Ecclesia College
Private College in Springdale, AR. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $40,650.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $40,650, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. 43% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates leave owing a median of $13,019 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
74% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. The applicant pool is small at 42, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. Yield is high — 84% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 43%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Just 48% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. Transfer-out runs to 25% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 132 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $24,552 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($20,801 versus $26,071), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 99% receive grants worth $9,442 on average. Borrowing is widespread: 57% take federal loans.
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 · 32 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 | $20,801 |
| $30–48k | $20,663 |
| $48–75k | $20,393 |
| $75–110k | $27,248 |
| $110k+ | $26,071 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 75 of these 132 students, totalling $515,012 — an average of $6,867 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Benton 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)