For the academic year 2024-2025, South Arkansas College has a total enrollment of 1,207 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.
Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Suburban-serving Multicampus - which average 4,824 - SouthArk's body is much smaller.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 375 male (31.07%) and 832 female (68.93%) students are attending South Arkansas College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 45.07.
| Undergraduate | |
|---|---|
| Total | 1,207 |
| Men | 375 |
| Women | 832 |
By race/ethnicity, 639 White, 407 Black, and 4 Asian students out of a total of 1,207 are attending at South Arkansas College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
South Arkansas College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Asian | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Black | 407 | 71 | 336 |
| Hispanic | 84 | 32 | 52 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| White | 639 | 253 | 386 |
| Two or more races | 54 | 12 | 42 |
| Race Unknown | 4 | 2 | 2 |
By age, SouthArk has 324 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 827 students under 25 years old, and 380 students over 25 years old out of 1,207 total students.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 324 | 178 | 146 |
| 18-19 | 259 | 130 | 129 |
| 20-21 | 120 | 93 | 27 |
| 22-24 | 124 | 98 | 26 |
| 25-29 | 132 | 113 | 19 |
| 30-34 | 94 | 81 | 13 |
| 35-39 | 70 | 63 | 7 |
| 40-49 | 63 | 56 | 7 |
| 50-64 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| Over 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At South Arkansas College, 371 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 367 students are enrolled in some online courses.
285 students who live in Arkansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 86 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 1,207 | 371 | 367 |
| Undergraduate | 1,207 | 371 | 367 |
| Arkansas Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 285 | 86 | 0 |
Among 1,207 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 161 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.34%.43 students have transferred in as full-time status and 118 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 363 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 43 |
| Regular Part-time | 683 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 118 |
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