- The Inkwell
- Arkansas
- Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Magnolia, ARTown: remoteZIP 71753Founded 1909
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1909
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.saumag.edu
ArkansasPublic
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public university in Magnolia, Arkansas, with 2,708 undergraduates. It admits 75% of applicants, graduates 46% within six years and costs $16,015 a year after aid.
46%graduate
Admission rate75%
Retention66%
4-year graduation32%
Pell Grant share49%
Federal loans51%
$16,015net price / year
75%admission rate
1047average SAT
46%graduate in 6 years
$46,635median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,750median debt
#1,408 of 1,704 for earnings#564 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,180 of 1,738 for graduation rate#713 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $25,195tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,200
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $16,080
- Average net price
- $16,015national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,526
$30,001–48,000$15,181
$48,001–75,000$16,772
$75,001–110,000$16,922
$110,001+$17,733
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 75%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1047
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 450–565
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 425–540
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college75%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college46%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college49%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 46%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 32%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 46%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,679
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,635middle 50%: $30,280–$69,396
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$69,396
Median, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus$46,635
Lower quarter$30,280
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
- 2,708
- Part-time
- 4.4%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 21.3
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 49%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 61%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,469 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,019
- Endowment, end of year
- $63,232,948
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic5.8%
Black23%
Asian0.6%
Two or more races5.4%
U.S. nonresident1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Unknown0.2%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Liberal arts & humanities31%
Business & management16%
Education14%
Health professions8.1%
Agriculture6.8%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.4%
Psychology2.9%
Visual & performing arts2.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 107983. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1724577.