Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus operates as a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 2,708 students of which 3,502 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. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is categorized as “18” 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 75.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,047 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,027, with published in-state tuition of $9,960 and a Pell grant recipient share of 48.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 47.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 66.2%. Graduates earn a median of $42,386 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,008 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 126000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 57.0% 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.