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Community college · Public

Arkansas State University-Beebe

Beebe, AR725 online only

Arkansas State University-Beebe is a public community college in Beebe, AR, with about 2,285 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,285
plus 725 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$11,698
tuition and fees $3,336; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
42%
lower than at 76% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$36,603
lower than at 64% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Arkansas State University-Beebe?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Arkansas State University-Beebe is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $18,771 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $5,232

Tuition & fees (in state) $3,336Room & board $6,350Books & supplies $1,200Other costs $7,885

After grants, the average family on aid pays $11,698.

Tuition and fees are $3,336 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$13,489

About $26,978 over 2 years · 28% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
42%
within 3 years · Pell students 41%
Come back for year two
62%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$36,603
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$8,093
about $86 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$86 a month against about $2,716 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

53%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 64% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$34k
Middle income$30–75k
$39k
Higher incomeover $75k
$43k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 27%Liberal arts 26%Mechanic & repair 13%Education 13%Business 6%Engineering tech 5%Everything else 10%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities193 graduates a year · typical debt $8,000
$40k4 yrs out
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs63 graduates a year · typical debt $7,000
$52k4 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General56 graduates a year · typical debt $7,650
$43k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods40 graduates a year · typical debt $6,750
$39k4 yrs out
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians23 graduates a year
$33k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections18 graduates a year
$49k4 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians15 graduates a year
$45k1 yr out
Precision Metal Working14 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,986 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 79%Hispanic 7%Black 8%Asian 1%Two or more 5%

Women and men

Women 67%Men 33%
17 : 1
students per teacher
35%
get Pell grants (lower income)
17%
take federal loans
20%
undergrads 25 or older
33%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Beebe

4% of Beebe’s 9,377 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Beebe pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Arkansas State University-Beebe; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Harding UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Searcy
15.3 mi4,040 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.