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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Data & Information Overview

Fair Price Value for Your Money
16% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Ranked?

#2,053 Best Colleges in Nation
#33 Best Colleges in AR
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

ASUMH landed the #2,053 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when ASUMH held the #2,107 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

ASUMH is also ranked #33 out of 34 schools in Arkansas.

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Is It Hard to Get Into ASUMH?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Arkansas State University - Mountain Home since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.

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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Faculty

14 to 1 Student to Faculty
46% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Arkansas State University - Mountain Home 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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is 46%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  46 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home

70% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  70 out of 100
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100

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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Undergraduate Student Diversity

519 Full-Time Undergraduates
9.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
64.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,271 undergraduates at ASUMH with 519 being full-time and 752 being part-time.

How Much Does Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Cost?

$10,080 Net Price
4% Take Out Loans
$17,232 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of ASUMH is $10,080. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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 ASUMH, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At ASUMH, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $4,308 a year. That adds up to $17,232 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at ASUMH is 16.2%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do ASUMH Graduates Make?

$32,246 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from ASUMH with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $32,246 in their early years. This is about 24% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Arkansas State University - Mountain Home

Arkansas State
519 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is a public institution located in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of ASUMH.

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Contact details for ASUMH are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1600 South College Street, Mountain Home, AR 72653
Phone: 870-508-6100
Website: www.asumh.edu/

Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Majors

18 Majors With Completions
212 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at ASUMH

60% Take At Least One Class Online
27% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 749 students took at least one online class at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home. This is a decrease from the 821 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 749 334
2019-2020 821 293
2018-2019 791 245
2017-2018 757 209
2016-2017 779 202

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Notes and References

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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