Arkansas State University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 171 Title IV programs, 53 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 118 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing53 · 31.0%
- No Data118 · 69.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 21
Action history · 37
- Nov 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Magnetic Resonance (MR) - Programs for magnetic resonance technologists
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 5,381 students received $30.6M in Pell grants, alongside $101.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 4,315 borrowers who entered repayment, 56 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Arkansas State
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus15
- Non-campus1
Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Collegiate Park Apartments Bld #21 fireMachinery/IndustrialDamage $100-$999
- Northpark Quads Bldg. #31 fireOtherDamage $0-$99
- Northpark Quads Bldg. #41 fireOtherDamage $100-$999
- Umbrella Apartment Bldg.1 fireCookingDamage $100-$999
- Pack Place Bldg 21 fireElectricalDamage $0-$99
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Arkansas State vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Arkansas State selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectArkansas State University | 55% | — | 15,726 | $12,366 | R2 Research |
| 37% | 58.8% | 8,216 | $17,248 | R2 Research | |
| 71% | 64.2% | 18,848 | $20,109 | R2 Research | |
| 56% | 88.5% | 18,012 | $10,965 | R2 Research | |
| 65% | 53.2% | 16,154 | $10,154 | R2 Research | |
| 54% | 69.1% | 20,488 | $13,359 | R2 Research | |
| Peer group median | 56% | 64.2% | 17,083 | $12,863 |
Institutions like Arkansas State
Explore the federal data for institutions in Arkansas State's comparison group.
- R2 ResearchArkansas
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Grad rate37%Admit rate58.8%Enrollment8,216Net price$17,248View data - R2 ResearchNorth Carolina
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Grad rate71%Admit rate64.2%Enrollment18,848Net price$20,109View data - R2 ResearchNorth Carolina
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Grad rate56%Admit rate88.5%Enrollment18,012Net price$10,965View data - R2 ResearchFlorida
University of North Florida
Grad rate65%Admit rate53.2%Enrollment16,154Net price$10,154View data - R2 ResearchTennessee
Middle Tennessee State University
Grad rate54%Admit rate69.1%Enrollment20,488Net price$13,359View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Arkansas State University.
Arkansas State Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Our department serves the university community by reporting internally consistent and accurate information and by conducting analysis which facilitates strategic planning, accreditation, and enrollment management initiatives while assisting in the assessment and continuous improvement of institutional effectiveness, academic programs, and student learning.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Fen YuVice Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness, Innovation, and Strategy
- Shawn ZhangAssistant Director of Institutional Research
Common Data Set
Arkansas State's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
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