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Arkansas State University

Logo: Arkansas State University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Public university in Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.

Arkansas State University (A-State or ASU) is a public research university in Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States. It is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System and the second-largest university in the state. The university was founded in 1909 and is located atop 1,376 acres (557 hectares) on Crowley's Ridge.2 It is headquartered in Little Rock, United States.1 It employed 1,947 people in 2020.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1909Founded1
  • HeadquartersLittle Rock, United States1
  • Websitewww.astate.edu
  • Legal formTRUST3
  • Kind of organizationTrust1
  • LEI549300NLMOECZYP7HI723
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address501 Woodlane Drive, 72201 Little Rock, United States3

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Photo: Zereshk, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons6

Arkansas State University (A-State or ASU) is a public research university in Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States. It is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System and the second-largest university in the state. The university was founded in 1909 and is located atop 1,376 acres (557 hectares) on Crowley's Ridge.2

Corporate structure

Arkansas State University sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Arkansas State University Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
    • Arkansas State University Press Subsidiary · United States
    • Centennial Bank Stadium Owned · Jonesboro, United States
    • First National Bank Arena Owned · Arkansas, United States
    • KASU Owned · Arkansas, United States
    • Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field Owned · Jonesboro, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Arkansas State University reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • First National Bank Arena
  • KASU
  • Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

A-State was founded as the First District Agricultural School in Jonesboro in 1909 by the Arkansas Legislature as a regional agricultural training school. Robert W. Glover, a Missionary Baptist pastor who served in both houses of the Arkansas Legislature from Sheridan (1905–1912), introduced in 1909 the resolution calling for the establishment of four state agricultural colleges, including the future ASU.

In 1918, ASU began offering a two-year college program. In 1925, it became First District Agricultural and Mechanical College. A four-year degree program was begun in 1930. A & M College became Arkansas State College in 1933. In 1967, the Arkansas Legislature elevated the college to university status and changed the name to Arkansas State University.

From Wikipedia’s article on Arkansas State University, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Arkansas State University System

Subsidiaries

  • Arkansas State University Press

Also owns

  • Centennial Bank Stadium
  • First National Bank Arena
  • KASU
  • Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20201,9471

Timeline

  1. 1909Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$755.0M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $755.0M in all. Federal grants $225.1M; Other federal assistance $512.9M; Federal contracts $17.1M.$0$25M$50M$75M$100M2008 · Federal grants: $3.0M2008 · Other federal assistance: $23.2M2008 · Federal contracts: $1.7M20082009 · Federal grants: $7.9M2009 · Other federal assistance: $30.6M2009 · Federal contracts: $4.7M2010 · Federal grants: $9.9M2010 · Other federal assistance: $37.6M2010 · Federal contracts: $9.3M20102011 · Federal grants: $5.6M2011 · Other federal assistance: $39.0M2011 · Federal contracts: $1.3M2012 · Federal grants: $5.3M2012 · Other federal assistance: $35.7M20122013 · Federal grants: $2.9M2013 · Other federal assistance: $35.7M2013 · Federal contracts: $26.8K2014 · Federal grants: $5.2M2014 · Other federal assistance: $35.7M20142015 · Federal grants: $4.7M2015 · Other federal assistance: $34.9M2016 · Federal grants: $7.1M2016 · Other federal assistance: $34.4M2016 · Federal contracts: $36.1K20162017 · Federal grants: $1.8M2017 · Other federal assistance: $1.0M2017 · Federal contracts: $15.9K2018 · Federal grants: $4.2M2018 · Other federal assistance: $308.0K2018 · Federal contracts: $36.5K20182019 · Federal grants: $2.5M2019 · Other federal assistance: $271.1K2020 · Federal grants: $17.8M2020 · Other federal assistance: $591.2K20202021 · Federal grants: $75.5M2021 · Other federal assistance: $435.1K2022 · Federal grants: $6.1M2022 · Other federal assistance: $17.1M20222023 · Federal grants: $7.3M2023 · Other federal assistance: $34.8M2024 · Federal grants: $26.9M2024 · Other federal assistance: $44.3M20242025 · Federal grants: $5.7M2025 · Other federal assistance: $52.8M2026 · Federal grants: $25.5M2026 · Other federal assistance: $54.6M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsOther federal assistanceFederal contractsTotal
2026$25.5M$54.6M–$80.2M
2025$5.7M$52.8M–$58.5M
2024$26.9M$44.3M–$71.2M
2023$7.3M$34.8M–$42.1M
2022$6.1M$17.1M–$23.2M
2021$75.5M$435.1K–$75.9M
2020$17.8M$591.2K–$18.3M
2019$2.5M$271.1K–$2.8M
2018$4.2M$308.0K$36.5K$4.6M
2017$1.8M$1.0M$15.9K$2.9M
2016$7.1M$34.4M$36.1K$41.5M
2015$4.7M$34.9M–$39.5M
2014$5.2M$35.7M–$40.9M
2013$2.9M$35.7M$26.8K$38.6M
2012$5.3M$35.7M–$41.1M
2011$5.6M$39.0M$1.3M$46.0M
2010$9.9M$37.6M$9.3M$56.7M
2009$7.9M$30.6M$4.7M$43.3M
2008$3.0M$23.2M$1.7M$27.8M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov7, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for 4 registered units, including subsidiaries under the same parent. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. May 5, 2020$28.8M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund8 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award P425F200957
  2. Apr 25, 2020$23.0M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund9 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award P425E201379
  3. Oct 1, 2024$10.0M from National Institute of Standards and Technology: Congressionally-Identified Projects10 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award 60NANB24D100
  4. Sep 30, 2026$9.0M from Health Resources and Services Administration: Congressional Directives11 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award CE160175
  5. Sep 30, 2026$7.7M from Health Resources and Services Administration: Congressional Directives12 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-NEWPORT Award CE160037
  6. May 7, 2020$7.5M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund13 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award P425F202217
  7. Apr 25, 2020$6.1M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund14 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award P425E201362
  8. Sep 30, 2024$6.0M from Health Resources and Services Administration: Congressional Directives15 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY MOUNTAIN HOME Award CE153665

Largest direct payments

  1. $34.3M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program16 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award P063P251076
  2. May 24, 2010$30.6M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program17 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award P063P101076
  3. $30.6M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program18 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award P063P241076

Largest contracts

  1. Oct 17, 2005$15.1M from Department of the Army: Usa space and strategic def cdr arkansas state university university loop east jonesboro ar university washington arkansas rdte/other defens19 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award W9113M06C0001
  2. Sep 14, 2005$5.7M from Department of the Army20 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award W9113M05C0168
  3. Feb 3, 2009$4.0M from Department of the Army: Standoff explosive detection (sted)21 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award W909MY09C0001
  4. Feb 19, 2010$2.1M from Department of the Army: Laser sensing22 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award W15P7T10CA012
  5. Jul 13, 2015$24.0K from Agricultural Research Service: Other functions igf::ot::igf sample analysis for water analysis23 To ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Award AG32SDP150407

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