McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA
- Undergrads
- 5,005
- Admit rate
- 78%
- Net price
- $12.5k
- Grad rate
- 47%
- Specialty: Liberal Arts 22%
- Specialty: Health Professions 16%
- Specialty: Business 15%
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR 72401City: SmallUNITID 106458
Public 4-yearDoctoral Universities: High Research ActivitySpecialty: Liberal Arts 37%Specialty: Health Professions 19%Specialty: Business 11%
Undergraduates
9,110
Graduate students
5,741
Admit rate
82%
Average net price
$12.4k
Graduation rate
55%
Retention rate
78%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$42.6k
Median debt
$20.5k
Student : faculty
17:1
Value score*
67th pct.
Programs offered
165
Highest degree
Graduate degree
- Sector
- Public 4-year
- Region
- South · West South Central
- Setting
- City: Small (population less than 100,000)
- Carnegie
- Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
- Size & setting
- Four-year, medium, primarily residential
- Predominant degree
- Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
- Religious affiliation
- None reported
- Main campus
- Yes
* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.
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University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR
- Undergrads
- 4,091
- Admit rate
- 80%
- Net price
- $10.6k
- Grad rate
- 38%
- Specialty: Liberal Arts 36%
- Specialty: Business 15%
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
- Undergrads
- 12.4k
- Admit rate
- 87%
- Net price
- $13.5k
- Grad rate
- 53%
- Specialty: Health Professions 17%
- Specialty: Business 15%
- Specialty: Liberal Arts 14%
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA
- Undergrads
- 5,519
- Admit rate
- 93%
- Net price
- $13.6k
- Grad rate
- 43%
- Specialty: Health Professions 32%
- Specialty: Liberal Arts 28%
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
- Undergrads
- 12.3k
- Admit rate
- 78%
- Net price
- $11k
- Grad rate
- 50%
- Specialty: Business 18%
- Specialty: Health Professions 13%
- Specialty: Criminal Justice & Protective Services 11%
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL
- Undergrads
- 7,036
- Admit rate
- 78%
- Net price
- $14.3k
- Grad rate
- 55%
- Specialty: Health Professions 23%
- Specialty: Business 16%
- Specialty: Education 11%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.