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Arkansas State University

Arkansas State University is a public campus in Jonesboro proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Arkansas State University — 10.1% of its 9,110 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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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

$9,806

family income
under $30k

$11,300

$30–48k

$14,092

$48–75k

$15,587

$75–110k

$17,431

over $110k

Average net price

$12,3662023–24Skip to data table

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

Average net price at Arkansas State University rose from $8,768 (2008) to $12,366 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$8,768
2009	$11,439
2010	$8,795
2011	$9,187
2012	$9,475
2013	$11,752
2014	$12,152
2015	$12,418
2016	$13,828
2017	$13,605
2018	$13,406
2019	$14,189
2020	$13,430
2021	$11,857
2022	$13,085
2023	$12,366

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$25,0822024–25Skip to data table

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

Total cost at Arkansas State University rose from $16,351 (2009) to $25,082 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$16,351
2010	$17,033
2011	$17,770
2012	$18,346
2013	$18,809
2014	$19,359
2015	$20,349
2016	$20,872
2017	$20,952
2018	$21,375
2019	$21,756
2020	$23,009
2021	$21,752
2022	$21,176
2023	$22,823
2024	$25,082

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,160	$7,096
2001	$4,270	$9,490
2002	$4,480	$10,090
2003	$4,810	$10,720
2004	$5,155	$11,515
2005	$5,440	$12,145
2006	$5,710	$12,760
2007	$6,010	$13,390
2008	$6,370	$14,290
2013	$7,510	$13,120
2014	$7,720	$13,480
2015	$8,050	$14,050
2016	$8,200	$14,260
2017	$8,478	$14,778
2018	$8,607	$15,297
2019	$8,900	$15,860
2020	$7,315	$12,883
2021	$7,130	$12,698
2022	$7,456	$13,312
2023	$7,754	$13,826

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Arkansas State University reports published tuition by residency: $8,090 in-state versus $14,522 out-of-state — a $6,432 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Arkansas State University reports 9,110 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

55.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Arkansas State University 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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55.4%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.

The six-year graduation rate at Arkansas State University rose from 28.3% (entered 1991) to 55.4% (entered 2018).

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
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	28.3%
1992 cohort	29.1%
1993 cohort	32.1%
1994 cohort	32.5%
1995 cohort	36.6%
1996 cohort	36.4%
1997 cohort	37.7%
1998 cohort	36.1%
1999 cohort	39.1%
2000 cohort	40.4%
2001 cohort	37.8%
2002 cohort	38.8%
2003 cohort	37.2%
2004 cohort	33.7%
2005 cohort	38.4%
2006 cohort	39.5%
2007 cohort	37%
2008 cohort	39.3%
2009 cohort	40.1%
2010 cohort	45.5%
2011 cohort	47.5%
2012 cohort	48.2%
2013 cohort	53%
2014 cohort	53%
2015 cohort	53.8%
2016 cohort	52.8%
2017 cohort	55.1%
2018 cohort	55.4%

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

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
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$7,962	$2,624
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$7,000	$2,624
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$7,250	$2,624
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$8,250	$2,624
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$9,000	$2,624
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$9,333	$2,624
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$9,765	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$10,500	$2,751
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$11,000	$2,880
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,000	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,581	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$12,750	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,227	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$15,470	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$15,550	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$16,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$17,250	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$18,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$18,870	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,500	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,000	$8,887
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,250	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,500	$9,500

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

$38,944

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$40,605

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$42,617

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

Arkansas State University admitted 10,078 of 12,252 applicants in Fall 2024. The 82.3% rate describes that application pool.

82.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $7,754 in-state tuition · 2023–24 9,110 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 970–11901600

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Admissions

Arkansas State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Arkansas State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 490–570 and Math was 480–620 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 970–1190 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	490	530	570
SAT Math	480	570	620
ACT Composite	18	21	24

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Arkansas State University received 12,252 applications and admitted 10,078 (82.3%), with 1,969 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

82.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	81.8%
Fall 2002	72.7%
Fall 2003	66%
Fall 2004	64%
Fall 2005	64.8%
Fall 2006	73.9%
Fall 2007	79.8%
Fall 2008	78%
Fall 2009	77%
Fall 2010	67.5%
Fall 2011	63.2%
Fall 2012	70.6%
Fall 2013	75.5%
Fall 2014	72.4%
Fall 2015	70.2%
Fall 2016	70.4%
Fall 2017	66%
Fall 2018	77.2%
Fall 2019	79.9%
Fall 2020	67.2%
Fall 2021	63.3%
Fall 2022	69.5%
Fall 2023	69.7%
Fall 2024	82.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

970–1190Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2008	910	1100
Fall 2009	850	1110
Fall 2010	930	1130
Fall 2011	850	1055
Fall 2012	895	1060
Fall 2013	868	1063
Fall 2014	900	1060
Fall 2015	870	1080
Fall 2016	933	1205
Fall 2017	1016	1230
Fall 2018	1030	1196
Fall 2019	1013	1220
Fall 2020	1000	1220
Fall 2021	1030	1200
Fall 2022	980	1200
Fall 2023	1030	1180
Fall 2024	970	1190

IPEDS Fall 2008–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–24Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	25
Fall 2002	19	25
Fall 2003	18	25
Fall 2004	17	24
Fall 2005	18	24
Fall 2006	18	24
Fall 2007	18	24
Fall 2008	18	24
Fall 2009	18	24
Fall 2010	19	25
Fall 2011	20	26
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	21	26
Fall 2014	21	26
Fall 2015	21	26
Fall 2016	21	26
Fall 2017	21	26
Fall 2018	21	27
Fall 2019	21	27
Fall 2020	20	26
Fall 2021	20	26
Fall 2022	19	25
Fall 2023	19	25
Fall 2024	18	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

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

Undergraduate enrollment

9,110Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Arkansas State University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 9,496 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 9,110.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	8,826
Fall 2003	9,000
Fall 2004	8,773
Fall 2005	8,650
Fall 2006	8,955
Fall 2007	9,087
Fall 2008	9,234
Fall 2009	9,441
Fall 2010	9,489
Fall 2011	9,455
Fall 2012	9,496
Fall 2013	9,325
Fall 2014	9,139
Fall 2015	8,909
Fall 2016	9,128
Fall 2017	8,856
Fall 2018	8,623
Fall 2019	8,159
Fall 2020	7,739
Fall 2021	7,478
Fall 2022	7,463
Fall 2023	7,994
Fall 2024	9,110

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

78%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.

First-year retention at Arkansas State University rose from 70% (Fall 2002) to 78% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	70%
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	65%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	69%
Fall 2007 cohort	68%
Fall 2008 cohort	68%
Fall 2009 cohort	71%
Fall 2010 cohort	71%
Fall 2011 cohort	70%
Fall 2012 cohort	73%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	76%
Fall 2015 cohort	75%
Fall 2016 cohort	73%
Fall 2017 cohort	76%
Fall 2018 cohort	75%
Fall 2019 cohort	79%
Fall 2020 cohort	75%
Fall 2021 cohort	78%
Fall 2022 cohort	78%
Fall 2023 cohort	78%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Arkansas State University

Faculty pay at Arkansas State University averages $90,948 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Arkansas State University as a primarily residential campus of 9,110 undergraduates — and 78.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Arkansas State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 970–1190 — their midpoint is near the AR four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Arkansas State University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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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 State University 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.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Arkansas State University82.3%

Arkansas median70.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

Arkansas State University$8,090

Arkansas median$13,467

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Arkansas State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Arkansas State University$42,617

Arkansas median$44,308

National median$53,781

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Arkansas State University, Arkansas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Arkansas State University	Arkansas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	82.3%	70.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,090	$13,467	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$42,617	$44,308	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Arkansas State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Arkansas State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 33 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$98,691
Mechanical Engineering	$91,665
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$88,611
Civil Engineering	$83,270
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$79,309
Finance and Financial Management Services	$68,408
Accounting and Related Services	$67,944
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$63,340
Plant Sciences	$61,397
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$60,039
Homeland Security	$58,242
Agricultural Business and Management	$58,128
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$57,419
Marketing	$56,685
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$55,833
Biology, General	$54,441
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$54,196
Political Science and Government	$49,078
Social Work	$47,449
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$47,023
Criminology	$46,293
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$46,015
Sociology	$45,889
Psychology, General	$44,872
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$44,780
Communication and Media Studies	$44,327
Fine and Studio Arts	$43,758
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$43,733
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$41,947
Mathematics	$41,340
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$40,961
Design and Applied Arts	$39,897
English Language and Literature, General	$38,366

These 33 fields listed for Arkansas State University measure earnings after completion. The $42,617 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 29 additional Arkansas State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Arkansas State University report?

Arkansas State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 970–1190 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Arkansas State University's acceptance rate?

82.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 10,078 admitted from 12,252 applicants.

How much does Arkansas State University cost?

In-state tuition is $8,090; out-of-state students pay $14,522. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Arkansas State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $42,617. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Arkansas

University of Arkansas — 74.3% admitted
Lyon College — 62.8% admitted
Central Baptist College — 63.5% admitted
Harding University — 70.5% admitted

Run your own numbers

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. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.