Colleges in Arkansas

84 degree-granting institutions in Arkansas (AR). Median net price $14,142. Median graduation rate 50.0%. Compare cost, outcomes, admission rates, and program mix using official U.S. College Scorecard data.

Median net price

$14,142

Median grad rate

50.0%

Median admission rate

74%

Median size

572

Colleges by city

Cities in Arkansas with 3 or more institutions.

SchoolStateTypeNet priceGrad rateAdmissionSizeData
Academy of Professional Cosmetology
Rogers, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$19,51389.5%Not available115Partial
Academy of Salon and Spa
Fort Smith, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$14,25280.5%Not available52Partial
Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$10,6277.4%Not available342Complete
Arkansas Beauty College
Russellville, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$8,98550.0%Not available61Partial
Arkansas Beauty School-Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$23,055100.0%Not available106Partial
Arkansas College of Barbering and Hair Design
Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Fort Smith, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Arkansas Northeastern College
Blytheville, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$5,37549.1%Not available756Partial
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
ARPublic, 4-year$12,36655.4%82%9,110Complete
Arkansas State University Mid-South
West Memphis, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$5,42757.6%Not available502Partial
Arkansas State University Three Rivers
Malvern, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$8,07026.4%Not available550Partial
Arkansas State University-Beebe
Beebe, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$11,69842.0%Not available1,986Partial
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home
Mountain Home, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$8,84744.1%Not available925Partial
Arkansas State University-Newport
Newport, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$8,44445.8%Not available1,236Partial
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
ARPublic, 4-year$12,97048.6%96%5,388Complete
Arkansas Technical School
North Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$21,01158.3%Not available123Partial
Arkansas Welding Academy
Jacksonville, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$35,59094.4%Not available73Partial
Arthur's Beauty College
Jacksonville, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$18,20079.0%Not available29Partial
Arthur's Beauty College
Conway, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$17,08238.9%Not available66Partial
Arthur's Beauty College
Jonesboro, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$22,18751.6%Not available69Partial
Baptist Health College Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 2-year$25,454Not available95%569Partial
Black River Technical College
Pocahontas, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$5,09554.5%Not available903Partial
Career Academy of Hair Design
Springdale, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$12,72873.4%Not available245Partial
Career Academy of Hair Design - Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Career Academy of Hair Design-Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Career Academy of Hair Design-Rogers
Rogers, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Career Academy of Hair Design-Siloam Springs
Siloam Springs, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
Central Baptist College
Conway, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$12,28734.1%63%484Complete
Champion Christian College
Hot Springs, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$17,002Not availableNot available144Partial
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
De Queen, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$4,38553.8%Not available772Partial
Crowley's Ridge College
Paragould, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$16,31535.9%Not available165Complete
Designer Barber & Stylist School
Fort Smith, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$18,13767.7%Not available95Partial
Designer Barber & Stylist School -
Fort Smith, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
East Arkansas Community College
Forrest City, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$7,22050.8%Not available554Partial
Ecclesia College
Springdale, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$22,07540.0%74%108Complete
GoodFellas Barber College
Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$12,225Not availableNot available32Partial
Harding University
Searcy, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$22,13068.8%71%3,382Complete
Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, AR
ARPublic, 4-year$23,40537.3%Not available1,456Complete
Hendrix College
Conway, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$24,14972.4%56%1,100Complete
Hot Springs Beauty College
Hot Springs, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$14,29447.8%Not available86Partial
Jackson Theological Seminary
North Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot available1Missing
Jefferson Regional School of Nursing
Pine Bluff, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 2-yearNot availableNot availableNot available92Partial
John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$20,39771.8%76%1,471Complete
Lyon College
Batesville, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$19,61646.8%63%648Complete
National Park College
Hot Springs, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$12,72035.1%Not available1,789Partial
New Beginnings Beauty Academy
Pine Bluff, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$21,82715.4%Not available27Partial
New Tyler Barber College Inc
North Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$15,89820.0%Not available39Partial
North Arkansas College
Harrison, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$10,18041.8%Not available1,202Partial
Northern Technical College
Pine Bluff, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$10,733100.0%Not available8Partial
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$7,19631.3%Not available4,953Partial
Northwest Technical Institute
Springdale, AR
ARPublic, <2-year$15,99273.7%Not available206Partial
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$22,40961.4%68%1,602Complete
Ozarka College
Melbourne, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$4,54347.1%Not available575Partial
Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$14,25768.3%Not available99Partial
Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock
North Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$18,35671.0%Not available360Partial
Philander Smith University
Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$14,22430.4%Not available751Complete
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
Helena, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$4,84854.7%Not available614Partial
Searcy Beauty College
Searcy, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$14,94655.0%Not available54Partial
Shorter College
N Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 2-year$14,06012.5%Not available287Partial
South Arkansas College
El Dorado, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$7,48630.2%Not available862Partial
Southeast Arkansas College
Pine Bluff, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$19,03828.2%Not available851Partial
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Magnolia, AR
ARPublic, 4-year$14,02748.8%75%2,708Complete
Southern Arkansas University Tech
Camden, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$9,01862.2%Not available672Partial
Strayer University-Arkansas
Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot available695Partial
The Salon Professional Academy
Sherwood, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$11,62589.8%Not available106Partial
University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology
El Dorado, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$9,63450.0%Not available42Partial
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
ARPublic, 4-year$18,20970.5%74%28,677Complete
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
ARPublic, 4-year$17,24841.6%59%4,949Complete
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Monticello, AR
ARPublic, 4-year$14,28748.5%Not available1,933Complete
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
ARPublic, 4-year$12,65340.4%41%1,807Complete
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope - Texarkana
Texarkana, AR
ARPublic, 2-yearNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableMissing
University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain
Mena, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$4,84255.2%Not available503Partial
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville
Batesville, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$8,04465.9%Not available751Partial
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton
Morrilton, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$8,72541.5%100%1,447Complete
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
ARPublic, 4-yearNot availableNot availableNot available1,571Partial
University of Arkansas Grantham
LIttle Rock, AR
ARPublic, 4-year$8,37043.0%Not available2,833Complete
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
Hope, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$9,27056.9%Not available583Partial
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR
ARPublic, 4-year$10,57437.9%80%4,091Complete
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
North Little Rock, AR
ARPublic, 2-year$14,32736.2%Not available4,118Partial
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR
ARPublic, 4-year$16,51153.5%89%7,762Complete
University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$17,36051.5%60%767Complete
Velvatex College of Beauty Culture
Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$6,90964.3%Not available8Partial
Washington Barber College Inc
Little Rock, AR
ARPrivate for-profit, <2-year$15,56388.9%Not available43Partial
Williams Baptist University
Walnut Ridge, AR
ARPrivate nonprofit, 4-year$15,74525.6%83%478Complete

Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are there in Arkansas?

Arkansas has 84 degree-granting institutions tracked by the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, spanning public, private nonprofit, and for-profit schools.

What is the average cost of college in Arkansas?

The median net price across Arkansas colleges is $14,142 per year. Net price is what a typical student pays after grant aid and scholarships — a much better number than sticker price.

Which Arkansas colleges have the highest graduation rates?

The top performers by graduation rate include Arkansas Beauty School-Little Rock (100.0%), Northern Technical College (100.0%), Arkansas Welding Academy (94.4%). Sort the table by graduation rate to see the full ranking.

Is the data on this page up to date?

Yes. All figures come from the latest College Scorecard release published by the U.S. Department of Education.