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Colleges in Arkansas

Arkansas has 54 degree-granting colleges and universities in the federal directory: 34 public, 19 private nonprofit and 1 for-profit. Together they enroll about 112,000 undergraduates. Largest by enrollment: University of Arkansas, with 28,677. They're listed A to Z: the Almanac doesn't rank colleges.

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CollegeNet price Admit rate Graduation Undergrads
Arkansas Baptist CollegeLittle Rock · Private nonprofit
$12,951Not reported7%342
Arkansas Colleges of Health EducationFort Smith · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Arkansas Northeastern CollegeBlytheville · Public
$4,778Not reportedNot reported756
Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro · Public
$15,44182%58%9,110
Arkansas State University Mid-SouthWest Memphis · Public
$5,172Not reportedNot reported502
Arkansas State University Three RiversMalvern · Public
$8,518Not reportedNot reported550
Arkansas State University, BeebeBeebe · Public
$8,761Not reportedNot reported1,986
Arkansas State University, Mountain HomeMountain Home · Public
$7,708Not reportedNot reported925
Arkansas State University, NewportNewport · Public
$8,534Not reportedNot reported1,236
Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville · Public
$11,33296%45%5,388
Baptist Health College Little RockLittle Rock · Private nonprofit
Not reported95%Not reported569
Black River Technical CollegePocahontas · Public
$2,472Not reportedNot reported903
Central Baptist CollegeConway · Private nonprofit
$20,27663%41%484
Champion Christian CollegeHot Springs · Private nonprofit
$16,109Not reported23%144
Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasDe Queen · Public
$2,141Not reportedNot reported772
Crowley's Ridge CollegeParagould · Private nonprofit
$18,918Not reported48%165
Ecclesia CollegeSpringdale · Private nonprofit
$20,45874%33%108
Harding UniversitySearcy · Private nonprofit
$19,78671%71%3,382
Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia · Public
$21,843Not reported36%1,456
Hendrix CollegeConway · Private nonprofit
$23,17756%72%1,100
Jackson Theological SeminaryNorth Little Rock · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported1
Jefferson Regional School of NursingPine Bluff · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported92
John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs · Private nonprofit
$22,47676%77%1,471
Lyon CollegeBatesville · Private nonprofit
$14,40063%45%648
Lyon College, School of Dental MedicineLittle Rock · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
National Park CollegeHot Springs · Public
$8,864Not reportedNot reported1,789
North Arkansas CollegeHarrison · Public
$10,135Not reportedNot reported1,202
NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville · Public
$4,139Not reportedNot reported4,953
Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia · Private nonprofit
$25,34368%66%1,602
Ozarka CollegeMelbourne · Public
$4,182Not reportedNot reported575
Philander Smith UniversityLittle Rock · Private nonprofit
$22,153Not reported36%751
Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasHelena · Public
$5,957Not reportedNot reported614
Shorter CollegeN Little Rock · Private nonprofit
$16,608Not reportedNot reported287
South Arkansas CollegeEl Dorado · Public
$5,607Not reportedNot reported862
Southeast Arkansas CollegePine Bluff · Public
$20,722Not reportedNot reported851
Southern Arkansas UniversityMagnolia · Public
$16,01575%46%2,708
Southern Arkansas University TechCamden · Public
$8,799Not reportedNot reported672
Strayer University, ArkansasLittle Rock · Private for-profit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported695
University of ArkansasFayetteville · Public
$17,57174%71%28,677
University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock · Public
$16,88259%41%4,949
University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello · Public
$15,990Not reported52%1,933
University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff · Public
$11,52841%39%1,807
University of Arkansas Community College Rich MountainMena · Public
$4,496Not reportedNot reported503
University of Arkansas Community College, BatesvilleBatesville · Public
$5,456Not reportedNot reported751
University of Arkansas Community College, MorriltonMorrilton · Public
$9,876100%Not reported1,447
University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock · Public
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported1,571
University of Arkansas GranthamLIttle Rock · Public
$9,940Not reported50%2,833
University of Arkansas Hope-TexarkanaHope · Public
$4,978Not reportedNot reported583
University of Arkansas, East Arkansas Community CollegeForrest City · Public
$5,110Not reportedNot reported554
University of Arkansas, Fort SmithFort Smith · Public
$9,65380%42%4,091
University of Arkansas, Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock · Public
$11,354Not reportedNot reported4,118
University of Central ArkansasConway · Public
$16,42389%54%7,762
University of the OzarksClarksville · Private nonprofit
$17,19260%48%767
Williams Baptist UniversityWalnut Ridge · Private nonprofit
$17,81483%36%478

Source: College Scorecard ↗, released October 15, 2026, and IPEDS ↗. Net price is the average for first-year students who received aid, in the latest year each college reported; admit rate is for students entering in fall 2024; graduation is for 2019 entrants; undergraduates are for fall 2024. A dash means the college didn't report the figure.