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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus was awarded 36 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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College Factual ranked Southern Arkansas University Main Campus as #1,732 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus also holds the #15 spot on the Best Colleges in Arkansas ranking.
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The acceptance rate at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a competitive 64%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 8% of students accepted to Southern Arkansas University Main Campus submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 595. Math scores were between 445 and 595.
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The student to faculty ratio at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is about average at 15 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.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is 56%. 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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is 71%, 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 get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Southern Arkansas University Main Campus this rate is 28%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,447 undergraduates at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus with 2,950 being full-time and 497 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,793 | $14,333 | $17,594 | $19,066 | $19,933 |
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 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $5,949 a year. That adds up to $23,796 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 E. University, Magnolia, AR 71753 |
| Phone: | 870-235-4000 |
| Website: | https://www.saumag.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 307 | $30,901 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 170 | $37,590 |
| General Business/Commerce | 137 | $34,910 |
| Computer Information Systems | 96 | $26,671 |
| Health & Physical Education | 61 | $29,854 |
| Student Counseling | 58 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 56 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 44 | NA |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 40 | $41,325 |
| General Biology | 34 | $26,044 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 4,290 students took at least one online class at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. This is an increase from the 3,485 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,290 | 1,513 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,485 | 1,384 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,798 | 1,223 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,351 | 869 |
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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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