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Arkansas State University Three Rivers

Malvern, AR · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$127,320 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

25.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−60%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,496Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$127,320at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$212,2800
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4
6
8
−$127,32010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 25.0 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$3,788
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$4,388
Sticker price
Average net price$8,070
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,579
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$8,070Average net price / year
$14,579Cost of attendance
$53,496Median earnings · year 5 after completion
26.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
550Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

69thEarnings percentile
8thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$33,600Year 1
$33,964Year 4
$53,496Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$76,8062Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$25,453

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in AR

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Batesville, AR

University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville

Annual net price
$8,044
Observed earnings · year 5
$51,429
Modeled 10-year ROI
-70%
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LIttle Rock, AR

University of Arkansas Grantham

Annual net price
$8,370
Observed earnings · year 5
$57,146
Modeled 10-year ROI
-43%
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El Dorado, AR

South Arkansas College

Annual net price
$7,486
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,187
Modeled 10-year ROI
-90%
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Jonesboro, AR

Arkansas State University

Annual net price
$12,366
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,159
Modeled 10-year ROI
-82%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$76,806Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$25,453Not available

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.