Arkansas Tech University Teaching Programs

Located in Russellville, Arkansas, Arkansas Tech University is a public institution. The surrounding location of Russellville is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Arkansas Tech University?

Contact details for ATU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Administration Bldg 200, 1509 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, AR 72801-2222
Phone:	479-968-0389
Website:	www.atu.edu

How Do I Get Into ATU?

You can apply to ATU online at: www.atu.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for ATU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into ATU?

Since ATU has an acceptance rate of 94%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to ATU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 560.

ATU received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

Can I Afford Arkansas Tech University?

The overall average net price of ATU is $19,677. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At ATU, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,728 a year. That adds up to $26,912 over four years for those students.

Arkansas Tech University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,901 undergraduate students at ATU, with 5,398 being full-time and 3,503 being part-time.

There are also 739 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,398 full-time undergraduates at ATU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Arkansas Tech University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	92
Black or African American	362
Hispanic or Latino	522
White	3,944
International Students	168
Other Races/Ethnicities	310

Geographic Diversity

Arkansas students aren't the only ones who study at Arkansas Tech University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 47 countries are represented at ATU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and India.

Online Learning at Arkansas Tech University

In 2022-2023, 5,430 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ATU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of ATU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational/Instructional Technology	29%

Arkansas Tech University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	24	33	0	57
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	41	0	0	0	41
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	16	18	0	34
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	6	9	17	32
Elementary Education	0	32	0	0	0	32
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	2	0	0	17	0	19
Music Education	0	17	0	0	0	17
Other Education	0	0	0	14	0	14
General Education	0	0	0	12	0	12
General Special Education	0	0	0	10	0	10
Agricultural Teacher Education	0	10	0	0	0	10
English & Language Arts Education	0	7	0	0	0	7
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	7	0	7
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	7	0	0	0	7
Social Studies Education	0	6	0	0	0	6
Mathematics Education	0	4	0	0	0	4
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0	3	0	3
Art Education	0	3	0	0	0	3
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	2	0	0	0	2
Biology Education	0	1	0	0	0	1
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Modern Language Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Physics Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	130	46	123	17	318

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Valis55 under License

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