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Arkansas Tech University Overview

Arkansas Tech University is a public institution situated in Russellville, Arkansas. The location of ATU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Arkansas Tech University Known For?

3,808 Undergraduate Awards
$19,677 Avg Cost After Aid
94% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at ATU.
  • In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, ATU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $41,766 a year. That's about 2% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Arkansas Tech University?

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Contact details for ATU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Administration Bldg 200, 1509 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, AR 72801-2222
Phone: 479-968-0389
Website: www.atu.edu

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How Do I Get Into ATU?

You can apply to ATU online at: https://www.atu.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for ATU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into ATU?

94% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
1% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 94%, ATU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to ATU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 560.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Arkansas Tech University  ( 480 to 620 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Arkansas Tech University  ( 510 to 560 )
200
800
ATU received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Arkansas Tech University  ( 17 to 25 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Arkansas Tech University  ( 17 to 24 )
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36

Can I Afford Arkansas Tech University?

$19,677 Net Price
44% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of ATU is $19,677. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At ATU, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,707 a year. That adds up to $26,828 over four years for those students.

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Arkansas Tech University Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,227 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,110 undergraduate students at ATU, with 6,227 being full-time and 3,883 being part-time.

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There are also 719 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,227 full-time undergraduates at ATU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Arkansas Tech University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 100
Black or African American 433
Hispanic or Latino 537
White 4,634
International Students 171
Other Races/Ethnicities 352

Geographic Diversity

Arkansas students aren't the only ones who study at Arkansas Tech University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 47 countries are represented at ATU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and India.

Arkansas Tech University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 1,011 0 0 0 3 0 1,014
Health & Medical Administrative Services 313 14 25 5 0 12 0 369
Business Administration & Management 100 108 3 110 0 22 0 343
Computer Information Systems 26 64 12 53 11 21 0 187
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 134 0 0 0 0 134
Computer Programming 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 126
Nursing 0 24 0 80 0 2 0 106
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 99 0 3 0 102
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 25 32 36 0 0 0 0 93
Criminal Justice & Corrections 22 22 6 37 0 0 0 87
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 44 40 0 0 0 0 0 84
Finance & Financial Management 23 16 18 21 0 0 0 78
General Psychology 1 0 0 70 0 3 0 74
Allied Health Professions 47 17 6 0 0 0 0 70
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 68
Precision Metal Working 42 12 13 0 0 0 0 67
Business Support & Assistant Services 20 19 18 0 0 0 0 57
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 56
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 26 9 16 0 0 0 0 51
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 50
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 19 30 0 49
Homeland Security 21 0 0 18 0 8 0 47
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 0 38 0 2 0 40
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 36
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 12 23 0 0 0 0 35
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 34
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0 5 21 0 26
General Biology 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 25
Building Management & Inspection 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
Marketing 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 24
Information Technology 0 15 0 8 0 0 0 23
Electronics Engineering Technology 10 0 13 0 0 0 0 23
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 21
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 20 0 1 0 21
History 0 0 0 15 0 5 0 20
Journalism 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 19
Teaching English or French 4 0 0 0 0 15 0 19
Industrial Production Technology 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 19
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 3 8 7 18
General English Literature 0 0 0 15 0 3 0 18
Hospitality Management 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 17
General Education 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 16
Cosmetology 0 5 11 0 0 0 0 16
Special Education 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 15
Mathematics 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 15
Other Education 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 14
Sociology 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 14
Communication & Media Studies 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 13
Nuclear Engineering Technology 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 13
Wildlife Management 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 13
Recreation Administration 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Accounting 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 12
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 12
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 4 0 0 7 0 0 0 11
Human Development & Family Studies 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Information Science 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Writing Studies 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Statistics 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 7
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Music 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Computer Systems Analysis 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
International Studies 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Chemistry 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Physics 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Other Visual Art 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Culinary Arts 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Human Services 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Engineering Physics 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 909 1,465 334 1,100 39 212 7 4,066

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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