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Arkansas State University - Main Campus was awarded 124 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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A-State is ranked #753 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
A-State also holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in Arkansas ranking.
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If you're applying to Arkansas State University - Main Campus you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 70%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 2% of students accepted to A-State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 590.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Arkansas State University - Main Campus is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Arkansas State University - Main Campus is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At A-State this rate is 37%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,486 undergraduates at A-State with 5,836 being full-time and 2,650 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,737 | $9,470 | $12,927 | $15,472 | $15,842 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of A-State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At A-State, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $5,592 a year. That adds up to $22,368 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for A-State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2105 East, Aggie Road, Jonesboro, AR 72401 |
| Phone: | 870-972-2100 |
| Website: | www.astate.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 918 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 777 | $33,881 |
| Nursing | 347 | $73,423 |
| Plant Sciences | 337 | $49,536 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 309 | $41,530 |
| Health & Physical Education | 259 | $32,685 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 209 | $36,847 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 182 | $43,804 |
| Business Administration & Management | 182 | $36,007 |
| Student Counseling | 168 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 8,811 students took at least one online class at Arkansas State University - Main Campus. This is a decrease from the 8,866 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 8,811 | 5,823 |
| 2021-2022 | 8,866 | 5,279 |
| 2020-2021 | 9,829 | 5,152 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,714 | 4,220 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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