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Arkansas State University Three Rivers

Arkansas State University Three Rivers is a public institution in Malvern, Arkansas. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$8,070
Avg net price / yr
$37,374
10-yr median earnings
30.5%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Arkansas State University Three Rivers posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

39th pct.
former-student earnings, US
30.5%
150%-time completion
+12%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Fringe Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Arkansas State University Three Rivers profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

D
College Value Score
49/100
Arkansas State University Three Rivers

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings D
$37,374
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$8,070
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
30.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B
$10,250
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
54.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Arkansas State University Three Rivers vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$37,374

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$8,070

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

30.5%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 30.5%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Arkansas State University Three Rivers vs peers

Arkansas State University Three Rivers positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Arkansas State University Three Rivers posit… Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $18K $39K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $4K $15K Avg Net Price ($) Arkansas State University Three Rivers (you are here): $37K earn · $8K net · 30% grad You are here - Arkansas State Uni… University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College: $28K earn · $7K net · 49% grad University of Arka… Ozarka College: $29K earn · $5K net · 45% grad Ozarka College University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana: $34K earn · $9K net · 53% grad University of Arka… University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain: $30K earn · $5K net · 58% grad University of Arka… Arkansas State University Mid-South: $32K earn · $5K net · 54% grad Arkansas State Uni… Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas: $30K earn · $5K net · 53% grad Hot Springs Beauty College: $22K earn · $14K net · 38% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Arkansas State University Three Rivers ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Arkansas State University Three Rivers: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$37,374 39th percentile higher than 39% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Arkansas State University Three Rivers National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $37,374 #3125 of 5103 39th
Average net price $8,070 #802 of 5020 84th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 30.5% #4256 of 4858 12th
Undergraduate enrollment 550 #2766 of 5462 49th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

550
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
30.5%
150%-time completion
$37,374
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Arkansas State University Three Rivers ranks in Arkansas

State rank among 72 reporting Arkansas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Arkansas State University Three Rivers State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $37,374 #29 of 72 60th
Average net price $8,070 #13 of 70 81st (lower is better)
150%-time completion 30.5% #60 of 67 10th
Undergraduate enrollment 550 #41 of 74 45th

Highest former-student earnings in Arkansas

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Jefferson Regional School of Nursing$73,975-
2University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences$73,827-
3University of Arkansas Grantham$63,496$8,370
4Baptist Health College Little Rock$62,244$25,454
5Hendrix College$60,376$24,149
6University of Arkansas$58,191$18,209
7John Brown University$53,907$20,397
8Harding University$52,876$22,130
9Ouachita Baptist University$51,673$22,409
10Central Baptist College$46,789$12,287
11University of Central Arkansas$45,938$16,511
12University of Arkansas at Little Rock$45,265$17,248
29Arkansas State University Three RiversThis school$37,374$8,070

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $3,788
Out-of-State Tuition $4,388
Average Net Price $8,070

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $8,070
14.1%
Pell Grant Rate
19.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$10,250
Median Debt
$109/mo
Monthly Payment

Arkansas State University Three Rivers costs less today than it did in 2013

Average net price fell from $8,758 to $7,520 (-14.1%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $8,7582014: $8,4542015: $8,2632016: $7,7662017: $7,8412018: $8,2952019: $6,0852020: $6,7042021: $3,7162022: $3,1102023: $7,520
2013 · $8,7582023 · $7,520

Over the same years, enrollment went -37.1% (817 → 514 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

74.4%
Female
50.0%
First Generation

Outcomes

$33,365
Median Earnings (6yr)
41.4%
Earning Over $25K
54.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 30.5%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $33,365
Median earnings 10 years after entry $37,374
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 41.4%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 54.0%
Median federal student debt At completion $10,250
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $109/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Associate's 2 71 $51,130 $76,806 -
Certificate 1 195 - - -

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 53 $76,806 -
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 18 $25,453 -
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate 195 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Arkansas State University Three Rivers?
Arkansas State University Three Rivers is a public institution in Malvern, Arkansas. Undergraduate enrollment is 550 students.
How much do Arkansas State University Three Rivers former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Arkansas State University Three Rivers who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $37,374 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $33,365.
How much does Arkansas State University Three Rivers cost?
The average net price at Arkansas State University Three Rivers is $8,070. In-state tuition is $3,788 and out-of-state tuition is $4,388. Median student debt at graduation is $10,250.
What is the graduation rate at Arkansas State University Three Rivers?
Arkansas State University Three Rivers has a 30.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Arkansas State University Three Rivers worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Arkansas State University Three Rivers is $10,250, while former students earn a median of $37,374 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 27% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 54.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $109.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Arkansas State University Three Rivers

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