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Arkansas Baptist College

Arkansas Baptist College is a private campus in Little Rock proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. It is one of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities — a federally recognized designation. The school reports a Baptist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23
family-income band
$8,700
family income
under $30k
$11,820
$30–48k
$18,924
$48–75k
$20,340
$75–110k
$20,431
over $110k

Average net price

$10,6272023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

$8k$10k$13k$15k$18k200820232008: $14,9142009: $15,7142010: $14,9132011: $17,3092012: $17,0872013: $14,4302014: $13,8922015: $15,9432016: $17,8902017: $16,1422018: $19,0292019: $16,9612020: $12,9512021: $8,7212022: $11,1392023: $10,627$10,627
$10k$15k200820232008: $14,9142009: $15,7142010: $14,9132011: $17,3092012: $17,0872013: $14,4302014: $13,8922015: $15,9432016: $17,8902017: $16,1422018: $19,0292019: $16,9612020: $12,9512021: $8,7212022: $11,1392023: $10,627$10,627

Average net price at Arkansas Baptist College fell from $14,914 (2008) to $10,627 (2023).

Average net price — data
YearNet price
2008$14,914
2009$15,714
2010$14,913
2011$17,309
2012$17,087
2013$14,430
2014$13,892
2015$15,943
2016$17,890
2017$16,142
2018$19,029
2019$16,961
2020$12,951
2021$8,721
2022$11,139
2023$10,627
IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$23,0602024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

$18k$20k$22k200920242009: $18,1972010: $18,0372011: $20,0152012: $20,1282013: $20,0242014: $19,8002015: $19,7232016: $21,8572017: $22,5122018: $22,5022019: $21,9552020: $22,4052021: $22,1272022: $22,7152023: $22,6262024: $23,060$23,060
$18k$20k$22k200920242009: $18,1972010: $18,0372011: $20,0152012: $20,1282013: $20,0242014: $19,8002015: $19,7232016: $21,8572017: $22,5122018: $22,5022019: $21,9552020: $22,4052021: $22,1272022: $22,7152023: $22,6262024: $23,060$23,060

Total cost at Arkansas Baptist College rose from $18,197 (2009) to $23,060 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
YearCost
2009$18,197
2010$18,037
2011$20,015
2012$20,128
2013$20,024
2014$19,800
2015$19,723
2016$21,857
2017$22,512
2018$22,502
2019$21,955
2020$22,405
2021$22,127
2022$22,715
2023$22,626
2024$23,060
IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

$2k$4k$6k$8k200020232000: $2,2502001: $2,4002002: $2,8002003: $4,7102004: $4,7102005: $4,7102006: $4,5802007: $5,5002008: $5,7502013: $8,0402014: $8,0402015: $8,7602016: $8,7602017: $8,7602018: $8,7602019: $8,7602020: $8,7602021: $8,7602022: $8,7602023: $8,760$8,760
$2k$4k$6k$8k200020232000: $2,2502001: $2,4002002: $2,8002003: $4,7102004: $4,7102005: $4,7102006: $4,5802007: $5,5002008: $5,7502013: $8,0402014: $8,0402015: $8,7602016: $8,7602017: $8,7602018: $8,7602019: $8,7602020: $8,7602021: $8,7602022: $8,7602023: $8,760$8,760

Tuition & fees — data
YearTuition & fees
2000$2,250
2001$2,400
2002$2,800
2003$4,710
2004$4,710
2005$4,710
2006$4,580
2007$5,500
2008$5,750
2013$8,040
2014$8,040
2015$8,760
2016$8,760
2017$8,760
2018$8,760
2019$8,760
2020$8,760
2021$8,760
2022$8,760
2023$8,760
IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)
Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Arkansas Baptist College reports published tuition of $8,760 in this record. Arkansas Baptist College's $8,760 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Arkansas Baptist College reports 342 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

7.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Arkansas Baptist College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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7.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

0%25%50%75%100%entered 1991entered 2018entered 1991: 7.9%entered 1992: 14%entered 1993: 12.7%entered 1994: 8.7%entered 1995: 12.7%entered 1996: 30%entered 1997: 34.2%entered 1998: 69.4%entered 1999: 100%entered 2000: 100%entered 2001: 100%entered 2002: 26.4%entered 2003: 5.4%entered 2004: 2.1%entered 2005: 5.2%entered 2006: 7.1%entered 2007: 15.9%entered 2008: 19.4%entered 2009: 16.2%entered 2010: 9.7%entered 2011: 19.3%entered 2012: 20.2%entered 2013: 7.8%entered 2014: 12.5%entered 2015: 9.2%entered 2016: 8.3%entered 2017: 8%entered 2018: 7.4%7.4%
0%50%100%entered 1991entered 2018entered 1991: 7.9%entered 1992: 14%entered 1993: 12.7%entered 1994: 8.7%entered 1995: 12.7%entered 1996: 30%entered 1997: 34.2%entered 1998: 69.4%entered 1999: 100%entered 2000: 100%entered 2001: 100%entered 2002: 26.4%entered 2003: 5.4%entered 2004: 2.1%entered 2005: 5.2%entered 2006: 7.1%entered 2007: 15.9%entered 2008: 19.4%entered 2009: 16.2%entered 2010: 9.7%entered 2011: 19.3%entered 2012: 20.2%entered 2013: 7.8%entered 2014: 12.5%entered 2015: 9.2%entered 2016: 8.3%entered 2017: 8%entered 2018: 7.4%7.4%

The six-year graduation rate at Arkansas Baptist College has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 100% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 7.4%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
YearGraduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort7.9%
1992 cohort14%
1993 cohort12.7%
1994 cohort8.7%
1995 cohort12.7%
1996 cohort30%
1997 cohort34.2%
1998 cohort69.4%
1999 cohort100%
2000 cohort100%
2001 cohort100%
2002 cohort26.4%
2003 cohort5.4%
2004 cohort2.1%
2005 cohort5.2%
2006 cohort7.1%
2007 cohort15.9%
2008 cohort19.4%
2009 cohort16.2%
2010 cohort9.7%
2011 cohort19.3%
2012 cohort20.2%
2013 cohort7.8%
2014 cohort12.5%
2015 cohort9.2%
2016 cohort8.3%
2017 cohort8%
2018 cohort7.4%
IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups
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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree
$0$10k$20k$30k$40kLeft school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $13,458Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $15,125Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $15,814Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $18,750Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $23,418Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $29,875Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $30,750Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $33,672Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $36,500Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $38,000Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $42,000Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $29,750Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $24,750Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $25,250Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $26,375Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $25,375$25,375 completedLeft school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): not shown — below the federal reporting threshold (30 borrowers)Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): not shown — below the federal reporting threshold (30 borrowers)Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): not shown — below the federal reporting threshold (30 borrowers)Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $2,665Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $2,665Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $4,098Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $4,695Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $3,363Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $3,552Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $6,675Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $7,703Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $7,500Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $9,288Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $9,390Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $8,250$8,250 left
$0$20k$40kLeft school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $13,458Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $15,125Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $15,814Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $18,750Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $23,418Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $29,875Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $30,750Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $33,672Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $36,500Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $38,000Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $42,000Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $29,750Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $24,750Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $25,250Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $26,375Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $25,375$25,375 completedLeft school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): not shown — below the federal reporting threshold (30 borrowers)Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): not shown — below the federal reporting threshold (30 borrowers)Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): not shown — below the federal reporting threshold (30 borrowers)Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $2,665Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $2,665Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $4,098Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $4,695Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $3,363Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $3,552Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $6,675Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $7,703Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $7,500Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $9,288Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $9,390Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $9,500Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $8,250$8,250 left

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
YearCompletedLeft without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)—$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)—$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)—$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)$13,458$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)$15,125$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)—$2,665
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)—$2,665
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)$15,814$4,098
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)$18,750$4,695
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)$23,418$3,363
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)—$3,552
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)—$6,675
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)—$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)$29,875$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)$30,750$7,703
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)$33,672$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)$36,500$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)$38,000$9,288
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)$42,000$9,390
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)$29,750$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)$24,750$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)$25,250$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)$26,375$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)$25,375$8,250
NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15
$22,652
6 years after entry
Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13
$26,637
8 years after entry
Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11
$28,418
10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies
$8,760 tuition · 2023–24342 undergraduates · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Arkansas Baptist College reported open admission for Fall 2024. No selective rate is shown; check Arkansas Baptist College's current entry requirements.

No charts are available for this topic in this school's published record.

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

342Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

2505007501k1k200220242002: 2152004: 2452005: 2872006: 4032007: 6022008: 6252009: 7342010: 1,1182011: 1,1892012: 1,0772013: 1,0222014: 8962015: 9892016: 8782017: 5932018: 5252019: 5312020: 4682021: 4142022: 4972023: 3732024: 3423422003: Fall 2003: not shown — the filed value contradicts adjacent years
5001k200220242002: 2152004: 2452005: 2872006: 4032007: 6022008: 6252009: 7342010: 1,1182011: 1,1892012: 1,0772013: 1,0222014: 8962015: 9892016: 8782017: 5932018: 5252019: 5312020: 4682021: 4142022: 4972023: 3732024: 3423422003: Fall 2003: not shown — the filed value contradicts adjacent years

Undergraduate enrollment at Arkansas Baptist College rose from 245 (Fall 2004) to 342 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
YearUndergraduates
Fall 2002215
Fall 2003—
Fall 2004245
Fall 2005287
Fall 2006403
Fall 2007602
Fall 2008625
Fall 2009734
Fall 20101,118
Fall 20111,189
Fall 20121,077
Fall 20131,022
Fall 2014896
Fall 2015989
Fall 2016878
Fall 2017593
Fall 2018525
Fall 2019531
Fall 2020468
Fall 2021414
Fall 2022497
Fall 2023373
Fall 2024342
IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

23%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

20%40%60%80%200320232003: 50%2004: 62%2005: 87%2006: 39%2007: 34%2008: 64%2009: 51%2010: 34%2011: 41%2012: 39%2013: 36%2014: 25%2015: 44%2016: 40%2017: 50%2018: 36%2019: 43%2020: 20%2021: 20%2022: 21%2023: 23%23%
20%40%60%80%200320232003: 50%2004: 62%2005: 87%2006: 39%2007: 34%2008: 64%2009: 51%2010: 34%2011: 41%2012: 39%2013: 36%2014: 25%2015: 44%2016: 40%2017: 50%2018: 36%2019: 43%2020: 20%2021: 20%2022: 21%2023: 23%23%

First-year retention at Arkansas Baptist College fell from 50% (Fall 2003) to 23% (Fall 2023).

Cohorts at Arkansas Baptist College run small — a few students either way swings Arkansas Baptist College's percentages hard.

First-year retention — data
YearRetention
Fall 2003 cohort50%
Fall 2004 cohort62%
Fall 2005 cohort87%
Fall 2006 cohort39%
Fall 2007 cohort34%
Fall 2008 cohort64%
Fall 2009 cohort51%
Fall 2010 cohort34%
Fall 2011 cohort41%
Fall 2012 cohort39%
Fall 2013 cohort36%
Fall 2014 cohort25%
Fall 2015 cohort44%
Fall 2016 cohort40%
Fall 2017 cohort50%
Fall 2018 cohort36%
Fall 2019 cohort43%
Fall 2020 cohort20%
Fall 2021 cohort20%
Fall 2022 cohort21%
Fall 2023 cohort23%
IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023
More about Arkansas Baptist College

Faculty pay at Arkansas Baptist College averages $61,188 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Arkansas Baptist College as a primarily residential campus of 342 undergraduates — and 23.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Arkansas Baptist College reported open admission in Fall 2024. Check today’s entry requirements.

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Arkansas Baptist College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Arkansas Baptist College$8,760
Arkansas median$13,467
National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Arkansas Baptist College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Arkansas Baptist College$28,418
Arkansas median$44,308
National median$53,781
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Arkansas Baptist College, Arkansas and national reference values
Metric & basisArkansas Baptist CollegeArkansas medianNational median
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid$8,760$13,467$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot$28,418$44,308$53,781

Frequently asked questions

How much does Arkansas Baptist College cost?

At Arkansas Baptist College, tuition is $8,760. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Arkansas Baptist College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $28,418. Source and date limits.

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.

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