by our College Data Analytics Team
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Southern Arkansas University Tech was awarded 57 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is multi / interdisciplinary studies.
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SAU Tech landed the #1,322 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 SAU Tech held the #1,648 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 34 colleges in Arkansas, SAU Tech is ranked at #10.
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Since Southern Arkansas University Tech 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 is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at SAU Tech it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 Tech is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Southern Arkansas University Tech this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 769 undergraduates at SAU Tech with 465 being full-time and 304 being part-time.
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 SAU Tech, 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 SAU Tech, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $2,898 a year. That adds up to $11,592 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at SAU Tech is 14.3%. 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 SAU Tech are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 6415 Spellman Road, Camden, AR 71701-1906 |
| Phone: | 870-574-4500 |
| Website: | www.sautech.edu/ |
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, 401 students took at least one online class at Southern Arkansas University Tech. This is an increase from the 394 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 401 | 227 |
| 2019-2020 | 394 | 216 |
| 2018-2019 | 366 | 195 |
| 2017-2018 | 387 | 194 |
| 2016-2017 | 474 | 268 |
Learn more about online learning at Southern Arkansas University Tech.
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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