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Philander Smith University

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Little Rock, ARSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

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SAT Range

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User Accept Rate

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Tuition

$13,014

Undergrad Enrollment

842

Student:Faculty

12:1

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What you pay

$14,224/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $56,896 over four years.

What grads earn

$44,330/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$50,991 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 13% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.3 years of pay.

42% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

35.3%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

3%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Philander Smith University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$13,393
$30–48k$14,606
$48–75k$16,686
$75–110k$12,847
Over $110k$15,800

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

31%

Completion · all

33%

Completion · Pell

30%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

39%

Median debt

$24,736

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential
Clery Act

Campus Safety

No campus safety data available.

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation58% / 42%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball34Basketball13Track & Field46

Women's

Basketball13Track & Field39Volleyball16

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General35 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General14 grads
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration13 grads
Psychology, General12 grads
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching7 grads
Social Work6 grads
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General5 grads
Computer Science5 grads
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies3 grads
Sociology2 grads

4yr Grad Rate

12%

6yr Grad Rate

28%

Retention Rate

66%

Median Earnings

$38,427