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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,456 undergrads, where 46% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

−55% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.59

Diversity index vs. every college0.59
0.59
← 0.00higher than 51% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients46%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students38%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college46%
46%
← 0%higher than 76% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

1,456undergrads
Compared to every college1.5K
1.5K
← 19larger than 48% of 1,89337.8K →

10% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 78% take some

Where first-years come from

376 first-time students

23% came from other states and 2.4% from abroad; 74% are from Arkansas. Fewer from other states than at 52% of colleges.

  • In-state (Arkansas)74%
  • Other states23%
  • Abroad2.4%

Top home states

  1. Arkansas(home state)74% 280
  2. Texas16% 61
  3. Louisiana3.2% 12
  4. Arizona0.5% 2
  5. California0.5% 2

From 13 states (counting DC).

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

141

new transfer students, 27% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 53% of colleges.

122 full-time, 19 part-time.

Going on to another college

18%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 194 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

8.8% of undergrads study part-time.

Men48%
National median: 44%Above typical

52% women

Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Part-time students8.8%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older11%
National median: 11%About typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 2,061 students.

Housing

Beds

2,061

Room for every undergrad (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division II · Great American Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Great American Conference compares

ROTC

Army

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

Religious life

Faith communities · 1

Nonreligious and secular

Secular Student Alliance

Henderson State Secular Student Alliance

Greek life

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Sigma

    Sigma-Gamma

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Gender unknown: fewer than 10

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)