- The Inkwell
- Arkansas
- Crowley's Ridge College
Paragould, ARRural: fringeZIP 72450Founded 1964
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1964
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1987
- Website
- www.crc.edu
ArkansasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Crowley's Ridge College
Crowley's Ridge College is a private nonprofit college in Paragould, Arkansas, with 165 undergraduates. It graduates 48% within six years and costs $18,918 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Retention54%
4-year graduation15%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans50%
$18,918net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$44,146median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,037median debt
#1,475 of 1,704 for earnings#789 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,132 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $29,329tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $17,450
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,450
- Average net price
- $18,918national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,956
$30,001–48,000$17,025
$48,001–75,000$16,947
$75,001–110,000$21,612
$110,001+$21,980
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college54%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 15%
- First-year retention
- 54%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 34%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,437
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,146middle 50%: $30,007–$59,422
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,037
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$59,422
Median, Crowley's Ridge College$44,146
Lower quarter$30,007
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 165
- Part-time
- 4.2%
- Women / men
- 42% / 58%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 45%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,135 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,858
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,691,754
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White76%
Hispanic3.6%
Black18%
Asian0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Unknown1.2%
5 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management55%
Education21%
Liberal arts & humanities14%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.9%
Theology & religious vocations3.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 106810. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5189258.