Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,467
Graduate Enrollment: 739
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Four-year, medium, primarily residential
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full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 94.37%
Male/Female: 43% / 57% (2017)
First generation college students: 45.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 12.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.2% (2016)
Test scores for admission: Recommended
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 42.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 21.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 11.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 7.4% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 73.0%
Black: 7.2%
Hispanic: 9.7%
Asian: 1.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.9%
Non-resident alien: 2.8%
Unknown race: 0.0%
Black: 7.2%
Hispanic: 9.7%
Asian: 1.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.9%
Non-resident alien: 2.8%
Unknown race: 0.0%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $19,857
In-State tuition: $7,900Out-of-State tuition: $13,636
Estimated books and supplies: $1,240 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $8,996 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,285 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $13,711 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,285 (2022)
Average Family Income: $50,494 (2017)
Median Family Income: $32,169 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 35.5%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 32.2%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $223 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $10,738 |
| $30k-48k | $11,363 |
| $48k-75k | $13,195 |
| $75k-110k | $14,377 |
| $110k+ | $14,535 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 29%6-year graduation rate: 46%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.8% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $21,000 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,543 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $11,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $12,500 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 73.9% (2015) |
| @3 year | 71.4% (2017) |
| @5 year | 69.3% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 55.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 58.6% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $36,906 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $40,057 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | Area Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 53 | $15,620 | $178 | $44,813 ($3,734) | $43,118 ($3,593) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | History. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 17 | $22,500 | $233 | $32,236 ($2,686) | |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 687 | $24,100 | $224 | $33,869 ($2,822) | $35,386 ($2,949) |
| Master's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 39 | $16,640 | $178 | $31,492 ($2,624) | $41,491 ($3,458) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 2 | $28,929 ($2,411) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 139 | $34,046 | $251 | $33,888 ($2,824) | $39,367 ($3,281) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 26 | $23,726 | $252 | $32,667 ($2,722) | |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 85 | $23,910 | $248 | $24,172 ($2,014) | $35,984 ($2,999) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 47 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 61 | $25,570 | $262 | $31,763 ($2,647) | $37,671 ($3,139) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 19 | $26,000 | $272 | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Homeland Security. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Homeland Security. | 44 | $25,355 | $237 | $38,188 ($3,182) | $43,114 ($3,593) |
| Master's Degree | Homeland Security. | 10 | $42,752 ($3,563) | |||
| Associate's Degree | Human Services, General. | 11 | $26,691 ($2,224) | |||
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 97 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 34 | $23,983 | $237 | $42,772 ($3,564) | $48,892 ($4,074) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 59 | $29,535 | $230 | $45,494 ($3,791) | |
| Associate's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 116 | $21,780 | $222 | $38,218 ($3,185) | $41,009 ($3,417) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 21 | $54,819 ($4,568) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 81 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 36 | $19,050 | $207 | $28,641 ($2,387) | $25,787 ($2,149) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 23 | $52,483 ($4,374) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 18 | $24,000 | $236 | $27,824 ($2,319) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 15 | $36,618 ($3,052) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 21 | $19,975 | $212 | $50,542 ($4,212) | $59,014 ($4,918) |
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 21 | $89,210 ($7,434) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 17 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 33 | $219 | $46,515 ($3,876) | ||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 13 | $45,371 ($3,781) | |||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 68 | $268 | $38,445 ($3,204) | $45,982 ($3,832) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 33 | $337 | $36,803 ($3,067) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 55 | $24,351 | $245 | $33,718 ($2,810) | $35,227 ($2,936) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 101 | $24,000 | $245 | $37,500 ($3,125) | $39,589 ($3,299) |
| Master's Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 66 | $176 | $47,898 ($3,992) | $46,809 ($3,901) | |
| Master's Degree | Education, Other. | 16 | $39,601 ($3,300) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 37 | $17,100 | $175 | $63,652 ($5,304) | $69,283 ($5,774) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering Physics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 93 | $22,970 | $233 | $63,915 ($5,326) | $76,613 ($6,384) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 44 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Nuclear Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 32 | $59,544 ($4,962) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 15 | $26,000 | $213 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 32 | $23,180 | $228 | $29,052 ($2,421) | |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 20 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 15 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 48 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 19 | $33,277 ($2,773) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Precision Metal Working. | 52 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Precision Metal Working. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 24 | $28,950 | $307 | $17,816 ($1,485) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 80 | $17,159 | $160 | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 530 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 9 | $24,504 ($2,042) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 22 | $29,849 ($2,487) | |||
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 64 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 48 | $20,860 | $140 | $32,199 ($2,683) | $40,439 ($3,370) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 54 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 20 | $18,291 | $117 | $54,492 ($4,541) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 70 | $23,890 | $233 | $26,923 ($2,244) | $35,336 ($2,945) |
| Associate's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 20 | $29,995 | $221 | $61,436 ($5,120) | $59,338 ($4,945) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 116 | $23,424 | $187 | $60,024 ($5,002) | $64,390 ($5,366) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Agricultural Production Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | 28 | $20,500 | $170 | $27,676 ($2,306) | $42,825 ($3,569) |
| Master's Degree | Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 27 | $24,500 | $249 | $26,971 ($2,248) | $34,783 ($2,899) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 27 | $23,250 | $225 | $31,920 ($2,660) | $32,282 ($2,690) |
| Master's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 23 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 13 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Information Science/Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Systems Analysis. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 14 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 7 | $39,238 ($3,270) | $44,073 ($3,673) | ||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 15 | $301 | $52,788 ($4,399) | $57,754 ($4,813) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $61,605Full time faculty: 99%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 18.0
School's endowment start of year: $49,075,714 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $63,150,376 (2022)