Arkansas Tech University Business Programs

Arkansas Tech University is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Russellville draws many to the area.

Arkansas Tech University 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 ATU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Value Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards ATU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Banking and Financial Support Services Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#3	Best Banking and Financial Support Services Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#9	Best General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#16	Best Business Support & Assistant Services Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#73	Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management	College Factual

Where Is Arkansas Tech University?

Contact details for ATU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Administration Bldg 200, 1509 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, AR 72801-2222
Phone:	844-804-2628
Website:	www.atu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/arkansastech
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/arkansastech

How Do I Get Into ATU?

You can apply to ATU online at: www.atu.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for ATU

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	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into ATU?

ATU has the high acceptance rate of 98%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Can I Afford Arkansas Tech University?

The overall average net price of ATU is $19,677. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At ATU, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,596 a year. That adds up to $26,384 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at ATU is 5.8%. 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 Tech University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,110 undergraduate students at ATU, with 6,227 being full-time and 3,883 being part-time.

There are also 719 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,227 full-time undergraduates at ATU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Arkansas Tech University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	100
Black or African American	433
Hispanic or Latino	537
White	4,634
International Students	171
Other Races/Ethnicities	352

Geographic Diversity

Arkansas students aren't the only ones who study at Arkansas Tech University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 47 countries are represented at ATU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and India.

Online Learning at Arkansas Tech University

In 2019-2020, 8,554 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 12th 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 Growth Rankings of ATU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Arkansas Tech University was 19.4%. This is the #952 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at ATU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at ATU 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 ATU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Supply Chain Management	#77

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 Tech University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	51	2	88	16	157
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	20	23	9	0	0	52
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	0	0	0	50	0	50
Organizational Leadership	35	0	0	9	0	44
Banking and Financial Support Services	13	9	12	0	0	34
Business Economics	0	0	0	22	0	22
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	21	0	21
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	0	18	0	18
Supply Chain Management	12	4	0	0	0	16
Accounting	0	0	0	15	0	15
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	0	11	0	11
Finance	0	0	0	3	0	3
TOTAL	80	87	23	237	16	443

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 Valis55 under License

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