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Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas Public 4-year Remote town

Overview

Arkansas Tech University is a public four-year institution based in Russellville, Arkansas. Its campus is in a remote town. It enrolled 8,746 students in fall 2024, including 8,145 undergraduates and 601 graduate students.

Arkansas Tech University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 139 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Business Administration and Management, and Organizational Leadership. It awarded 5,299 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

8,746
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
5,299
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
139
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 139

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 18
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 20
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Education 25
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 6
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Psychology 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Engineering 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Engineering Technologies 5
Communication and Journalism 7
Precision Production 2
Science Technologies 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Social Sciences 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Construction Trades 1
English Language and Literature 2
History 2
Physical Sciences 4
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
74%
First-year retention, part-time students
39%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
990
Associate degrees
1,525
Master's degrees
212
Doctoral degrees (research)
8
Certificates under 1 year
1,983
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
318
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
72
Postbaccalaureate certificates
183
Post-master's certificates
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,746
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,145
Graduate students, fall 2024
601
Full-time, fall 2024
53%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,113
Undergraduates, 2024-25
9,315
Graduate students, 2024-25
798
Full-time, 2024-25
51%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
72%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
13
Programs with a fully online option
31
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
28%
Students taking some online courses
42%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great American Conference
President
Russell Jones
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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