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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus was awarded 88 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is ranked #1,420 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Southern Arkansas University Main Campus held the #1,685 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 34 colleges in Arkansas, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is ranked at #14.
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The acceptance rate at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a competitive 63%, 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 10% 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 570. Math scores were between 470 and 570.
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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 68%. 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 64%, 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 29%, 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,735 | $14,000 | $16,889 | $17,390 | $18,434 |
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 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,599 a year. That adds up to $22,396 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is 13.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/SouthernArkansasUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/muleriders |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 62 | $30,784 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 61 | $30,781 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 49 | $23,408 |
| Nursing | 30 | $55,929 |
| General Psychology | 29 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 28 | $29,986 |
| Accounting | 27 | NA |
| General Biology | 27 | $24,866 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 26 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 25 | $39,536 |
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 2020-2021, 3,485 students took at least one online class at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. This is a decrease from the 3,798 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,485 | 1,384 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,798 | 1,223 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,498 | 1,005 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,351 | 869 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,429 | 722 |
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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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