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South Arkansas College

South Arkansas College
PO Box 7010
El Dorado, AR 71731-7010

Official telephone: (870) 862-8131
Fax number: (870) 864-7122
Website: https://www.southark.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2025 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid homepage: https://www.southark.edu/
page/net-price-calculator

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $2,592; $4,440 out-of-state
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,770
Other expenses: Estimated expense of transportation for residents.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoN/A

Applied for financial aid:
62% of first-year students
63% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
12% of first-year students
29% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
87% of first-year students
57% of full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,588 for first-year students
$5,683 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,423 for first-year students
$5,205 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,148 for first-year students
$2,952 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,752 for first-year students
$2,912 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
30% of first-year students
15% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$2,378 for first-year students
$2,083 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships

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