South Arkansas College Student Population

How many students at SouthArk?

For the academic year 2024-2025, South Arkansas College has a total enrollment of 1,207 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 375 male students (31.1%) and 832 female students (68.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 639 White students (52.9%) and 407 Black students (33.7%).
• Class Delivery: 371 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 367 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

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.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

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.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

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.

Student Age Distribution

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.

Online Student Enrollment

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.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

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.