by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to Southeast Arkansas College can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
What financial assistance options will SEARK College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep scrolling to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Southeast Arkansas College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
At Southeast Arkansas College, 100% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind roughly 27 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 93% | $3,657 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 93% | $3,637 |
| State/local grants | 4% | $500 |
| Federal student loans | 7% | $7,500 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At SEARK College, roughly 93% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $4,866 (covering around 752 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 93% | $4,866 |
| Federal Pell grants | 79% | $4,464 |
| Federal student loans | 50% | $6,614 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $3,367.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $11,049 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $10,596 |
| Over $75,000 | $14,376 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $19,038 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $11,185 |
To project your own net price, use SEARK College’s net price calculator: www.seark.edu/net-price-calculator.
The median student at SEARK College graduates with $6,186 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,186 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $8,600 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $91.17/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at SEARK College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,187 |
| 25th percentile | $2,000 |
| 75th percentile | $8,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $15,932 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,562 |
| Middle income | $5,429 |
| High income | $5,380 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,329 |
| Continuing-generation students | $4,687 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,284 |
| Independent students | $7,039 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. SEARK College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at SEARK College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 4064 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $31,743,984 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 8 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $26,260 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,283 |
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