Arkansas Tech 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 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 152 Title IV programs, 41 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 109 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing41 · 27.0%
- No Data109 · 71.7%
- Failing2 · 1.3%
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
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 · 5
Action history · 10
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
- Jul 2023Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Jun 2021Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
- Mar 2021Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
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, 3,449 students received $18.5M in Pell grants, alongside $18.4M 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 2,455 borrowers who entered repayment, 40 (1.6%) 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 Tech
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 · 8
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 campus10
Includes 7 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
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 Tech vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Arkansas Tech 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 Tech University | 49% | — | 8,746 | $12,171 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 44% | 75.3% | 4,732 | $15,944 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 17% | — | 5,646 | $9,325 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 45% | 92.5% | 8,523 | $13,809 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 55% | 77.7% | 9,955 | $14,850 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 48% | 75.3% | 11,348 | $13,742 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 47% | 76.5% | 8,635 | $13,776 |
Institutions like Arkansas Tech
Explore the federal data for institutions in Arkansas Tech's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsArkansas
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Grad rate44%Admit rate75.3%Enrollment4,732Net price$15,944View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsArkansas
University of Arkansas Grantham
Grad rate17%Admit rate—Enrollment5,646Net price$9,325View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsLouisiana
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Grad rate45%Admit rate92.5%Enrollment8,523Net price$13,809View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsAlabama
Jacksonville State University
Grad rate55%Admit rate77.7%Enrollment9,955Net price$14,850View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsSouth Carolina
Coastal Carolina University
Grad rate48%Admit rate75.3%Enrollment11,348Net price$13,742View data
Arkansas Tech Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness provides reporting and decision making data and information to both internal and external constituents in support of efforts to improve the quality and functioning of the programs and services of the university.
Visit IR office page- Mr. Wyatt WatsonDirector of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
- Mr. Gavin DundeeData Analytics Systems Administrator
Common Data Set
Arkansas Tech's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C13,654 applied → 3,504 admitted (95.9%) → 1,179 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 95.9% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rates are similar across genders (Men 95.6%, Women 96.1%).
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 900–1012 (median 1000).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 17–23 (median 20).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $25,514 (2025-2026).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $25,514 → about $19,392 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($6,122); 62% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H552% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $23,423 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 48%; first-year retention 74%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 6 pts below the overall rate (42% vs 48%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I353% of classes have under 20 students; 2% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B21% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B18,145 undergraduates and 601 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1669 transfer applicants → 633 admitted (94.7%) → 284 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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