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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Magnolia, AR
Population 20,000
Website https://www.saumag.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (77%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,725
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 71%
From Region 28%
Athletes 19.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 62%
Black 24%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 5%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
International 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: 47.5% 47.5% 2012 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2013 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2014 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2015 Men: 44.0% 44.0% 2016 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2017 Men: 48.7% 48.7% 2018 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2019 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2020 Men: 47.8% 47.8% 2021 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2022 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2023 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2024 Men: 43.2% 43.2%

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: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2019 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Black: 25.2% 25.2% 2012 Black: 26.5% 26.5% 2013 Black: 32.0% 32.0% 2014 Black: 28.5% 28.5% 2015 Black: 26.9% 26.9% 2016 Black: 31.3% 31.3% 2017 Black: 29.6% 29.6% 2018 Black: 26.8% 26.8% 2019 Black: 24.3% 24.3% 2020 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2021 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2022 Black: 25.4% 25.4% 2023 Black: 25.2% 25.2% 2024 Black: 25.2% 25.2% 2011 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2016 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2017 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2018 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2019 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2022 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2024 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2011 White: 65.6% 65.6% 2012 White: 58.5% 58.5% 2013 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2014 White: 61.2% 61.2% 2015 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2016 White: 61.4% 61.4% 2017 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2018 White: 65.1% 65.1% 2019 White: 69.1% 69.1% 2020 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2021 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2022 White: 66.0% 66.0% 2023 White: 67.1% 67.1% 2024 White: 65.7% 65.7% 2011 International: 7.6% 7.6% 2012 International: 11.1% 11.1% 2013 International: 8.7% 8.7% 2014 International: 7.1% 7.1% 2015 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2016 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2018 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2020 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 International: 2.6% 2.6%

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: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2021 Black: 23.7% 23.7% 2022 Black: 20.9% 20.9% 2023 Black: 22.9% 22.9% 2024 Black: 22.9% 22.9% 2025 Black: 23.5% 23.5% 2020 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2022 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2023 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2024 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2025 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2020 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2021 White: 65.0% 65.0% 2022 White: 61.6% 61.6% 2023 White: 62.7% 62.7% 2024 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2025 White: 62.3% 62.3% 2020 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 International: 1.5% 1.5%

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
Beaver College of Health Sciences 125 30% / 70% 6% $63,155 74 96%
Biology 24 +2 25% / 75% 8% $50,547 46 91%
Exercise Science 20 — 40% / 60% 5% $54,815 58 100%
Nursing 34 — 24% / 76% 0% $90,049 95 100%
Public Health 8 — 12% / 88% 12% $58,850 66 —
Sport Management 12 — 83% / 17% 8% $54,815 58 100%
Psychology 27 +1 19% / 81% 7% $51,656 50 91%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 177 53% / 47% 2% $63,631 75 96%
General Engineering 18 — 83% / 17% 0% $95,490 97 —
Mechanical Engineering 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $87,351 94 —
Computer Science 23 — 91% / 9% 4% $68,659 81 94%
Chemistry 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $62,927 74 —
Mathematics 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $63,830 75 —
Physics 11 — 55% / 45% 0% $101,024 98 96%
Agribusiness 40 +1 48% / 52% 0% $62,840 73 93%
Community Organization and Advocacy — — — — $51,213 48 —
English 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $46,640 35 —
General Studies 30 — 43% / 57% 3% $43,853 26 100%
History 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,300 46 —
History and Political Science 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $50,720 47 —
Political Science — — — — $56,885 62 —
Social Work 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $49,382 43 —
Criminal Justice 16 — 31% / 69% 0% $49,690 44 100%
Criminology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,023 53 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Fine and Applied Arts 31 52% / 48% 0% $37,998 13 95%
Game and Interactive Media Design 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $37,903 13 100%
Journalism 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,453 43 —
Studio Art 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $32,597 6 90%
Visual and Performing Arts 16 +2 56% / 44% 0% $37,190 11 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 107 18% / 82% 0% $48,458 40 96%
Agricultural Teacher Education 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $55,109 58 100%
Early Childhood Education 74 — 5% / 95% 0% $46,834 35 96%
Middle School Education 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $46,834 35 96%
Physical Education 11 — 73% / 27% 0% $55,109 58 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Walker College of Business 96 47% / 53% 4% $59,312 67 90%
Accounting 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $52,685 52 96%
General Business 85 +2 47% / 53% 5% $60,170 69 89%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,464
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,692
Est. In-State Cost $13,536
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,593
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 32.8% 32.8% 2012 Graduated: 33.2% 33.2% 2013 Graduated: 29.7% 29.7% 2014 Graduated: 30.6% 30.6% 2015 Graduated: 34.3% 34.3% 2016 Graduated: 35.3% 35.3% 2017 Graduated: 36.0% 36.0% 2018 Graduated: 40.5% 40.5% 2019 Graduated: 43.6% 43.6% 2020 Graduated: 42.6% 42.6% 2021 Graduated: 40.1% 40.1% 2022 Graduated: 44.5% 44.5% 2023 Graduated: 46.5% 46.5% 2024 Graduated: 48.8% 48.8%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 29.0% 29.0% 2012 Men: 28.0% 28.0% 2013 Men: 25.8% 25.8% 2014 Men: 33.1% 33.1% 2015 Men: 31.1% 31.1% 2016 Men: 25.9% 25.9% 2017 Men: 31.7% 31.7% 2018 Men: 35.7% 35.7% 2019 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2020 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2021 Men: 35.0% 35.0% 2022 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2023 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2024 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2011 Women: 36.7% 36.7% 2012 Women: 38.3% 38.3% 2013 Women: 33.1% 33.1% 2014 Women: 28.4% 28.4% 2015 Women: 37.2% 37.2% 2016 Women: 43.1% 43.1% 2017 Women: 40.1% 40.1% 2018 Women: 44.8% 44.8% 2019 Women: 44.9% 44.9% 2020 Women: 46.3% 46.3% 2021 Women: 44.1% 44.1% 2022 Women: 49.1% 49.1% 2023 Women: 51.4% 51.4% 2024 Women: 54.7% 54.7%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 25.2% 25.2% 2012 Black: 27.6% 27.6% 2013 Black: 20.7% 20.7% 2014 Black: 20.2% 20.2% 2015 Black: 24.7% 24.7% 2016 Black: 25.4% 25.4% 2017 Black: 25.8% 25.8% 2018 Black: 22.3% 22.3% 2019 Black: 29.4% 29.4% 2020 Black: 29.2% 29.2% 2021 Black: 29.2% 29.2% 2022 Black: 31.3% 31.3% 2023 Black: 32.4% 32.4% 2024 Black: 37.1% 37.1% 2011 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2012 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0% 2014 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2015 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2016 Hispanic: 26.7% 26.7% 2017 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8% 2018 Hispanic: 35.0% 35.0% 2019 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2020 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2021 Hispanic: 48.0% 48.0% 2022 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2023 Hispanic: 48.4% 48.4% 2024 Hispanic: 42.1% 42.1% 2011 White: 36.6% 36.6% 2012 White: 38.4% 38.4% 2013 White: 36.8% 36.8% 2014 White: 36.6% 36.6% 2015 White: 38.4% 38.4% 2016 White: 41.0% 41.0% 2017 White: 41.6% 41.6% 2018 White: 48.0% 48.0% 2019 White: 47.7% 47.7% 2020 White: 48.1% 48.1% 2021 White: 44.8% 44.8% 2022 White: 48.6% 48.6% 2023 White: 50.9% 50.9% 2024 White: 52.9% 52.9% 2011 International: 27.9% 27.9% 2012 International: 13.8% 13.8% 2013 International: 17.4% 17.4% 2014 International: 15.9% 15.9% 2015 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2016 International: 27.8% 27.8% 2017 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2019 International: 56.2% 56.2% 2020 International: 45.5% 45.5% 2021 International: 31.2% 31.2% 2022 International: 35.0% 35.0% 2023 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 International: 65.2% 65.2%

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
Business & Economics 20.1% 108 51% / 49% 5% $58,813 66 91%
Education 20.0% 107 18% / 82% 0% $48,458 40 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 15.3% 82 30% / 70% 5% $48,153 39 96%
Health Sciences 11.6% 62 27% / 73% 3% $74,658 86 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 7.5% 40 48% / 52% 0% $62,840 73 93%
Computer Science 5.2% 28 86% / 14% 4% $63,167 74 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 24 25% / 75% 8% $50,547 46 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.5% 24 42% / 58% 0% $80,501 90 96%
Arts 4.1% 22 59% / 41% 0% $35,937 10 90%
Engineering 3.9% 21 86% / 14% 0% $94,327 97 —
Professional 3.4% 18 28% / 72% 0% $50,060 45 100%

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 63%
Yield (Unbound) 35%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 63% 63% 63%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 66.9% 66.9% 2012 Acceptance: 64.6% 64.6% 2013 Acceptance: 60.8% 60.8% 2014 Acceptance: 71.4% 71.4% 2015 Acceptance: 67.5% 67.5% 2016 Acceptance: 69.1% 69.1% 2017 Acceptance: 69.5% 69.5% 2018 Acceptance: 68.8% 68.8% 2019 Acceptance: 65.1% 65.1% 2020 Acceptance: 68.5% 68.5% 2021 Acceptance: 62.6% 62.6% 2022 Acceptance: 63.6% 63.6% 2023 Acceptance: 66.6% 66.6% 2024 Acceptance: 75.3% 75.3% 2011 Yield: 38.7% 38.7% 2012 Yield: 35.3% 35.3% 2013 Yield: 40.1% 40.1% 2014 Yield: 40.2% 40.2% 2015 Yield: 41.1% 41.1% 2016 Yield: 35.7% 35.7% 2017 Yield: 34.8% 34.8% 2018 Yield: 36.8% 36.8% 2019 Yield: 33.1% 33.1% 2020 Yield: 33.0% 33.0% 2021 Yield: 35.9% 35.9% 2022 Yield: 38.1% 38.1% 2023 Yield: 40.8% 40.8% 2024 Yield: 34.8% 34.8%

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: 2,499 2,499 2012 Applicants: 2,631 2,631 2013 Applicants: 2,720 2,720 2014 Applicants: 2,502 2,502 2015 Applicants: 2,875 2,875 2016 Applicants: 3,460 3,460 2017 Applicants: 3,604 3,604 2018 Applicants: 3,552 3,552 2019 Applicants: 3,870 3,870 2020 Applicants: 3,426 3,426 2021 Applicants: 2,813 2,813 2022 Applicants: 2,916 2,916 2023 Applicants: 2,936 2,936 2024 Applicants: 2,708 2,708 2011 Admitted: 1,671 1,671 2012 Admitted: 1,699 1,699 2013 Admitted: 1,654 1,654 2014 Admitted: 1,787 1,787 2015 Admitted: 1,940 1,940 2016 Admitted: 2,392 2,392 2017 Admitted: 2,503 2,503 2018 Admitted: 2,443 2,443 2019 Admitted: 2,518 2,518 2020 Admitted: 2,348 2,348 2021 Admitted: 1,761 1,761 2022 Admitted: 1,855 1,855 2023 Admitted: 1,955 1,955 2024 Admitted: 2,040 2,040 2011 Enrolled: 646 646 2012 Enrolled: 599 599 2013 Enrolled: 663 663 2014 Enrolled: 718 718 2015 Enrolled: 797 797 2016 Enrolled: 854 854 2017 Enrolled: 870 870 2018 Enrolled: 900 900 2019 Enrolled: 833 833 2020 Enrolled: 776 776 2021 Enrolled: 632 632 2022 Enrolled: 707 707 2023 Enrolled: 797 797 2024 Enrolled: 709 709

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 870 – 1100
SAT Math Range 420 – 540
SAT RW Range 450 – 560

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 870 870 2012 25th: 830 830 2013 25th: 840 840 2014 25th: 850 850 2015 25th: 810 810 2016 25th: 830 830 2017 25th: 950 950 2018 25th: 1000 1000 2019 25th: 966 966 2021 25th: 930 930 2022 25th: 905 905 2023 25th: 920 920 2024 25th: 875 875 2011 75th: 1160 1160 2012 75th: 1070 1070 2013 75th: 1110 1110 2014 75th: 1080 1080 2015 75th: 1080 1080 2016 75th: 1080 1080 2017 75th: 1140 1140 2018 75th: 1220 1220 2019 75th: 1168 1168 2021 75th: 1140 1140 2022 75th: 1190 1190 2023 75th: 1180 1180 2024 75th: 1105 1105

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 508 508 2021 25th: 470 470 2022 25th: 445 445 2023 25th: 460 460 2024 25th: 425 425 2011 75th: 610 610 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 590 590 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 568 568 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 595 595 2023 75th: 590 590 2024 75th: 540 540

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: 420 420 2012 25th: 390 390 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 390 390 2016 25th: 400 400 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 458 458 2021 25th: 460 460 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 460 460 2024 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 550 550 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 630 630 2019 75th: 600 600 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 595 595 2023 75th: 590 590 2024 75th: 565 565

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: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2023 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2024 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.