Arkansas Tech University Healthcare Programs

Arkansas Tech University is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. Russellville is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Arkansas Tech University?

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

How Do I Get Into ATU?

You can apply to ATU online at: 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?

ATU has the high acceptance rate of 94%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested 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.

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.

Can I Afford Arkansas Tech University?

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At ATU, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,728 a year. That adds up to $26,912 over four years for those students.

Arkansas Tech University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,901 undergraduate students at ATU, with 5,398 being full-time and 3,503 being part-time.

There are also 739 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,398 full-time undergraduates at ATU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	92
Black or African American	362
Hispanic or Latino	522
White	3,944
International Students	168
Other Races/Ethnicities	310

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.

Online Learning at Arkansas Tech University

In 2022-2023, 5,430 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ATU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of ATU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Information Management	4%
Nursing Administration	70%

Arkansas Tech University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	237	14	16	0	0	267
Registered Nursing	0	24	0	106	0	130
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	0	124	0	0	124
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	38	35	0	0	73
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	38	9	11	0	0	58
Rehabilitation Science	0	0	0	56	0	56
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	42	0	0	0	0	42
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	35	0	0	0	0	35
Health Information Management	0	0	0	13	10	23
Physical Therapy Assistant	0	18	0	0	0	18
Occupational Therapist Assistant	0	17	0	0	0	17
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	17	0	0	0	0	17
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	0	13	0	0	0	13
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	13	0	0	0	0	13
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	10	0	0	0	10
Nursing Administration	0	0	0	0	10	10
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	8	0	0	0	0	8
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	0	0	1	0	1
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	390	143	186	176	20	915

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Valis55 under License

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