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What 4 years of college costs in Arkansas before aid

Across 28 four-year colleges in Arkansas, the projected 4-year in-state total runs from ~$17,300 to ~$153,500, with a median of ~$45,500. That median sits below the national median of ~$69,200. Every figure is an estimate from published rates before aid. Totals cover tuition and fees for 2026 entry; housing, meals, and books are extra.

Projected 4-year in-state total cost by school in Arkansas, in dollars.
SchoolSectorProjected 4-year totalGrowth / yr
University of Arkansas System eVersity (projected from 2021 data)public~$17,300national est.
Jackson Theological Seminary (projected from 2023 data)private~$27,600national est.
Henderson State University (projected from 2023 data)public~$30,3000.0%
Arkansas State University (projected from 2023 data)public~$31,1000.0%
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (projected from 2023 data)public~$33,4004.3%
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (projected from 2023 data)public~$35,8000.2%
Arkansas Baptist College (projected from 2023 data)private~$36,6001.0%
University of Arkansas Grantham (projected from 2023 data)public~$37,4002.7%
Arkansas Tech University (projected from 2023 data)public~$41,0004.2%
University of Arkansas at Monticello (projected from 2023 data)public~$42,9004.3%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (projected from 2023 data)public~$43,8002.9%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (projected from 2023 data)public~$44,5004.7%
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus (projected from 2023 data)public~$44,5002.8%
University of Arkansas (2026-27 announced rate)public~$45,2002.3%
University of Central Arkansas (projected from 2023 data)public~$45,9002.8%
Philander Smith College (projected from 2023 data)private~$53,0000.4%
Champion Christian College (projected from 2023 data)private~$56,400national est.
Strayer University-Arkansas (projected from 2023 data)private~$57,7000.8%
Ecclesia College (projected from 2023 data)private~$71,1001.2%
Crowley's Ridge College (projected from 2023 data)private~$77,7003.8%
Central Baptist College (projected from 2023 data)private~$94,1004.0%
Williams Baptist University (projected from 2023 data)private~$96,8003.9%
University of the Ozarks (projected from 2023 data)private~$107,0000.7%
Harding University (projected from 2023 data)private~$120,4004.3%
Lyon College (projected from 2023 data)private~$140,1002.7%
John Brown University (projected from 2023 data)private~$141,1003.0%
Hendrix College (projected from 2023 data)private~$141,900-0.7%
Ouachita Baptist University (projected from 2023 data)private~$153,5003.8%

The 28 projected totals above for Arkansas are estimates: published in-state tuition and fees before aid, compounded at each school's own historical growth rate where one exists and a conservative national rate otherwise, bridged forward from each school's latest reported year. Housing, meals, and books are not included. See the methodology.