Arkansas State University-Beebe
Public Community College in Beebe, AR. Six-year graduation rate 42%. Median 10-year earnings $36,603.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $36,603, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 42%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $8,093, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.22 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 42%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 62% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 14% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. Retention drops to 52% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,902 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $11,900 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $10,030 at $0–30k against $17,445 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 76% get grants averaging $6,628, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. About 27% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 546 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,030 |
| $30–48k | $10,215 |
| $48–75k | $13,489 |
| $75–110k | $15,195 |
| $110k+ | $17,445 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 515 of these 1,902 students, totalling $3,483,871 — an average of $6,765 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (White County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)