For Arkansas Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $5,694 for Arkansas residents and $8,967 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $8,227 for Arkansas residents and $13,933 for out-of-state students.
University of Arkansas has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $28,772 and Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,350 among Arkansas Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Arkansas has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $30,220 and University of Arkansas Grantham has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,800 among Arkansas Public colleges.
The average COA of Arkansas Public colleges in 2024 is $21,468 for state residents and $24,741 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 | $5,694 | $8,967 | $8,227 | $13,933 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,422 | $1,422 | ||
| Room & Board | $8,702 | $8,702 | ||
| Other Expenses | $5,649 | $5,649 | ||
| COA | $21,468 | $24,741 | $24,000 | $29,707 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Arkansas Public colleges is $5,694 for state residents and $8,967 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Arkansas Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $3,813 | $1,343 | $6,997 | $1,347 |
| 2020-2021 | $3,733 | $1,343 | $6,851 | $1,346 |
| 2021-2022 | $3,815 | $1,350 | $6,962 | $1,354 |
| 2022-2023 | $3,975 | $1,410 | $7,194 | $1,413 |
| 2023-2024 | $4,144 | $1,550 | $7,456 | $1,511 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Arkansas Public colleges in 2024 is $8,227 for state residents and $13,933 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Arkansas Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $5,810 | $1,563 | $11,219 | $1,563 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,875 | $1,585 | $11,339 | $1,585 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,924 | $1,589 | $11,458 | $1,589 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,122 | $1,454 | $11,755 | $1,454 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,682 | $1,545 | $12,388 | $1,545 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Arkansas Public colleges in 2024 is $154 for state residents and $277 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $342 for state residents and $619 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 | $143 | $258 | $319 | $605 |
| 2020-2021 | $140 | $257 | $323 | $612 |
| 2021-2022 | $141 | $259 | $325 | $618 |
| 2022-2023 | $148 | $268 | $336 | $633 |
| 2023-2024 | $154 | $277 | $342 | $619 |
The average living costs of Arkansas Public colleges in 2024 is $14,351 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,926 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $7,484 | $5,002 | $7,975 | $5,529 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,038 | $4,773 | $8,105 | $5,757 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,016 | $4,880 | $8,154 | $5,731 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,165 | $5,370 | $8,851 | $6,152 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,702 | $5,649 | $9,523 | $6,403 |