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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Arkadelphia, AR
Population 30,000
Website https://www.hsu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (76%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,441
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 74%
From Region 20%
Athletes 29.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Black 34%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 43.7% 43.7% 2012 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2013 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2014 Men: 48.8% 48.8% 2015 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2016 Men: 44.5% 44.5% 2017 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2018 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2019 Men: 43.0% 43.0% 2020 Men: 47.6% 47.6% 2021 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2022 Men: 44.3% 44.3% 2023 Men: 52.6% 52.6%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 Black: 18.0% 18.0% 2012 Black: 18.1% 18.1% 2013 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2014 Black: 19.9% 19.9% 2015 Black: 19.9% 19.9% 2016 Black: 24.3% 24.3% 2017 Black: 31.9% 31.9% 2018 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2019 Black: 30.7% 30.7% 2020 Black: 30.5% 30.5% 2021 Black: 29.4% 29.4% 2022 Black: 27.5% 27.5% 2023 Black: 24.2% 24.2% 2024 Black: 24.7% 24.7% 2011 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2012 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2014 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2015 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2016 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2017 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2018 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2019 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2020 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2021 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2023 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2024 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2011 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2012 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2013 White: 68.7% 68.7% 2014 White: 70.6% 70.6% 2015 White: 71.6% 71.6% 2016 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2017 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2018 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2019 White: 58.7% 58.7% 2020 White: 60.4% 60.4% 2021 White: 59.9% 59.9% 2022 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2023 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2024 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2011 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 International: 3.6% 3.6% 2014 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2015 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2016 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 International: 0.8% 0.8%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Black: 20.1% 20.1% 2021 Black: 19.1% 19.1% 2022 Black: 17.4% 17.4% 2023 Black: 22.4% 22.4% 2024 Black: 27.5% 27.5% 2025 Black: 34.5% 34.5% 2020 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2021 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2022 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2023 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2024 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2025 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2020 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2021 White: 62.7% 62.7% 2022 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2023 White: 61.1% 61.1% 2024 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2025 White: 54.1% 54.1% 2020 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2025 International: 2.3% 2.3%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 48 71% / 29% 17% $55,435 63 97%
Accounting 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $58,626 70 100%
General Business 44 — 73% / 27% 18% $55,145 63 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 69 33% / 67% 0% $51,542 55 95%
Recreation Management 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $48,845 47 97%
Family and Consumer Sciences 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,704 35 —
Business Teacher Education — — — — $50,895 53 —
Elementary Education 31 — 6% / 94% 0% $46,746 41 96%
Middle School Education 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $46,746 41 96%
Physical Education 14 — 71% / 29% 0% $63,510 77 90%
Social Science Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,510 77 90%
Special Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,824 60 —
Art Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,510 77 90%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Sciences 67 22% / 78% 1% $70,111 84
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — $73,465 87 —
Nuclear Medical Technology — — — — $55,002 63 —
Nursing 49 — 10% / 90% 0% $76,409 89 —
Public Health 14 — 71% / 29% 7% $52,496 57 —
Radiologic Technology 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,621 62 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Liberal Arts 71 42% / 58% 3% $45,318 37 86%
Communication 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,219 36 —
English 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,324 37 —
General Studies 30 — 43% / 57% 0% $44,041 33 80%
History 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,336 56 —
Journalism — — — — $45,480 37 —
Political Science — — — — $52,779 58 —
Psychology 16 — 6% / 94% 12% $51,678 55 94%
Public Administration — — — — $54,065 60 —
Social Work 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,821 44 100%
Sociology — — — — $48,406 46 —
Art 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $39,201 19 —
Digital Media — — — — $52,675 57 —
Music 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $38,154 17 —
Music Performance 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $38,080 17 —
Theatre 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $37,166 15 —
Criminal Justice 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $48,750 47 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Science and Technology 47 83% / 17% 6% $80,560 91
Computer Engineering 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $99,312 98 —
General Engineering 10 — 100% / 0% 0% $88,922 95 —
Computer Science 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $98,655 98 —
Chemistry — — — — $53,889 60 —
Mathematics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $70,430 84 —
Physics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $72,499 86 —
Biology 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,120 58 —
Aviation Science 21 — 86% / 14% 14% $75,239 88 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,661
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $11,298
Est. In-State Cost $11,204
Est. Out-of-State Cost $14,615
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 62%
4-Year Graduation Rate 27%
6-Year Graduation Rate 37%
Transfer-Out Rate 9%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 30.8% 30.8% 2012 Graduated: 35.7% 35.7% 2013 Graduated: 28.5% 28.5% 2014 Graduated: 36.2% 36.2% 2015 Graduated: 33.7% 33.7% 2016 Graduated: 33.6% 33.6% 2017 Graduated: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 Graduated: 34.8% 34.8% 2019 Graduated: 38.7% 38.7% 2020 Graduated: 34.1% 34.1% 2021 Graduated: 37.2% 37.2% 2022 Graduated: 39.2% 39.2% 2023 Graduated: 38.0% 38.0% 2024 Graduated: 37.3% 37.3%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 23.9% 23.9% 2012 Men: 29.7% 29.7% 2013 Men: 24.4% 24.4% 2014 Men: 29.0% 29.0% 2015 Men: 33.7% 33.7% 2016 Men: 31.8% 31.8% 2017 Men: 31.1% 31.1% 2018 Men: 28.0% 28.0% 2019 Men: 35.5% 35.5% 2020 Men: 25.9% 25.9% 2021 Men: 30.9% 30.9% 2022 Men: 35.0% 35.0% 2023 Men: 32.9% 32.9% 2024 Men: 35.4% 35.4% 2011 Women: 36.5% 36.5% 2012 Women: 40.8% 40.8% 2013 Women: 32.4% 32.4% 2014 Women: 42.8% 42.8% 2015 Women: 33.8% 33.8% 2016 Women: 35.2% 35.2% 2017 Women: 34.9% 34.9% 2018 Women: 40.4% 40.4% 2019 Women: 41.2% 41.2% 2020 Women: 41.9% 41.9% 2021 Women: 42.5% 42.5% 2022 Women: 42.6% 42.6% 2023 Women: 42.4% 42.4% 2024 Women: 38.9% 38.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2012 Black: 30.2% 30.2% 2013 Black: 23.2% 23.2% 2014 Black: 24.3% 24.3% 2015 Black: 23.4% 23.4% 2016 Black: 23.2% 23.2% 2017 Black: 23.8% 23.8% 2018 Black: 27.3% 27.3% 2019 Black: 20.1% 20.1% 2020 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2021 Black: 21.1% 21.1% 2022 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2023 Black: 29.5% 29.5% 2024 Black: 22.6% 22.6% 2011 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5% 2012 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2013 Hispanic: 18.8% 18.8% 2014 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2015 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2016 Hispanic: 44.1% 44.1% 2017 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2018 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2019 Hispanic: 63.2% 63.2% 2020 Hispanic: 43.3% 43.3% 2021 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7% 2022 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2023 Hispanic: 31.0% 31.0% 2024 Hispanic: 41.3% 41.3% 2011 White: 32.9% 32.9% 2012 White: 36.6% 36.6% 2013 White: 30.6% 30.6% 2014 White: 40.3% 40.3% 2015 White: 37.7% 37.7% 2016 White: 36.8% 36.8% 2017 White: 38.2% 38.2% 2018 White: 40.1% 40.1% 2019 White: 48.2% 48.2% 2020 White: 42.5% 42.5% 2021 White: 44.3% 44.3% 2022 White: 45.5% 45.5% 2023 White: 41.4% 41.4% 2024 White: 42.5% 42.5%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 22.2% 67 22% / 78% 1% $70,111 84 —
Education 19.2% 58 29% / 71% 0% $51,692 55 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18.9% 57 33% / 67% 4% $46,703 41 86%
Business & Economics 18.2% 55 73% / 27% 15% $54,596 62 97%
Professional 7.9% 24 83% / 17% 12% $71,928 86 —
Arts 5.0% 15 60% / 40% 0% $41,714 26 90%
Engineering 4.0% 12 92% / 8% 0% $90,654 96 —
Computer Science 2.3% 7 86% / 14% 0% $98,655 98 —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.3% 4 50% / 50% 0% $53,120 58 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 3 67% / 33% 0% $71,809 85 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 58.9% 58.9% 2012 Acceptance: 61.5% 61.5% 2013 Acceptance: 62.2% 62.2% 2014 Acceptance: 62.8% 62.8% 2015 Acceptance: 63.3% 63.3% 2016 Acceptance: 66.1% 66.1% 2017 Acceptance: 79.7% 79.7% 2018 Acceptance: 90.5% 90.5% 2019 Acceptance: 75.6% 75.6% 2020 Acceptance: 74.9% 74.9% 2021 Acceptance: 75.0% 75.0% 2022 Acceptance: 70.7% 70.7% 2023 Acceptance: 81.9% 81.9% 2011 Yield: 41.2% 41.2% 2012 Yield: 41.7% 41.7% 2013 Yield: 33.8% 33.8% 2014 Yield: 34.5% 34.5% 2015 Yield: 32.1% 32.1% 2016 Yield: 27.7% 27.7% 2017 Yield: 32.7% 32.7% 2018 Yield: 33.0% 33.0% 2019 Yield: 27.0% 27.0% 2020 Yield: 20.5% 20.5% 2021 Yield: 23.4% 23.4% 2022 Yield: 24.9% 24.9% 2023 Yield: 20.6% 20.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 3,410 3,410 2012 Applicants: 3,222 3,222 2013 Applicants: 3,350 3,350 2014 Applicants: 3,571 3,571 2015 Applicants: 3,786 3,786 2016 Applicants: 4,072 4,072 2017 Applicants: 2,367 2,367 2018 Applicants: 2,856 2,856 2019 Applicants: 3,879 3,879 2020 Applicants: 3,673 3,673 2021 Applicants: 2,377 2,377 2022 Applicants: 2,345 2,345 2023 Applicants: 1,814 1,814 2011 Admitted: 2,008 2,008 2012 Admitted: 1,981 1,981 2013 Admitted: 2,084 2,084 2014 Admitted: 2,242 2,242 2015 Admitted: 2,398 2,398 2016 Admitted: 2,692 2,692 2017 Admitted: 1,886 1,886 2018 Admitted: 2,586 2,586 2019 Admitted: 2,934 2,934 2020 Admitted: 2,751 2,751 2021 Admitted: 1,783 1,783 2022 Admitted: 1,657 1,657 2023 Admitted: 1,486 1,486 2011 Enrolled: 827 827 2012 Enrolled: 826 826 2013 Enrolled: 704 704 2014 Enrolled: 774 774 2015 Enrolled: 770 770 2016 Enrolled: 746 746 2017 Enrolled: 617 617 2018 Enrolled: 853 853 2019 Enrolled: 791 791 2020 Enrolled: 563 563 2021 Enrolled: 418 418 2022 Enrolled: 413 413 2023 Enrolled: 306 306

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 830 830 2013 25th: 950 950 2014 25th: 900 900 2015 25th: 878 878 2016 25th: 1018 1018 2017 25th: 954 954 2018 25th: 978 978 2019 25th: 963 963 2020 25th: 845 845 2021 25th: 978 978 2022 25th: 903 903 2011 75th: 1099 1099 2013 75th: 1128 1128 2014 75th: 1060 1060 2015 75th: 1018 1018 2016 75th: 1030 1030 2017 75th: 1123 1123 2018 75th: 1130 1130 2019 75th: 1126 1126 2020 75th: 1170 1170 2021 75th: 1151 1151 2022 75th: 1073 1073

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 490 490 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 448 448 2016 25th: 580 580 2017 25th: 478 478 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 483 483 2020 25th: 410 410 2021 25th: 508 508 2022 25th: 458 458 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 590 590 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 525 525 2016 75th: 590 590 2017 75th: 565 565 2018 75th: 560 560 2019 75th: 558 558 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 568 568 2022 75th: 550 550

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 380 380 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 438 438 2017 25th: 476 476 2018 25th: 488 488 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 435 435 2021 25th: 470 470 2022 25th: 445 445 2011 75th: 579 579 2013 75th: 538 538 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 493 493 2016 75th: 440 440 2017 75th: 558 558 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 568 568 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 583 583 2022 75th: 523 523

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2014 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2021 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2022 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.