The average acceptance rate of the 12 Arkansas colleges that have competitive admission is 74.25% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 5.58%. The acceptance rate at 7 Arkansas colleges increased and the rate of 5 colleges decreased.
Hendrix College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 52.98%. University of Arkansas at Little Rock (57.99%) and Lyon College (66.02%) are following it in the list of Tightest Arkansas Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Hendrix College ranked 1st, up 3 places from 4th last year. University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked 2nd, up 3 places from 5th last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $23,807 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,790 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 3 | Hendrix College Conway, ARPrivate, 4-year | 52.98% 7.30% | 19.99% | 1,270 | $36,650 | 1,144 | 68.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 2 3 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, ARPublic, 4-year | 57.99% 3.47% | 22.99% | 1,040 | $22,067 ($9,617) | 8,197 | 41.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 3 - | Lyon College Batesville, ARPrivate, 4-year | 66.02% 6.18% | 13.99% | - | $31,000 | 496 | 38.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 4 2 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, ARPublic, 4-year | 67.00% 3.39% | 40.98% | 1,050 | $15,400 ($9,820) | 5,094 | 44.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 5 3 | John Brown University Siloam Springs, ARPrivate, 4-year | 68.03% 11.39% | 37.01% | 1,230 | $30,832 | 2,326 | 71.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 6 3 | Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, ARPrivate, 4-year | 68.99% 3.33% | 32.00% | 1,170 | $32,480 | 1,784 | 65.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 7 - | Arkansas State University Jonesboro, ARPublic, 4-year | 70.00% 0.49% | 30.00% | 1,100 | $13,826 ($7,754) | 13,190 | 52.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 8 2 | University of Arkansas Fayetteville, ARPublic, 4-year | 72.00% 6.93% | 31.00% | 1,130 | $28,772 ($9,748) | 30,936 | 69.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 9 1 | Henderson State University Arkadelphia, ARPublic, 4-year | 81.97% 11.31% | 20.98% | - | $9,780 ($7,572) | 2,519 | 39.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 10 1 | University of Central Arkansas Conway, ARPublic, 4-year | 90.00% 1.21% | 29.01% | 1,050 | $17,258 ($10,118) | 9,913 | 50.00% | 14 to 1 |
| Average | 69.50% | 27.80% | 1,130 | $23,807 ($9,105) | 7,560 | 53.70% | 14 to 1 |