Arkansas Tech University acceptance rate and your odds of getting in

Arkansas Tech University is a public university in Arkansas that admits most qualified applicants (around 96%), which puts it in the accessible range. A rate like this means it admits most qualified applicants; the bar is less about clearing a single cutoff and more about how your full profile compares to admitted students.

Use this page to see what Arkansas Tech University weighs, where it ranks among Arkansas schools, and how a profile like yours is likely to land. Admitted students post a 75th-percentile SAT around 1120, a useful checkpoint for where your scores sit, though it is a reference range and not a cutoff.

What are my chances at Arkansas Tech University with a 3.1 GPA and a 990 SAT?

About 98% (Safety), by CollegeCalcAI's deterministic model, for an applicant with a 3.1 unweighted GPA and a 990 SAT, the middle of Arkansas Tech University's admitted range, applying Regular Decision without a hook. A 3.4 GPA with a 1100 SAT comes out near 98%. Courses, activities, essays and the application round move the number; the free calculator includes them.

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Getting into Arkansas Tech University comes down to four decisions, each one visible in the data on this page.

4,904 students applied to Arkansas Tech University for fall 2023; 4,722 were admitted (96.3%). 1,467 enrolled. Only about 31% of admitted students enrolled, so the school admits several students for every seat it expects to fill, which is why its acceptance rate reads higher than its selectivity feels. Arkansas Tech University enrolls about 5,388 undergraduates in total, 58% of them women, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 17 to 1.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 admissions and enrollment.

Admitted students at Arkansas Tech University post SAT scores of 880 to 1100 in the middle 50%, with an average of 1049. On the ACT the middle 50% runs from 17 to 23. A score above 1100 puts you in the top quarter of admits and turns the test into an asset; a score below 880 puts you in the bottom quarter, where the rest of the application has to carry more weight. Arkansas Tech University requires test scores, so plan a test date that leaves time for one retake.

Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10.

Arkansas Tech University signals that it values rigor of secondary school record, academic GPA, and standardized test scores above the rest of the file. Solid grades in a challenging schedule do most of the work here, with the rest of the application providing context. These ratings come from Arkansas Tech University's reported Common Data Set, so the full chart below reflects what the school itself says it values, not a generic guess.

The full sticker price at Arkansas Tech University (tuition, fees, housing, food, books) is about $22,808 a year. Tuition and fees are $8,674 for AR residents and $14,668 for out-of-state students, a $5,994 gap that makes residency the single biggest lever on cost. What families actually pay is different: the average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,970 a year, and it ranges from $12,426 for families earning under $30,000 to $15,543 for families earning over $110,000. 34% of undergraduates receive a federal Pell Grant.

Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10. Net price is what students receiving aid paid after grants, by family income.

Median earnings for Arkansas Tech University students ten years after entry are $41,766 ($37,638 at the six-year mark). 49% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 74% return for a second year. Among graduates who borrowed, median federal debt at graduation is $21,000; 26% of undergraduates take federal loans.

Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), release 2026-06-10. Earnings cover students who received federal aid.

Among the 18 Arkansas schools we track, Arkansas Tech University ranks #18 most selective by acceptance rate. Schools like University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (41%) and Philander Smith University (50%) sit nearby, which makes Arkansas a useful frame for calibrating a balanced list. As a public university, residency matters: in-state applicants generally see meaningfully better odds than the headline rate suggests.

If Arkansas Tech University is on your list, schools with a similar admit profile are worth a look: Austin Peay State University, Marshall University, and Troy University. Running the same profile against each one in the free calculator is the fastest way to see where you are a reach, a match, or a likely.

Acceptance rate, application counts, admitted test ranges, cost, and outcomes reflect publicly reported federal data (U.S. Department of Education: IPEDS 2023 and the College Scorecard) and each school's Common Data Set; figures are rounded and lag the current cycle by one to two years, so confirm deadlines and policies on the school's own site. The typical-admit GPA and SAT are CollegeCalcAI's modeled estimates. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.