BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Crowley's Ridge College

Paragould, Arkansas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·crc.edu
6-yr Graduation
36%
+0.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
241
peer median 532
Avg net price
$17,236
+$967 vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
36%+0.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
23%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
32%
Full-time retention
54%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
35%
Non-Pell
25%

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 11 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
11
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

11programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data11 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
11

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.

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 2000Next review Aug 2035

Action history · 1

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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$15,388
$30–48k$15,291
$48–75k$18,265
$75–110k$17,590
$110k+$20,942

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

Avg net price (private)
$17,236
+$967vs Baccalaureate median $16,270
Federal loans
64.5%
In-state tuition
$16,440
Out-of-state
$16,440

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 106 students received $607K in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
106
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$607K
$606,597 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
245 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$360K
93 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$423K
117 loan awards
Parent PLUS$348K
35 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 83 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (3.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
83
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.9%
2017
14.2%
2018
12.5%
2019
3.6%
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 Crowley's Ridge College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

36 total completions
01Education
1130.6%
02Liberal Arts
925.0%
03Business
822.2%
04Parks/Recreation
616.7%
05Theology
25.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
241
12-mo unduplicated
301
Undergraduate
301
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
47%142
Women
53%159

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.6%
Black
17.9%
Hispanic
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
115
64 M · 51 W
Women athletes
44.3%
Athletic aid
$369K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$172K
$196K
Recruiting expense
$9K
$8K
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$43K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Basketball
23 M · 17 W
$464K
Baseball
31 M ·
$251K
Softball
· 20 W
$260K
Volleyball
· 13 W
$106K
Cross Country
5 M · 3 W
$57K
Golf
7 M ·
$91K

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 · 201 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

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
    10.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    12

    Crowley's Ridge College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Crowley's Ridge College 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
    SubjectCrowley's Ridge College
    36%241$17,236Baccalaureate
    Williams Baptist University
    26%83.4%517$15,875Baccalaureate
    Central Baptist College
    35%63.5%547$16,664Baccalaureate
    Ecclesia College
    39%73.8%111$24,294Baccalaureate
    University of the Ozarks
    51%59.5%778$13,630Baccalaureate
    Philander Smith University
    30%780$15,360Baccalaureate
    Peer group median36%68.6%532$16,270

    Frequently asked questions about Crowley's Ridge College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Crowley's Ridge College.

    What is the graduation rate at Crowley's Ridge College?

    Crowley's Ridge College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Crowley's Ridge College?

    Crowley's Ridge College reports a total enrollment of 241 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Crowley's Ridge College?

    The average net price at Crowley's Ridge College is $17,236 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Crowley's Ridge College located?

    Crowley's Ridge College is located in Paragould, Arkansas 72450.

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