Arkansas State University-Main Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Arkansas State University, also known as ASU, is a public university and the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System. It is the state's second largest college system and fourth largest university by enrollment. ASU was founded in Jonesboro in 1909 by the Arkansas Legislature as a regiona, agricultural training school. It began providing a two-year college program in 1918, and became First District Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1925. It gained university status in 1967.

ASU’s main campus is spread across an area of 800 acres. There are several other campuses as well. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Agriculture
• College of Business
• College of Communications
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Fine Arts
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• College of Nursing and Health Professions
• College of Sciences and Mathematics
• College of University College

ASU has an active Greek life with over 20 Greek organizations on campus. More than 10% of ASU's students are members of these Greek organizations. There are also many other student clubs and organizations including the Student Government Association, ASU Literature Club, and the Student Activities Board.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and education and teaching.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High female/male ratio.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 11,490 in 2009-2010 (10,013 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students and graduate students are 19%.

Students under 25 years old represent 64% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Arkansas State provides on-campus housing for 2,935 of its 10,013 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Sun Belt Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 163 male students received the aid (men were 63% of those receiving aid) and 96 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 37% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Arkansas State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (52 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Food Technology and Processing

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (12 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

ART STUDIES (15 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (327 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (39 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (18 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (417 awarded)

• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Speech Teacher Education
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (55 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (17 awarded)

• Engineering Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (73 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Public Administration
• Social Work

HOSPITALITY (0 awarded)

• Tourism and Travel Services Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (12 awarded)

• Plant Sciences

LIBERAL ARTS (327 awarded)

• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (13 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (94 awarded)

• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (150 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (7 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (10 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (272 awarded)

• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (48 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (7 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (64 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (45 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Criminology
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (88 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology