Side-by-Side Comparison of Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

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	University of West Alabama	University of Arkansas at Monticello	Ouachita Baptist University	University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	Adams State University
Overview
Location	Livingston, Alabama	Monticello, Arkansas	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Hope, Arkansas	Magnolia, Arkansas	Alamosa, Colorado
Campus setting	Rural: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Distant	Town: Distant	Town: Remote	Town: Remote
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	2 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Private (Non Profit)	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	63.0%	69.0%	84.0%	67.0%	64.0%	59.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	No	No	No
Religious affiliation			Baptist
Admission
Acceptance rate	74.3%	Open Admission	73.8%	Open Admission	62.6%	99.8%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $40		$40		$25	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $30
SAT range	880 - 980	N/A	N/A	N/A	930 - 1140	920 - 1140
ACT range	17 - 21	N/A	N/A	N/A	18 - 25	18 - 23
Students submitting SAT score	2.0%				10.0%	25.0%
Students submitting ACT score	69.0%				100.0%	10.0%
Total number of applicants	1,539		2,610		2,813	1,717
Total number of admissions given out	1,144		1,925		1,761	1,714
Admitted students who chose to enroll	351		485		632	318
Yield rate	30.7%		25.2%		35.9%	18.6%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	Not required	N/A	Not required	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	N/A	Required	N/A	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	N/A	Not required	N/A	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	N/A	Not required	N/A	Required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	N/A	Required	N/A	Required	Not required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $22,911 Out of state: $32,011	In state: $21,739 Out of state: $27,589	$44,910	In state: $20,482 Out of state: $21,532	In state: $26,411 Out of state: $31,631	In state: $26,474 Out of state: $34,727
Average net price	$15,435	$13,077	$20,074	$7,046	$14,141	$14,492
Tuition	In state: $9,100 Out of state: $18,200	In state: $4,779 Out of state: $10,629	$29,480	In state: $2,310 Out of state: $3,360	In state: $6,750 Out of state: $11,970	In state: $5,976 Out of state: $14,229
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,760 Meal plan: $2,834	Room/dormitory: $3,365 Meal plan: $3,600	Room/dormitory: $4,370 Meal plan: $4,140		Room/dormitory: $4,340 Meal plan: $3,444	Room/dormitory: $3,967 Meal plan: $5,200
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	89.0% Average amount $7,129	99.0% Average amount $5,881	100.0% Average amount $21,394	98.0% Average amount $5,419	98.0% Average amount $8,861	94.0% Average amount $9,130
Students receiving federal student loan	65.0% Average amount $5,418	46.0% Average amount $5,466	70.0% Average amount $5,357		50.0% Average amount $5,247	69.0% Average amount $5,315
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $8,357	2.0% Average amount $7,049	8.0% Average amount $13,978		3.0% Average amount $8,817	7.0% Average amount $11,675
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,322 Men 30.6% Women 69.4%	2,258 Men 42.0% Women 58.0%	1,716 Men 43.5% Women 56.5%	1,191 Men 31.6% Women 68.4%	3,160 Men 43.4% Women 56.6%	1,835 Men 52.8% Women 47.2%
Graduate students	3,272 Men 20.0% Women 80.0%	420 Men 34.8% Women 65.2%	48 Men 2.1% Women 97.9%	N/A	1,274 Men 35.2% Women 64.8%	1,303 Men 29.1% Women 70.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate	Very Low	Low	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A	38.8%	N/A	28.0%	42.2%
International students	2.0%	0.4%	1.9%	N/A	7.5%	0.7%
Campus local/setting	Rural: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Distant	Town: Distant	Town: Remote	Town: Remote
Dormitory capacity	1,019	709	1,602	N/A	2,032	1,200
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	N/A	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A	Arkansas Texas Louisiana Oklahoma Tennessee	N/A	Arkansas Texas Louisiana Oklahoma Alabama	Colorado New Mexico California Arizona Texas
Academics
Popular study areas	Education Business Health Professions Multidisciplinary Studies Communication and Journalism	Education Liberal Arts Health Professions Business Multidisciplinary Studies	Business Education Health Professions Visual & Performing Arts Philosophy and Religious Studies	Liberal Arts Health Professions Business Automotive Technology Precision Production	Liberal Arts Education Business Computer and Information Science Agriculture	Liberal Arts Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Psychology History
Students to faculty ratio	14:1	12:1	13:1	14:1	15:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	39.1%	33.0%	66.8%	43.0%	40.1%	28.7%
Dropout rate	21.5%	50.6%	33.0%	51.4%	23.3%	49.8%
Transferred out	36.0%	15.4%	N/A	3.3%	35.5%	17.9%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,363 Year 2: $61,681 Year 3: $64,667 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,130 Year 2: $53,942 Year 3: $55,799 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $52,682 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $54,452 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,975 Year 2: $48,510 Year 3: $51,622 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,470 Year 2: $46,380 Year 3: $48,647 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,701 Year 2: $46,261 Year 3: $47,958 Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $48,803 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $47,734 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $37,054 Year 3: $35,960 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,711 Year 3: N/A Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,983 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A	Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $64,791 Year 3: $69,975 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,480 Year 2: $54,331 Year 3: $53,552 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,829 Year 3: $45,515 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,799 Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: $44,215 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,330 Year 3: $42,139 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,136 Year 2: $38,870 Year 3: $40,288 Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,793 Year 2: $33,459 Year 3: $35,383 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,133 Year 3: $32,551 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,881 Year 2: $29,064 Year 3: $31,576 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,421 Year 3: $25,129	Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,579 Year 2: $44,776 Year 3: $51,108 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,699 Year 2: $36,726 Year 3: $42,665 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,047 Year 2: $37,748 Year 3: $38,112 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,498 Year 2: $37,208 Year 3: $37,714 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: $31,315 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $27,439 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $23,351 Year 3: N/A Religion/Religious Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,508 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,174 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $37,208 Year 3: N/A	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $26,945	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,230 Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: $70,408 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,929 Year 2: $55,151 Year 3: $62,262 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $39,925 Year 2: $42,458 Year 3: $42,763 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,784 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $38,968 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,986 Year 2: $30,228 Year 3: $35,029 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,781 Year 2: $33,565 Year 3: $33,986 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $28,923 Physics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,362 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: N/A Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,245 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $63,845 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $43,727 Year 2: $44,126 Year 3: $47,513 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $43,360 Year 2: $44,861 Year 3: $46,910 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,088 Year 2: $34,603 Year 3: $39,930 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,120 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: $33,756 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,377 Year 2: $28,019 Year 3: $32,724 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,667 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,019 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,806 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,414 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

University of West Alabama

University of Arkansas at Monticello

Ouachita Baptist University

University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Adams State University

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