BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Ecclesia College

Springdale, Arkansas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·ecollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
+6.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
111
peer median 379
Avg net price
$22,075
+$5.6k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
42
42 candidates competed
Admitted
31
73.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
26
83.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
40%+6.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
14%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
39%
Full-time retention
48%

Pell equity

16.7pp gap
Pell recipients
50%7 of 14
Non-Pell (all)
33%7 of 21
Subsidized loan, no Pell
43%3 of 7
No Federal Aid
29%4 of 14

Pell recipients here graduate at a 16.7-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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.

FVT/GE

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.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 2005Next review Feb 2030

Action history · 1

  1. Feb 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$20,801
$30–48k$20,663
$48–75k$20,393
$75–110k$27,248
$110k+$26,071

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

Avg net price (private)
$22,075
+$5,629vs Baccalaureate median $16,446
Federal loans
54.4%
In-state tuition
$16,850
Out-of-state
$16,850

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 75 students received $438K in Pell grants, alongside $423K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
75
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$438K
$438,270 total
Direct Loans
$423K
106 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$203K
54 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$157K
45 loan awards
Parent PLUS$63K
7 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 74 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
74
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
25.0%
2017
26.0%
2018
17.2%
2019
1.3%
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 Ecclesia College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

37 total completions
01Liberal Arts
1232.4%
02Parks/Recreation
821.6%
03Psychology
821.6%
04Business
718.9%
05Theology
25.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
111
12-mo unduplicated
126
Undergraduate
126
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
69%87
Women
31%39

Race / ethnicity composition

White
41.7%
Black
19.4%
Hispanic
13.9%
Non-resident
12.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
7.4%
Two or more
4.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.9%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
91
70 M · 21 W
Women athletes
23.1%
Athletic aid
$345K
Total student aid
Budget
$845K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$263K
$82K
Recruiting expense
$26K
$10K
Head-coach salaries
$29K
$27K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
43 M · —
$308K
Basketball
11 M · 11 W
$210K
Soccer
16 M · —
$142K
Softball
— · 11 W
$87K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 138 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
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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    10.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    5

    Ecclesia College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Ecclesia College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectEcclesia College
    		40%—111$22,075Baccalaureate
    Crowley's Ridge College
    		32%—241$16,315Baccalaureate
    Williams Baptist University
    		26%83.4%517$15,745Baccalaureate
    Central Baptist College
    		35%63.5%547$12,287Baccalaureate
    University of the Ozarks
    		51%59.5%778$17,360Baccalaureate
    Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando
    		33%—127$16,577Baccalaureate
    Peer group median34%63.5%379$16,446

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Ecclesia College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Frequently asked questions about Ecclesia College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ecclesia College.

    What is the graduation rate at Ecclesia College?

    Ecclesia College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Ecclesia College?

    Ecclesia College reports a total enrollment of 111 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Ecclesia College?

    The average net price at Ecclesia College is $22,075 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Ecclesia College?

    Ecclesia College's yield rate is 83.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Ecclesia College located?

    Ecclesia College is located in Springdale, Arkansas 72762.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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