by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Arkansas Tech University was awarded 250 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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ATU landed the #1,468 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when ATU held the #1,503 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 34 colleges in Arkansas, ATU is ranked at #15.
With an acceptance rate of 94%, ATU has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Arkansas Tech University is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Arkansas Tech University is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Arkansas Tech University is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 25% for first-time, full-time students at ATU, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Arkansas Tech University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,110 undergraduates at ATU with 6,227 being full-time and 3,883 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,455 | $10,800 | $12,727 | $14,283 | $14,374 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of ATU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At ATU, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,728 a year. That adds up to $26,912 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at ATU is 5.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for ATU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Administration Bldg 200, 1509 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, AR 72801-2222 |
| Phone: | 479-968-0389 |
| Website: | www.atu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/arkansastech |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/arkansastech |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 111 | $30,697 |
| Business Administration & Management | 97 | $31,587 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 93 | $35,040 |
| General Psychology | 75 | $24,155 |
| Geography & Cartography | 74 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 68 | $31,327 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 65 | $60,093 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 65 | NA |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 50 | $34,385 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 48 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 6,101 students took at least one online class at Arkansas Tech University. This is a decrease from the 8,554 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,101 | 2,666 |
| 2019-2020 | 8,554 | 4,503 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,885 | 2,793 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,579 | 2,845 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,238 | 2,389 |
Learn more about online learning at Arkansas Tech University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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