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Southern Arkansas University admitted 75% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 875–1105 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $16,015 a year. Within six years, 46% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 75%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Required
- SAT middle 50%
- 875–1105
- ACT middle 50%
- 17–24
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $25,195 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $16,015 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $15,526 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $10,200 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $16,080 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 46%
- Students who return for a second year
- 66%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $46,635 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,708
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 49%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 31%
- Business, management and marketing
- 17%
- Education
- 14%
- Health professions
- 8%
- Agriculture, animal and plant sciences
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Georgia Southwestern State University GA · 75% admitted
- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College GA · 76% admitted
- Appalachian Bible College WV · 78% admitted
- Eastern Kentucky University KY · 78% admitted
- Ottawa University-Surprise AZ · 78% admitted
- Adrian College MI · 73% admitted
More colleges in Arkansas
- University of Arkansas AR · 74% admitted
- Arkansas State University AR · 82% admitted
- University of Central Arkansas AR · 90% admitted
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock AR · 59% admitted
- Harding University AR · 71% admitted
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff AR · 41% admitted
- Ouachita Baptist University AR · 68% admitted
- John Brown University AR · 76% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.