unitid 107600 · Little Rock, AR · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Philander Smith University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,167
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
751
41st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
68%
undergrads on Pell grants
92nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
30%
finish within 150% time
12th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$28,136
21st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$14,224
after aid, aided students
18th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,427
after entry, Title IV students
15th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$24,736
52nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $13,393 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k64%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $18,743
- First-generation students
- 43%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,014
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 37 | $41,548 | $27,622 |
| Biology, General. | 20 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 18 | — | — |
| Computer Science. | 11 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 11 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 8 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 8 | — | — |
| Social Work. | 6 | — | — |
| Mathematics. | 5 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 4 | — | — |
| Sociology. | 3 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 2 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.