Arkansas State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Arkansas State University

Arkansas State University operates as a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 9,110 students of which 11,471 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Arkansas State University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 82.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,090 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,366, with published in-state tuition of $8,090 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 55.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.1%. Graduates earn a median of $42,617 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,944 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 513300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 53.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.