAT RW Range 490 – 580