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

890 Undergraduate Degrees
14 Graduate Degrees
$19,677 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
94% Acceptance Rate

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

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
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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Arkansas Tech University  ( 480 to 620 )
200
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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36
ACT Composite Scores for Arkansas Tech University  ( 17 to 24 )
1
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

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 $6,707 a year. That adds up to $26,828 over four years for those students.

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 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 271 14 25 0 0 310
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 0 134 0 0 134
Registered Nursing 0 24 0 80 0 104
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 32 36 0 0 68
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 47 5 6 0 0 58
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 44 0 0 0 0 44
Rehabilitation Science 0 0 0 36 0 36
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 25 0 0 0 0 25
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 22 0 0 0 0 22
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 20 0 0 0 0 20
Physical Therapy Assistant 0 17 0 0 0 17
Health Information Management 0 0 0 5 12 17
Occupational Therapist Assistant 0 15 0 0 0 15
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 0 12 0 0 0 12
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 11 0 0 0 0 11
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 8 0 0 0 8
Nursing Administration 0 0 0 0 2 2
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 0 0 0 1 0 1
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 440 127 201 122 14 904

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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