Arkansas Tech University

What are the graduation rates for students at Arkansas Tech University?

Arkansas Tech's reported four-year graduation rate is 32%, and its six-year rate is 44%. These measures track defined groups of entering students over different periods; they are not the percentage of everyone currently enrolled who will graduate.

A separately reported overall graduation measure is 49%, while first-year retention is 74%. The measures should not be combined as though they describe one cohort or one outcome. The four-year rate is particularly relevant to a student budgeting for a traditional bachelor's degree: taking longer can add living expenses and may affect financial aid eligibility. Transfer students, part-time students, and students pursuing credentials with different normal lengths may not be represented in a first-time, full-time bachelor's cohort in the same way.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Arkansas Tech University?

Field-of-study earnings estimates for Arkansas Tech vary substantially by program. College Scorecard figures for one year after completion include approximately $64,980 for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering; $60,093 for mechanical engineering; and $56,586 for registered nursing.

For comparison, reported one-year figures include $43,486 for general computer and information sciences and $31,587 for business administration and management. These are program-level median earnings estimates for graduates represented in the federal data, not salaries promised to individual students or estimates for every graduate. Results can reflect further education, location, occupation, working hours, and the number of graduates for whom earnings can be measured. A one-year figure also says little on its own about later career growth, borrowing, or the cost of completing the degree.