by our College Data Analytics Team
In 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.
Southeast Arkansas College was awarded 45 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts / sciences & humanities.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, SEARK College is ranked #1,335 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SEARK College held the #1,666 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
SEARK College is also ranked #11 out of 34 schools in Arkansas.
Since Southeast Arkansas College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at SEARK College is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 Southeast Arkansas College is 56%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 47% rate at Southeast Arkansas College is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,113 undergraduates at SEARK College with 355 being full-time and 758 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,660 | $7,599 | $8,888 | $9,869 | $11,716 |
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 SEARK College, 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 SEARK College, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $3,717 a year. That adds up to $14,868 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at SEARK College is 7.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for SEARK College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1900 S Hazel Street, Pine Bluff, AR 71603 |
| Phone: | 870-543-5900 |
| Website: | https://www.seark.edu/ |
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, 533 students took at least one online class at Southeast Arkansas College. This is a decrease from the 547 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 533 | 290 |
| 2019-2020 | 547 | 150 |
| 2018-2019 | 413 | 129 |
| 2017-2018 | 346 | 81 |
| 2016-2017 | 375 | 81 |
Learn more about online learning at Southeast Arkansas College.
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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