Arkansas State University - Main Campus Business Programs

Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a public institution situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The city atmosphere of Jonesboro makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Arkansas State University - Main Campus Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at A-State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#7	Most Popular Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#87	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards A-State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Value Colleges for Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	College Factual
#11	Best Value Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising	College Factual
#96	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing	College Factual
#109	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#113	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual

Where Is Arkansas State University - Main Campus?

Contact details for A-State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2105 E. Aggie Road, Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone:	870-972-2100
Website:	www.astate.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasState
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/ArkansasState

How Do I Get Into A-State?

You can apply to A-State online at: https://www.astate.edu/info/apply/

Admission Requirements for A-State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into A-State?

A-State has an acceptance rate of 67%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to A-State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 590. Math scores were between 500 and 630.

A-State received ACT scores from 96% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Arkansas State University - Main Campus?

The overall average net price of A-State is $20,146. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 A-State, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $5,580 a year. That adds up to $22,320 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at A-State is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Arkansas State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,486 undergraduate students at A-State, with 5,836 being full-time and 2,650 being part-time.

There are also 4,620 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,836 full-time undergraduates at A-State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Arkansas State University - Main Campus students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	48
Black or African American	658
Hispanic or Latino	262
White	4,375
International Students	268
Other Races/Ethnicities	225

Geographic Diversity

Arkansas students aren't the only ones who study at Arkansas State University - Main Campus. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 76 countries are represented at A-State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

In 2019-2020, 9,829 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at A-State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of A-State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Arkansas State University - Main Campus was $7,315 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $12,883. The following table shows how A-State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#3	#1
Public Relations & Advertising	#8	#1

Online Growth Rankings of A-State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Arkansas State University - Main Campus was 7.7%. This is the #1,305 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at A-State regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at A-State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at A-State.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#9
Health Communication	#13
Public Relations & Advertising	#87

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Arkansas State University - Main Campus Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	122	56	178
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	41	34	75
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	0	0	56	11	67
Finance	0	0	61	0	61
Accounting	0	0	45	0	45
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	35	0	35
Supply Chain Management	0	0	11	0	11
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	9	0	9
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	9	0	0	0	9
Business Economics	0	0	4	0	4
General Economics	0	0	2	0	2
General Management Information Systems	0	1	0	0	1
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	0	0	0	0
Health Communication	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	9	1	386	101	497

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

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