Colleges / Arkansas State University
College · Public · Jonesboro, AR · City
ASU

Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, AR

Address2105 East, Aggie Road, Jonesboro, AR 72401
Websitewww.astate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate82%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size9,110
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 82% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1090 · ACT 23.

If you get in

9,110 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$100k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$49k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.1k
Tuition · out-of-state
$14.5k
Room & board
$11.6k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans42%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$43k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out23%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
9,110
Location
Jonesboro, AR
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
A-State, AState
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Black15%
  • International10%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time39%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$33k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 62

What you can study.

Colleges / Arkansas State University
College · Public · Jonesboro, AR · City
ASU

Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, AR

Address2105 East, Aggie Road, Jonesboro, AR 72401
Websitewww.astate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate82%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size9,110
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 82% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1090 · ACT 23.

If you get in

9,110 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$100k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$49k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.1k
Tuition · out-of-state
$14.5k
Room & board
$11.6k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans42%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$43k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out23%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
9,110
Location
Jonesboro, AR
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
A-State, AState
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Black15%
  • International10%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time39%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$33k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 62

What you can study.