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Arkansas State University-Mountain Home

Mountain Home, Arkansas·Public, 2-year·Southeast·asumh.edu
6-yr Graduation
44%
Total enrollment
1,315
peer median 1,356
Avg net price
$9,659
+$3.7k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
44%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

41.0pp gap
Pell recipients
41%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 44 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 39 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
4
9.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.3%
+1.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing4 · 9.1%
  • No Data39 · 88.6%
  • Failing1 · 2.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
39

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.

5
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-0.5%
$31,480 vs $31,625
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+24.3%
$39,320 vs $31,625
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+28.2%
$40,544 vs $31,625
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians Other
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+36.4%
$43,129 vs $31,625
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+143.9%
$77,138 vs $31,625

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-0.5%
$145

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
31%
$12,250 debt · $39,320 earn
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians Other
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
26%
$11,250 debt · $43,129 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$11,000 debt · $43,424 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$18,483 debt · $77,138 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 2003Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 7

  1. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  2. Apr 2022Initial Accreditation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  3. Jun 2020Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Denial
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  4. May 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  5. Oct 2018Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,311
$30–48k$8,492
$48–75k$12,008
$75–110k$12,070
$110k+$14,276

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,659
+$3,675vs Community College median $5,984
Federal loans
22.6%
In-state tuition
$3,168
Out-of-state
$4,632

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 811 students received $3.8M in Pell grants, alongside $1.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
811
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,814,865 total
Direct Loans
$1.7M
490 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$755K
261 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$950K
229 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 204 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (7.3%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.3%
+5.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
204
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.8%
2017
25.0%
2018
16.2%
2019
7.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at ASUMH

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

252 total completions
01Liberal Arts
7931.3%
02Health Professions
6726.6%
03Business
2811.1%
04Education
218.3%
05Security/Protective
176.7%
06Computer Sciences
145.6%
07Mechanic
83.2%
08Personal/Culinary
72.8%
09Precision Production
72.8%
10Engineering Tech
41.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,315
12-mo unduplicated
1,668
Undergraduate
1,668
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%629
Women
62%1,039

Race / ethnicity composition

White
92.6%
Unknown
4.6%
Black
1.1%
Asian
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Hispanic
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
67
53 M · 14 W
Women athletes
20.9%
Athletic aid
$29K
Total student aid
Budget
$226K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$25K
$4K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$12K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Baseball
53 M ·
$154K
Softball
· 14 W
$59K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,247 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.801 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    35

    ASUMH vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions ASUMH selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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-Mountain Home
    44%1,315$9,659Community College
    Southern Arkansas University Tech
    991$5,895Community College
    J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
    1,187$4,644Community College
    Mountwest Community and Technical College
    1,520$8,043Community College
    West Virginia Northern Community College
    1,525$3,215Community College
    Edgecombe Community College
    1,397$6,073Community College
    Peer group median44%1,356$5,984

    Frequently asked questions about Arkansas State University-Mountain Home

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about ASUMH.

    What is the graduation rate at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home?

    Arkansas State University-Mountain Home reports a 6-year graduation rate of 44% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Arkansas State University-Mountain Home?

    Arkansas State University-Mountain Home reports a total enrollment of 1,315 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home?

    The average net price at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home is $9,659 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Arkansas State University-Mountain Home located?

    Arkansas State University-Mountain Home is located in Mountain Home, Arkansas 72653.

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