Arkansas State University

Arkansas State University is a public university located in Jonesboro, AR. It ranks #510 in the US on our best overall colleges list, and admission is within reach for most, not overly competitive, as the acceptance rate is 77%. It has a midsized student body with full-time enrollment of 7,238 undergraduates. 17% of graduates get an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts and Humanities. Additional often selected academe include Business, but there are 65 different courses of study to choose from. Its medical assistant technology program is ranked number one in Arkansas. What's more, Arkansas State ranked 1st in AR according to our best colleges for middle income students list. At full sticker price, in-state tuition is $8,176 a year, but for applicants based elsewhere, tuition runs $14,532. None the less, close to all of the Arkansas State undergraduates obtain grant or scholarship funding. 47% of Arkansas State University students stick it out to commencement day, ready to start the subsequent period in their lives: their careers. A couple years after finishing their studies, alumni earn a median yearly wage of $27,500. After 4 more years working, the alumni's average annual wage rises 17.1% to $32,200; however, that is still 19.7% south of the national median wage. Many of you may also like to be conscious of the fact that there is a $30 application fee. What's more, 38% of available classes are relatively small, with 20 to 39 students. With regard for your checkbook, be aware that 39% of undergrads obtain financial aid through state grants and the average amount of institutional grant aid awarded is $6,773. When it comes to demographics, in-state students make up 81% of the undergraduate population at Arkansas State and out-of-state students make up 17% of the undergraduate population. Relating to life on campus, 30% of undergrads live on campus. In closing, around 5% of alumni miss payments on their student debt and six years after graduating, the lowest-earning 25% of graduates take home $18,600 or less.