Private nonprofit · College

Ecclesia College

Springdale, Arkansas · Fringe rural

73.8%
Admit rate: $22,075
Avg net price: 40%
Graduation rate: $40,650
Median earnings

Ecclesia College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Springdale, Arkansas (fringe rural setting), enrolling 108 undergraduates. It has a Interdenominational religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 108 undergradsFringe ruralAccessible · 74% admitNCCAA Division ICold winters

About Springdale, Arkansas

Springdale is a city in Washington and Benton counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Springdale was formerly called Shiloh and was platted under that original name in 1866. In 1878, the town was incorporated with the name of Springdale. The Springdale Post Office contains a 1939 Natalie Smith Henry mural, titled Local Industries, commissioned by the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts. Depictions of poultry and fruit farmers reflected the early industries of Tyson Foods and Welch's Grape Juice Company. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 11 miles to Fayetteville, AR
To the ocean: 431 miles
Nearest airport: 6 miles to Northwest Arkansas National (XNA)

How Ecclesia College compares

Selectivity73.8%

More selective than 57% · #9 most selective of 15 in Arkansas

Graduation rate40%

Higher than 23% · #14 of 21 in Arkansas

First-year retention48%

Higher than 5%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$40,650

Higher than 15% · #16 of 22 in Arkansas

Average net price$22,075

Cheaper than 41% · #17 cheapest of 21 in Arkansas

Median debt at graduation$13,019

Lower than 94%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment108

Larger than 8%

Percentiles compare Ecclesia College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Arkansas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women4138%
Men6762%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White42%
Black19%
Hispanic14%
Other or multiracial25%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 108
Student–faculty ratio: 10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 49%
First-generation students: 47%
Students over 25: 11%
Median family income: $29,535
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $11,979

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate: 73.8%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Cost

In-state tuition: $16,850
Room & board: $8,000
Books & supplies: $1,080
Total cost of attendance: $31,571
Average net price: $22,075

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 40%
Graduated on time (4 years): 14%
First-year retention: 48%
Transferred to another college: 26%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $32,147
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $40,650
Median debt at graduation: $13,019
Students with federal loans: 54%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 42%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 140
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 100%+
Housing charge (year): $2,600
Meal plan (year): $3,400
Application fee: $35
Athletics: NCCAA Division I
Varsity athletes: 92 (70 men · 22 women)

Varsity sports (4)

Baseball43

Basketball22

Soccer16

Softball11

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$20,801

$30–48k

$20,663

$48–75k

$20,393

$75–110k

$27,248

$110k+

$26,071

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$101,233

$20,393/year × about 5.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$4,138

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 100% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,138. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 37 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $40,650
Typical debt at graduation: $13,019
Debt vs. one year's pay: 32%
Out-earn a HS grad: —

Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$38,282

Men

$42,373

Men out-earn women by $4,091 (11%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 90°F
Winter low: 27°F
Annual rain: 45.4″
Annual snow: 9.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fayetteville NW AR AP, AR US station (5.9 mi from campus).

What Ecclesia College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16———Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Business Administration, Management and Operations

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Theological and Ministerial Studies

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Marketing

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Bible/Biblical StudiesAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.