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University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville

Batesville, Arkansas

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-76,783 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-387%
10-year ROI
$39,304
Median earnings as of 2024
44% of University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$8,044
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$39,304
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$64,187
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$10,250
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
44%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
59%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-76,783
After 10 years
$-133,743
After 20 years
$-190,703
After 30 years
$-247,663
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$30,248
Men
$42,764

29% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$30,829
From higher-income families
$43,884

30% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$35,743
Independent students
$32,395

9% gap between the two groups

46%
First-generation students
11%
Take federal student loans
99%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 81%Hispanic 10%Asian 1%Black 3%Other 5%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$7,668
$30k–$48k$7,486
$48k–$75k$8,206
$75k–$110k$10,806
$110k+$15,568

How University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville compares

This college against the Arkansas and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate$76,176$10,000+2,567%Strong return
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate$39,304$5,325-671%Poor return
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate$36,126$4,500-1,016%Poor return

Calculate your own ROI

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ROI at University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville

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10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
751
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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