Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR · public
Official site ↗Admissions
| Admit rate | 96.3% |
| Applicants | — |
| Middle-50% SAT | 940–1150 |
| Middle-50% ACT | 17–24 |
| Avg GPA | — |
| Test policy | — |
| Avg net price / yr | $12,171 |
| Grad rate | 49% |
| Median earnings (10 yr) | $41,766 |
| Source | scorecard_bulk · 2025 |
Application requirements
- •Personal profile: Name, address, demographics, citizenship.
- •Family: Parent/guardian education and occupation (used for first-gen context).
- •Education: Current school, GPA/rank if reported, courses & grades, planned senior courses.
- •Testing: SAT/ACT scores (self-reported); many schools are test-optional or test-blind — check per school.
- •Activities: Up to 10 activities with role, hours/week, weeks/year.
- •Personal essay: One 250–650 word essay from the Common App prompts.
- •Recommendations: Counselor recommendation + typically 1–2 teacher recommendations.
- •School supplements: Per-school essays and questions (the 'Why us', short-answer, etc.).
Supplemental essays
- Oliver Wendell Holmes said, "Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions." Using your own writer's "voice," illustrate to the selection committee how a new idea has stretched your mind. In several well-written paragraphs, specifically describe the idea, its source, and the lasting impact of this new idea in your life. A successful essay will enable the selection committee to see and hear what makes you unique. The committee will be looking for creativity, originality, honesty, clarity of expression, evidence of integrity and sincerity, tenacity of purpose, imagination, and an ability to organize one's thoughts.
Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).