Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,340 where 3,277 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 3,989 students in 2017 and was lowest at 2,776 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,935 to 3,277 students, a net loss of 658 (16.7%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Arkansas State University-Beebe since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 80.23%. The percentage was 82.87% 10 years ago and ASU Beebe still has a high percentage of white students. 0.64% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.68% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.26% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 82.87% to 80.23%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.66% to 0.64%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.15% to 6.68%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.13% to 7.26%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3445 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3050 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Arkansas State University-Beebe over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
891 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 110.64% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Arkansas State University-Beebe from 2015 to 2025.