-74%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Arkansas State University-Newport fell 74% between 2006 and 2009 (33.3% → 8.7%).
Arkansas · Public · Predominantly certificates
Arkansas State University-Newport
Newport, Arkansas. 1,262 undergraduate students. 36 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Arkansas State University-Newport
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+18%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Arkansas State University-Newport rose 17% between 2017 and 2020 ($6.8k → $8.0k).
+16%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Arkansas State University-Newport rose 16% between 2021 and 2024 ($2.9k → $3.3k).
+10%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Arkansas State University-Newport rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($4.3k → $4.8k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Arkansas
Each tile compares this institution to the Arkansas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$41,524+20% · 6→10y
Arkansas median $34,871$34,583
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry42.4%-82% · '01→'09
Arkansas median 47.1%$5,750+142% · '01→'20
At program completion1,262+115% · '01→'24
latest IPEDS75.1%+5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$2,856+151% · '01→'24
out-of-state $4,320SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
1.8%Median federal debt $5,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $41,524 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-82%
Arkansas State University-Newport · completion · 150% fell
49.0% → 8.7%
+115%
Arkansas State University-Newport · undergrad enrollment rose
575 → 1,236
+151%
Arkansas State University-Newport · in-state tuition rose
$1,320 → $3,312
+120%
Arkansas State University-Newport · out-of-state tuition rose
$2,160 → $4,752
+142%
Arkansas State University-Newport · median debt rose
$3,312 → $8,002
-100%
Arkansas State University-Newport · cohort default rate fell
18.7% → 0.0%
+62%
Arkansas State University-Newport · pell share rose
27.8% → 44.9%
+21%
Arkansas State University-Newport · earnings_median_10yr rose
$34,300 → $41,524
+35%
Arkansas State University-Newport · earnings_median_8yr rose
$32,300 → $43,536
+21%
Arkansas State University-Newport · earnings_median_6yr rose
$28,600 → $34,583
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.$81,213Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$67,857Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$50,742Criminal Justice and Corrections.$46,377Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$41,519Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$38,006Business/Commerce, General.$31,847
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
7 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Arkansas
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Arkansas State University-Newport graduates earn $X” — not “Arkansas State University-Newport makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Arkansas State University-Newport caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.