Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
- Public
- Town
- 1,456 undergrads
- Admit rate
- Open admissionSource: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,843per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 37%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $46,24410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Henderson State's Department of Aviation is Arkansas's only public university program that offers a four-year Bachelor of Science degree specifically in aviation.
Source: Bachelor's Degree in Aviation | Henderson State University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- Open admissionAdmits nearly everyone who applies.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,843full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,573sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,664Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $11,112Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 37%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 62%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $46,24410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,456Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 59%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 38%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX
- University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK
- New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD — admits 80%
- SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY — admits 72%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Henderson State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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