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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Magnolia, Arkansas Public 4-year Remote town

Overview

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public four-year institution based in Magnolia, Arkansas. Its campus is in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,732, made up of 3,084 undergraduates and 1,648 graduate students.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 61 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Information Sciences, General, General Studies, and Business/Commerce. It awarded 1,838 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 25 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

4,732
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
1,838
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
61
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 61

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

Computer and Information Sciences 3
Education 18
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Health Professions 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Psychology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 3
Engineering 2
Physical Sciences 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Communication and Journalism 1
English Language and Literature 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Social Sciences 3
History 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
66%
First-year retention, part-time students
21%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
536
Associate degrees
411
Master's degrees
840
Doctoral degrees (research)
11
Postbaccalaureate certificates
40

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,732
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,084
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,648
Full-time, fall 2024
62%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,451
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,361
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,090
Full-time, 2024-25
60%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
56%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
15%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
25
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
61%

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
Bruno Hicks
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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