Arkansas State University

Arkansas State University is a public college in Jonesboro, AR. Its average net price is $15,441 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$13,900
$30,001 to $48,000$12,268
$48,001 to $75,000$13,006
$75,001 to $110,000$18,783
$110,001 and up$22,599
$8,354Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$15,002Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,441Average Net Price
$11,950Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,250Books and Supplies
$6,360Other Expenses
42.9%Students on Pell Grants
41.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

82.3%Acceptance Rate
490 to 570SAT Reading, Middle Half
480 to 620SAT Math, Middle Half
18 to 24ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$44,135
8 years after entry$46,417
10 years after entry$47,220
57.7%Graduation Rate
78.1%Retention Rate
$19,498Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Jonesboro, ARLocation
Small citySetting
9,110Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Agricultural Business$51,093 Small program - rough guide n=47Not published
Agricultural Production Operations$40,871 National median for this major n=581Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$65,952 Small program - rough guide n=32$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Animal Sciences$37,766 National median for this major n=6,365Not published
Apparel and Textiles$44,102 National median for this major n=2,810Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$37,717 Small program - rough guide n=43$22,250 Small program - rough guide n=50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$42,007 n=140$25,000 n=166
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computational Science$75,740 National median for this major n=203Not published
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$77,872 National median for this major n=3,270Not published
Criminology$37,327 Small program - rough guide n=66$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=60
Data Processing$56,601 National median for this major n=156Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering-Related Fields$73,960 National median for this major n=1,712Not published
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$67,627 National median for this major n=206Not published
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$67,011 National median for this major n=899Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$39,110 Small program - rough guide n=52$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=31
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Industrial Engineering$79,132 National median for this major n=4,420Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$37,317 n=185$26,250 n=247
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$44,707 Small program - rough guide n=35$19,250 Small program - rough guide n=30
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Plant Sciences$44,457 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$34,932 Small program - rough guide n=89$25,000 n=232
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$38,757 Small program - rough guide n=36$21,366 Small program - rough guide n=42
Registered Nursing$78,857 n=232$25,750 n=294
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635$23,248 Small program - rough guide n=38
Sociology$37,226 Small program - rough guide n=43$36,864 Small program - rough guide n=33
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$41,491 Small program - rough guide n=46$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=61
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Systems Engineering$82,292 National median for this major n=529Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$47,068 Small program - rough guide n=54$21,966 Small program - rough guide n=44
Teaching$41,718 n=139$24,625 n=122
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$34,340 National median for this major n=1,905Not published

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All Colleges in Arkansas Accounting Agricultural Business Agricultural Production Operations Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Animal Sciences Apparel and Textiles Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Biology Business Administration, Management and Operations Business/Managerial Economics Chemistry Civil Engineering Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Communications Computational Science Computer Engineering Computer Science Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Criminology Data Processing Design and Applied Arts Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Economics Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Engineering-Related Fields Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other English Language and Literature, General Environmental Conservation Finance and Financial Management Services Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General History Homeland Security Hospitality Administration/Management Industrial Engineering International Business Journalism Languages and Linguistics Liberal Arts Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Marketing Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Music Philosophy Physics Plant Sciences Political Science and Government Psychology Public Health Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Registered Nursing Social Work Sociology Special Education and Teaching Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Statistics Studio Art Systems Engineering Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Teaching Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management