Colleges in Arkansas

81 colleges and universities in Arkansas: 23 four-year, 3 two-year and 55 certificate or graduate schools, largest first. The most affordable four-year college with a 50%+ graduation rate is Arkansas State University ($15,441 a year after aid).

Four-year colleges and universities (23)

College	City	Type	Net price / yr	Acceptance	Earnings after 10 yrs
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville	Public	$17,571	74%	$63,588
Arkansas State University	Jonesboro	Public	$15,441	82%	$47,220
University of Central Arkansas	Conway	Public	$16,423	89%	$49,756
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Little Rock	Public	$16,882	59%	$50,640
Harding University	Searcy	Private nonprofit	$19,786	71%	$56,146
University of Arkansas Grantham	LIttle Rock	Public	$9,940	—	$40,581
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	Magnolia	Public	$16,015	75%	$46,635
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Pine Bluff	Public	$11,528	41%	$40,307
Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia	Private nonprofit	$25,343	68%	$52,333
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Little Rock	Public	—	—	$78,041
John Brown University	Siloam Springs	Private nonprofit	$22,476	76%	$58,769
Henderson State University	Arkadelphia	Public	$21,843	—	$46,244
Hendrix College	Conway	Private nonprofit	$23,177	56%	$59,310
University of the Ozarks	Clarksville	Private nonprofit	$17,192	60%	$44,113
Philander Smith University	Little Rock	Private nonprofit	$22,153	—	$40,195
Strayer University-Arkansas	Little Rock	Private for-profit	—	—	$44,016
Lyon College	Batesville	Private nonprofit	$14,400	63%	$49,833
Central Baptist College	Conway	Private nonprofit	$20,276	63%	$49,734
Williams Baptist University	Walnut Ridge	Private nonprofit	$17,814	83%	$47,042
Arkansas Baptist College	Little Rock	Private nonprofit	$12,951	—	$35,793
Crowley's Ridge College	Paragould	Private nonprofit	$18,918	—	$44,146
Champion Christian College	Hot Springs	Private nonprofit	$16,109	—	—
Ecclesia College	Springdale	Private nonprofit	$20,458	74%	$43,102

Two-year and community colleges (3)

College	City	Type	Net price / yr	Acceptance	Earnings after 10 yrs
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith	Fort Smith	Public	$9,653	80%	$44,252
Shorter College	N Little Rock	Private nonprofit	$16,608	—	$24,894
Jefferson Regional School of Nursing	Pine Bluff	Private nonprofit	—	—	$68,467

Certificate, trade and graduate schools (55)

College	City	Type	Net price / yr	Acceptance	Earnings after 10 yrs
Arkansas Tech University	Russellville	Public	$11,332	96%	$46,008
NorthWest Arkansas Community College	Bentonville	Public	$4,095	—	$44,718
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College	North Little Rock	Public	$11,354	—	$37,075
Arkansas State University-Beebe	Beebe	Public	$8,761	—	$40,741
University of Arkansas at Monticello	Monticello	Public	$15,990	—	$40,449
National Park College	Hot Springs	Public	$8,864	—	$35,524
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton	Morrilton	Public	$9,876	100%	$40,201
Arkansas State University-Newport	Newport	Public	$8,534	—	$49,938
North Arkansas College	Harrison	Public	$10,135	—	$40,192
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home	Mountain Home	Public	$7,708	—	$38,725
Black River Technical College	Pocahontas	Public	$2,472	—	$37,278
South Arkansas College	El Dorado	Public	$5,607	—	$38,549
Southeast Arkansas College	Pine Bluff	Public	$20,722	—	$36,170
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas	De Queen	Public	$2,141	—	$36,122
Arkansas Northeastern College	Blytheville	Public	$4,778	—	$37,854
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville	Batesville	Public	$5,456	—	$36,338
Southern Arkansas University Tech	Camden	Public	$8,799	—	$39,702
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas	Helena	Public	$5,957	—	$34,665
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana	Hope	Public	$4,978	—	$38,230
Ozarka College	Melbourne	Public	$4,182	—	$33,153
Baptist Health College Little Rock	Little Rock	Private nonprofit	—	95%	$69,372
University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College	Forrest City	Public	$5,110	—	$34,461
Arkansas State University Three Rivers	Malvern	Public	$9,667	—	$40,566
University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain	Mena	Public	$4,496	—	$33,408
Arkansas State University Mid-South	West Memphis	Public	$5,172	—	$35,924
Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock	North Little Rock	Private for-profit	$22,266	—	$29,556
Career Academy of Hair Design	Springdale	Private for-profit	$11,632	—	$23,361
Northwest Technical Institute	Springdale	Public	$13,372	—	$44,515
Academy of Professional Cosmetology	Rogers	Private for-profit	$14,007	—	—
The Salon Professional Academy	Sherwood	Private for-profit	$11,479	—	$29,430
Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas	Fayetteville	Private for-profit	$16,624	—	—
Designer Barber & Stylist School	Fort Smith	Private for-profit	$19,796	—	—
Hot Springs Beauty College	Hot Springs	Private for-profit	$16,789	—	$27,308
Arkansas Welding Academy	Jacksonville	Private for-profit	$36,669	—	—
Arthur's Beauty College	Jonesboro	Private for-profit	$14,845	—	$20,872
Arthur's Beauty College	Conway	Private for-profit	$12,806	—	$28,945
Arkansas Beauty College	Russellville	Private for-profit	$13,885	—	$30,722
Searcy Beauty College	Searcy	Private for-profit	$10,304	—	$28,395
Academy of Salon and Spa	Fort Smith	Private for-profit	$16,296	—	$23,772
Washington Barber College Inc	Little Rock	Private for-profit	$16,875	—	$21,832
University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology	El Dorado	Private for-profit	$8,813	—	$20,564
New Tyler Barber College Inc	North Little Rock	Private for-profit	$16,031	—	$26,248
GoodFellas Barber College	Little Rock	Private for-profit	$12,675	—	—
Arthur's Beauty College	Jacksonville	Private for-profit	$10,942	—	$28,945
Velvatex College of Beauty Culture	Little Rock	Private for-profit	$7,534	—	$19,211
Northern Technical College	Pine Bluff	Private for-profit	$14,732	—	—
Jackson Theological Seminary	North Little Rock	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education	Fort Smith	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Lyon College-School of Dental Medicine	Little Rock	Private nonprofit	—	—	$49,833
Career Academy of Hair Design-Siloam Springs	Siloam Springs	Private for-profit	—	—	$23,361
Career Academy of Hair Design-Rogers	Rogers	Private for-profit	—	—	$23,361
Career Academy of Hair Design-Fayetteville	Fayetteville	Private for-profit	—	—	$23,361
Career Academy of Hair Design - Fort Smith	Fort Smith	Private for-profit	—	—	$23,361
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope - Texarkana	Texarkana	Public	—	—	$38,230
Designer Barber & Stylist School -	Fort Smith	Private for-profit	—	—	—