Colleges

Colleges in Arkansas

Arkansas has 15 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 8 public and 7 private. The largest is University of Arkansas, with 28,677 undergraduates.

School	City	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville	public	28,677	74.3%	1030–1220	$10,104	$18,209	70.5%
Arkansas State University	Jonesboro	public	9,110	82.3%	970–1190	$8,090	$12,366	55.4%
University of Central Arkansas	Conway	public	7,762	89.5%	910–1170	$10,523	$16,511	53.5%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Little Rock	public	4,949	58.8%	960–1210	$9,748	$17,248	41.7%
Harding University	Searcy	private	3,382	70.5%	1050–1290	$26,262	$22,130	68.8%
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	Magnolia	public	2,708	75.3%	875–1105	$9,960	$14,027	48.8%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Pine Bluff	public	1,807	41.2%	845–1108	$9,412	$12,653	40.4%
Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia	private	1,602	67.5%	1070–1280	$34,500	$22,409	61.4%
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Little Rock	public	1,571
John Brown University	Siloam Springs	private	1,471	76.1%	1070–1340	$31,756	$20,397	71.8%
Henderson State University	Arkadelphia	public	1,456			$8,244	$23,405	37.3%
Hendrix College	Conway	private	1,100	55.7%	1123–1348	$38,200	$24,149	72.4%
University of the Ozarks	Clarksville	private	767	59.5%	1020–1160	$25,950	$17,360	51.5%
Philander Smith University	Little Rock	private	751			$13,014	$14,224	30.4%
Lyon College	Batesville	private	648	62.8%		$31,000	$19,616	46.8%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Arkansas?

15 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 8 public and 7 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Arkansas?

By acceptance rate, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (41.2%), Hendrix College (55.7%), University of Arkansas at Little Rock (58.8%), University of the Ozarks (59.5%), Lyon College (62.8%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Arkansas?

Arkansas State University has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $8,090 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.