-7%
Public certificate-predominant peer
10-year earnings at Arkansas State University Mid-South are 7% below the public certificate-predominant peer median ($31.9k vs $34.2k).
Arkansas · Public · Predominantly certificates
Arkansas State University Mid-South
West Memphis, Arkansas. 435 undergraduate students. 35 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Arkansas State University Mid-South
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.
-43%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Arkansas State University Mid-South fell 43% between 2009 and 2010 (3.5% → 2.0%).
-22%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 22% at Arkansas State University Mid-South vs the 2018–2022 baseline (435 vs 559).
+17%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Arkansas State University Mid-South rose 17% between 2021 and 2024 ($2.7k → $3.2k).
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.
$31,857+16% · 6→10y
Arkansas median $34,871$27,557
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry50.0%-66% · '97→'10
Arkansas median 47.1%—
At program completion435-2% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS76.8%+30% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$3,048+260% · '00→'24
out-of-state $4,560SECTION 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 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.
-66%
Arkansas State University Mid-South · completion · 150% fell
29.6% → 10.1%
-43%
Arkansas State University Mid-South · completion · 100% fell
3.5% → 2.0%
+30%
Arkansas State University Mid-South · retention rose
45.0% → 58.5%
+232%
Arkansas State University Mid-South · in-state tuition rose
$894 → $3,216
+264%
Arkansas State University Mid-South · out-of-state tuition rose
$1,326 → $4,824
-44%
Arkansas State University Mid-South · pell share fell
55.6% → 31.1%
+32%
Arkansas State University Mid-South · earnings_median_10yr rose
$24,200 → $31,857
+38%
Arkansas State University Mid-South · earnings_median_8yr rose
$21,700 → $29,840
+45%
Arkansas State University Mid-South · earnings_median_6yr rose
$19,000 → $27,557
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.
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$62,094Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$32,703Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$32,696Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$31,237Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$26,839
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
5 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
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
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 Mid-South graduates earn $X” — not “Arkansas State University Mid-South makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Arkansas State University Mid-South 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.