For Arkansas 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,757 for Arkansas residents and $18,572 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $8,227 for Arkansas residents and $14,887 for out-of-state students.
Hendrix College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $36,650 and University of Arkansas System eVersity has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,675 among Arkansas 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Hendrix College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $36,650 and University of Arkansas Grantham has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,800 among Arkansas 4-Year Colleges.
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The average COA of Arkansas 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $24,089 for state residents and $33,905 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $8,757 | $18,572 | $8,227 | $14,887 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,226 | $1,226 | ||
| Room & Board | $9,516 | $9,516 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,591 | $4,591 | ||
| COA | $24,089 | $33,905 | $23,559 | $30,220 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Arkansas 4-Year Colleges is $8,757 for state residents and $18,572 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Arkansas 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $6,169 | $2,227 | $16,538 | $1,516 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,971 | $2,190 | $16,651 | $1,517 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,036 | $2,207 | $16,234 | $1,538 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,317 | $2,176 | $16,313 | $1,495 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,494 | $2,262 | $16,997 | $1,575 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Arkansas 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $8,227 for state residents and $14,887 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Arkansas 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $5,810 | $1,563 | $14,769 | $1,317 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,875 | $1,585 | $14,748 | $1,275 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,924 | $1,589 | $14,073 | $1,281 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,122 | $1,454 | $14,801 | $1,144 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,682 | $1,545 | $13,757 | $1,130 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Arkansas 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $486 for state residents and $602 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $476 for state residents and $627 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $457 | $568 | $453 | $644 |
| 2020-2021 | $467 | $580 | $472 | $654 |
| 2021-2022 | $461 | $576 | $463 | $648 |
| 2022-2023 | $468 | $581 | $468 | $646 |
| 2023-2024 | $486 | $602 | $476 | $627 |
The average living costs of Arkansas 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $14,106 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,586 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Arkansas 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $8,276 | $3,742 | $8,355 | $4,054 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,513 | $3,862 | $8,464 | $4,241 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,680 | $3,999 | $8,644 | $4,350 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,909 | $4,335 | $8,758 | $4,656 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,516 | $4,591 | $9,367 | $5,219 |