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College costs in Arkansas

All 52 colleges in Arkansas, 28 four-year and 24 two-year. Median published tuition and fees at the four-year schools is $10,916, rising about 2.8% a year, faster than the national median of 2.6%. 13 of the four-year schools are public. 7 show a tuition freeze or guarantee.

Four-year colleges (28)

School	Sector	Tuition & fees	Growth / yr
Arkansas Baptist College	private	$8,760	1.0%
Arkansas State University	public	$7,754	0.0%
Arkansas Tech University	public	$8,508	4.2%
Central Baptist College	private	$19,680	4.0%
Champion Christian College	private	$12,582	n/a
Crowley's Ridge College	private	$16,440	3.8%
Ecclesia College	private	$16,850	1.2%
Harding University	private	$24,888	4.3%
Henderson State University	public	$7,572	0.0%
Hendrix College	private	$36,650	-0.7%
Jackson Theological Seminary	private	$6,150	n/a
John Brown University	private	$30,832	3.0%
Lyon College	private	$31,000	2.7%
Ouachita Baptist University	private	$32,480	3.8%
Philander Smith College	private	$13,014	0.4%
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	public	$9,820	2.8%
Strayer University-Arkansas	private	$13,920	0.8%
University of Arkansas	public	$10,916	2.3%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	public	$9,617	2.9%
University of Arkansas at Monticello	public	$8,868	4.3%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	public	$9,019	4.7%
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	public	$8,868	0.2%
University of Arkansas Grantham	public	$8,280	2.7%
University of Arkansas System eVersity	public	$3,675	n/a
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith	public	$6,906	4.3%
University of Central Arkansas	public	$10,118	2.8%
University of the Ozarks	private	$25,950	0.7%
Williams Baptist University	private	$20,330	3.9%

Two-year colleges (24)

Community and technical colleges, projected over two years rather than four.

School	Sector	Tuition & fees	Growth / yr
Arkansas Northeastern College	public	$2,850	2.7%
Arkansas State University Mid-South	public	$3,552	1.8%
Arkansas State University Three Rivers	public	$3,568	0.8%
Arkansas State University-Beebe	public	$3,216	2.6%
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home	public	$3,168	1.9%
Arkansas State University-Newport	public	$3,120	2.4%
Baptist Health College Little Rock	private	$13,593	5.5%
Black River Technical College	public	$4,584	6.1%
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas	public	$4,416	5.9%
East Arkansas Community College	public	$4,128	4.1%
National Park College	public	$6,050	6.3%
North Arkansas College	public	$3,816	4.9%
NorthWest Arkansas Community College	public	$4,566	0.4%
Ozarka College	public	$3,820	4.0%
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas	public	$3,650	2.4%
Shorter College	private	$6,245	4.5%
South Arkansas Community College	public	$3,540	3.7%
Southeast Arkansas College	public	$4,960	5.5%
Southern Arkansas University Tech	public	$4,830	0.4%
University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain	public	$3,864	4.1%
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville	public	$3,918	4.8%
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton	public	$3,744	0.3%
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana	public	$3,880	5.3%
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College	public	$6,060	4.7%

Published rates before aid, from federal IPEDS data through 2023. Projections are estimates, not quotes. See the methodology, or browse another state.