- The Inkwell
- Arkansas
- Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, ARTown: distantZIP 71999Founded 1890
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1890
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.hsu.edu
ArkansasPublic
Henderson State University
Henderson State University is a public university in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, with 1,456 undergraduates. It graduates 36% within six years and costs $21,843 a year after aid.
36%graduate
Retention62%
4-year graduation17%
Pell Grant share59%
Federal loans52%
$21,843net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
36%graduate in 6 years
$46,244median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#1,423 of 1,704 for earnings#1,009 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,437 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
- $25,573tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,664
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $11,112
- Average net price
- $21,843national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,898
$30,001–48,000$20,946
$48,001–75,000$18,323
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
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 college62%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college36%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college59%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 36%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 17%
- First-year retention
- 62%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 44%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,033
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,244middle 50%: $30,790–$64,361
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$64,361
Median, Henderson State University$46,244
Lower quarter$30,790
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
- 1,456
- Part-time
- 8.8%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 59%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,442 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,374
- Endowment, end of year
- $29,791,451
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White54%
Hispanic4.1%
Black34%
Asian0.8%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.1%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions28%
Education17%
Business & management14%
Liberal arts & humanities11%
Transportation & materials moving7.2%
Psychology4.6%
Visual & performing arts3.7%
Engineering3.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 107071. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1604967.