A total of 156,935 students are enrolled in Arkansas colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 1,195 native american or Alaska native students (0.76%), 3,311 asian students (2.11%), 24,067 african-american students (15.34%), 13,634 hispanic students (8.69%), 252 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.16%), and 100,092 white students (63.78%).
For Arkansas colleges, River Valley School of Massage has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Philander Smith University has the lowest rate of white students (0.01%.
For Afraican-american students, Velvatex College of Beauty Culture has the highest rate of black students (1.00% and Arkansas State University-Mountain Home has the lowest rate of black students (0.00% among Arkansas colleges.
For Asian students, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education has the highest rate of asian students (0.24% and Southern Arkansas University Tech has the lowest rate of asian students (0.00% among Arkansas colleges.
In Arkansas 4-year colleges and universites, there are 2,736 asian students (2.41%), 16,073 african-american students (14.13%), 8,824 hispanic students (7.76%), and 72,938 white students (64.14%).
In Arkansas community colleges, there are 7,375 african-american students (17.96%), 4,540 hispanic students (11.06%), and 26,033 white students (63.40%).
In Arkansas trade schools, there are 619 african-american students (28.74%), 270 hispanic students (12.53%), and 1,121 white students (52.04%).
School Level | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Levels | 156,935 | 1,195 (0.76%) |
3,311 (2.11%) |
24,067 (15.34%) |
13,634 (8.69%) |
252 (0.16%) |
100,092 (63.78%) |
6,775 (4.32%) |
2,301 (1.47%) |
4-year Colleges | 113,722 | 804 (0.71%) |
2,736 (2.41%) |
16,073 (14.13%) |
8,824 (7.76%) |
146 (0.13%) |
72,938 (64.14%) |
5,390 (4.74%) |
1,670 (1.47%) |
Community Colleges | 41,059 | 342 (0.83%) |
557 (1.36%) |
7,375 (17.96%) |
4,540 (11.06%) |
90 (0.22%) |
26,033 (63.40%) |
1,340 (3.26%) |
618 (1.51%) |
Trade Schools | 2,154 | 49 (2.27%) |
18 (0.84%) |
619 (28.74%) |
270 (12.53%) |
16 (0.74%) |
1,121 (52.04%) |
45 (2.09%) |
13 (0.60%) |
The following table compares student population by race between Arkansas colleges. A total of 156,935 students have enrolled in Arkansas colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
School | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Arkansas at Little RockPublic, 4-year | 8,197 | 66 (0.8%) |
193 (2.4%) |
1,774 (21.6%) |
251 (3.1%) |
- | 4,443 (54.2%) |
871 (10.6%) |
64 (0.8%) |
University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesPublic, 4-year | 3,240 | 12 (0.4%) |
266 (8.2%) |
335 (10.3%) |
229 (7.1%) |
1 (0.0%) |
2,079 (64.2%) |
119 (3.7%) |
111 (3.4%) |
Arkansas Baptist CollegePrivate, 4-year | 497 | 2 (0.4%) |
- | 417 (83.9%) |
40 (8.0%) |
- | 17 (3.4%) |
14 (2.8%) |
- |
Arkansas Beauty School-Little RockPrivate, Less than 2-year | 98 | - | - | 90 (91.8%) |
6 (6.1%) |
- | 2 (2.0%) |
- | - |
Arkansas Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 29 | 1 (3.4%) |
2 (6.9%) |
2 (6.9%) |
2 (6.9%) |
- | 22 (75.9%) |
- | - |
Lyon CollegePrivate, 4-year | 496 | 3 (0.6%) |
6 (1.2%) |
30 (6.0%) |
16 (3.2%) |
1 (0.2%) |
253 (51.0%) |
6 (1.2%) |
147 (29.6%) |
Arkansas Technical SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 60 | - | 1 (1.7%) |
50 (83.3%) |
1 (1.7%) |
- | 8 (13.3%) |
- | - |
University of ArkansasPublic, 4-year | 30,936 | 258 (0.8%) |
857 (2.8%) |
1,408 (4.6%) |
3,168 (10.2%) |
35 (0.1%) |
22,228 (71.9%) |
1,375 (4.4%) |
463 (1.5%) |
University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPublic, 4-year | 2,387 | 12 (0.5%) |
10 (0.4%) |
2,123 (88.9%) |
58 (2.4%) |
3 (0.1%) |
76 (3.2%) |
47 (2.0%) |
- |
Arkansas State University-BeebePublic, 2-4 year | 2,928 | 17 (0.6%) |
26 (0.9%) |
185 (6.3%) |
196 (6.7%) |
- | 2,347 (80.2%) |
98 (3.3%) |
59 (2.0%) |
Arkansas State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 13,190 | 42 (0.3%) |
149 (1.1%) |
1,892 (14.3%) |
569 (4.3%) |
15 (0.1%) |
9,174 (69.6%) |
403 (3.1%) |
163 (1.2%) |
Arkansas Tech UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,445 | 67 (0.7%) |
169 (1.8%) |
591 (6.3%) |
986 (10.4%) |
5 (0.1%) |
6,995 (74.1%) |
411 (4.4%) |
- |
University of Arkansas at MonticelloPublic, 4-year | 2,719 | 5 (0.2%) |
15 (0.6%) |
759 (27.9%) |
202 (7.4%) |
6 (0.2%) |
1,559 (57.3%) |
149 (5.5%) |
4 (0.1%) |
Arthur's Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 37 | - | - | 10 (27.0%) |
- | - | 27 (73.0%) |
- | - |
Baptist Health College Little RockPrivate, 2-4 year | 549 | 1 (0.2%) |
5 (0.9%) |
165 (30.1%) |
22 (4.0%) |
2 (0.4%) |
326 (59.4%) |
24 (4.4%) |
4 (0.7%) |
Black River Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,566 | 2 (0.1%) |
11 (0.7%) |
40 (2.6%) |
45 (2.9%) |
3 (0.2%) |
1,430 (91.3%) |
30 (1.9%) |
5 (0.3%) |
University of Central ArkansasPublic, 4-year | 9,913 | 33 (0.3%) |
209 (2.1%) |
1,508 (15.2%) |
607 (6.1%) |
8 (0.1%) |
6,692 (67.5%) |
459 (4.6%) |
27 (0.3%) |
Central Baptist CollegePrivate, 4-year | 564 | 5 (0.9%) |
6 (1.1%) |
83 (14.7%) |
48 (8.5%) |
- | 349 (61.9%) |
20 (3.5%) |
26 (4.6%) |
Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasPublic, 2-4 year | 1,278 | 10 (0.8%) |
5 (0.4%) |
146 (11.4%) |
365 (28.6%) |
1 (0.1%) |
685 (53.6%) |
66 (5.2%) |
- |
Crowley's Ridge CollegePrivate, 4-year | 201 | 2 (1.0%) |
- | 30 (14.9%) |
1 (0.5%) |
- | 167 (83.1%) |
- | 1 (0.5%) |
East Arkansas Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,179 | 3 (0.3%) |
6 (0.5%) |
460 (39.0%) |
31 (2.6%) |
7 (0.6%) |
635 (53.9%) |
34 (2.9%) |
- |
Paul Mitchell the School-Little RockPrivate, Less than 2-year | 358 | 12 (3.4%) |
2 (0.6%) |
102 (28.5%) |
20 (5.6%) |
1 (0.3%) |
200 (55.9%) |
16 (4.5%) |
4 (1.1%) |
National Park CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,340 | 32 (1.4%) |
36 (1.5%) |
212 (9.1%) |
196 (8.4%) |
- | 1,796 (76.8%) |
3 (0.1%) |
39 (1.7%) |
University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvillePublic, 2-4 year | 1,008 | 9 (0.9%) |
8 (0.8%) |
19 (1.9%) |
80 (7.9%) |
1 (0.1%) |
824 (81.7%) |
59 (5.9%) |
1 (0.1%) |
Harding UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,805 | 25 (0.5%) |
80 (1.7%) |
317 (6.6%) |
189 (3.9%) |
3 (0.1%) |
3,811 (79.3%) |
148 (3.1%) |
20 (0.4%) |
Henderson State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,519 | 31 (1.2%) |
39 (1.5%) |
553 (22.0%) |
167 (6.6%) |
6 (0.2%) |
1,594 (63.3%) |
- | 74 (2.9%) |
Hendrix CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,144 | 9 (0.8%) |
36 (3.1%) |
85 (7.4%) |
104 (9.1%) |
1 (0.1%) |
789 (69.0%) |
57 (5.0%) |
31 (2.7%) |
Hot Springs Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 90 | - | - | 17 (18.9%) |
5 (5.6%) |
- | 68 (75.6%) |
- | - |
Jefferson Regional School of NursingPrivate, 2-4 year | 69 | - | 1 (1.4%) |
17 (24.6%) |
5 (7.2%) |
- | 46 (66.7%) |
- | - |
John Brown UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,326 | 33 (1.4%) |
46 (2.0%) |
78 (3.4%) |
202 (8.7%) |
5 (0.2%) |
1,598 (68.7%) |
123 (5.3%) |
128 (5.5%) |
Career Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 230 | 10 (4.3%) |
1 (0.4%) |
18 (7.8%) |
51 (22.2%) |
- | 147 (63.9%) |
1 (0.4%) |
2 (0.9%) |
Academy of Salon and SpaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 67 | 11 (16.4%) |
1 (1.5%) |
5 (7.5%) |
8 (11.9%) |
- | 39 (58.2%) |
3 (4.5%) |
- |
Arkansas State University Mid-SouthPublic, 2-4 year | 979 | 12 (1.2%) |
2 (0.2%) |
560 (57.2%) |
35 (3.6%) |
- | 328 (33.5%) |
28 (2.9%) |
6 (0.6%) |
Arkansas Northeastern CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,502 | 10 (0.7%) |
13 (0.9%) |
457 (30.4%) |
80 (5.3%) |
2 (0.1%) |
914 (60.9%) |
7 (0.5%) |
19 (1.3%) |
New Tyler Barber College IncPrivate, Less than 2-year | 28 | - | - | 27 (96.4%) |
1 (3.6%) |
- | - | - | - |
North Arkansas CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,856 | 12 (0.6%) |
7 (0.4%) |
30 (1.6%) |
178 (9.6%) |
5 (0.3%) |
1,495 (80.5%) |
74 (4.0%) |
50 (2.7%) |
Northwest Technical InstitutePublic, Less than 2-year | 201 | 3 (1.5%) |
3 (1.5%) |
5 (2.5%) |
75 (37.3%) |
11 (5.5%) |
104 (51.7%) |
- | - |
Ouachita Baptist UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,784 | 10 (0.6%) |
26 (1.5%) |
109 (6.1%) |
98 (5.5%) |
1 (0.1%) |
1,441 (80.8%) |
65 (3.6%) |
- |
Arkansas State University Three RiversPublic, 2-4 year | 1,832 | 39 (2.1%) |
30 (1.6%) |
262 (14.3%) |
148 (8.1%) |
5 (0.3%) |
1,305 (71.2%) |
13 (0.7%) |
25 (1.4%) |
Ozarka CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 983 | 10 (1.0%) |
4 (0.4%) |
14 (1.4%) |
22 (2.2%) |
1 (0.1%) |
932 (94.8%) |
- | - |
University of the OzarksPrivate, 4-year | 784 | 5 (0.6%) |
11 (1.4%) |
48 (6.1%) |
103 (13.1%) |
5 (0.6%) |
335 (42.7%) |
35 (4.5%) |
25 (3.2%) |
University of Arkansas Community College-MorriltonPublic, 2-4 year | 1,888 | 6 (0.3%) |
21 (1.1%) |
159 (8.4%) |
258 (13.7%) |
- | 1,340 (71.0%) |
99 (5.2%) |
4 (0.2%) |
Philander Smith UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 769 | - | - | 652 (84.8%) |
10 (1.3%) |
14 (1.8%) |
5 (0.7%) |
18 (2.3%) |
19 (2.5%) |
Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasPublic, 2-4 year | 1,234 | 3 (0.2%) |
7 (0.6%) |
636 (51.5%) |
45 (3.6%) |
- | 510 (41.3%) |
12 (1.0%) |
21 (1.7%) |
Southeast Arkansas CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 898 | 2 (0.2%) |
5 (0.6%) |
545 (60.7%) |
165 (18.4%) |
1 (0.1%) |
165 (18.4%) |
14 (1.6%) |
1 (0.1%) |
University of Aesthetics & CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 27 | - | - | 8 (29.6%) |
1 (3.7%) |
- | 13 (48.1%) |
3 (11.1%) |
2 (7.4%) |
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,245 | 26 (0.6%) |
69 (1.6%) |
1,643 (38.7%) |
533 (12.6%) |
9 (0.2%) |
1,650 (38.9%) |
177 (4.2%) |
111 (2.6%) |
University of Arkansas Hope-TexarkanaPublic, 2-4 year | 1,188 | 7 (0.6%) |
10 (0.8%) |
328 (27.6%) |
114 (9.6%) |
1 (0.1%) |
683 (57.5%) |
42 (3.5%) |
3 (0.3%) |
University of Arkansas Community College Rich MountainPublic, 2-4 year | 679 | 15 (2.2%) |
5 (0.7%) |
9 (1.3%) |
69 (10.2%) |
2 (0.3%) |
553 (81.4%) |
8 (1.2%) |
- |
Paul Mitchell the School-ArkansasPrivate, Less than 2-year | 109 | 9 (8.3%) |
- | 4 (3.7%) |
19 (17.4%) |
- | 76 (69.7%) |
1 (0.9%) |
- |
Searcy Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 84 | 1 (1.2%) |
- | 7 (8.3%) |
3 (3.6%) |
- | 72 (85.7%) |
1 (1.2%) |
- |
Shorter CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 321 | 2 (0.6%) |
- | 236 (73.5%) |
6 (1.9%) |
- | 74 (23.1%) |
- | 3 (0.9%) |
Williams Baptist UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 584 | - | 1 (0.2%) |
43 (7.4%) |
10 (1.7%) |
14 (2.4%) |
460 (78.8%) |
13 (2.2%) |
- |
South Arkansas CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,162 | 8 (0.7%) |
6 (0.5%) |
417 (35.9%) |
66 (5.7%) |
2 (0.2%) |
614 (52.8%) |
30 (2.6%) |
8 (0.7%) |
Southern Arkansas University Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 5,094 | 14 (0.3%) |
38 (0.7%) |
893 (17.5%) |
223 (4.4%) |
2 (0.0%) |
2,665 (52.3%) |
239 (4.7%) |
5 (0.1%) |
Southern Arkansas University TechPublic, 2-4 year | 943 | 1 (0.1%) |
1 (0.1%) |
353 (37.4%) |
59 (6.3%) |
- | 472 (50.1%) |
55 (5.8%) |
- |
Velvatex College of Beauty CulturePrivate, Less than 2-year | 14 | - | - | 14 (100.0%) |
- | - | - | - | - |
University of Arkansas-Fort SmithPublic, 4-year | 5,379 | 112 (2.1%) |
287 (5.3%) |
229 (4.3%) |
950 (17.7%) |
8 (0.1%) |
3,214 (59.8%) |
514 (9.6%) |
- |
NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,593 | 93 (1.2%) |
256 (3.4%) |
191 (2.5%) |
1,695 (22.3%) |
45 (0.6%) |
4,626 (60.9%) |
411 (5.4%) |
230 (3.0%) |
Arkansas State University-Mountain HomePublic, 2-4 year | 1,247 | 9 (0.7%) |
7 (0.6%) |
3 (0.2%) |
49 (3.9%) |
3 (0.2%) |
1,125 (90.2%) |
51 (4.1%) |
- |
Arkansas State University-NewportPublic, 2-4 year | 1,592 | 13 (0.8%) |
16 (1.0%) |
288 (18.1%) |
78 (4.9%) |
- | 1,158 (72.7%) |
5 (0.3%) |
29 (1.8%) |
University of Arkansas GranthamPublic, 4-year | 5,436 | 47 (0.9%) |
110 (2.0%) |
1,858 (34.2%) |
490 (9.0%) |
11 (0.2%) |
2,338 (43.0%) |
239 (4.4%) |
343 (6.3%) |
Arthur's Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 57 | - | - | 13 (22.8%) |
- | - | 44 (77.2%) |
- | - |
Ecclesia CollegePrivate, 4-year | 157 | 5 (3.2%) |
1 (0.6%) |
20 (12.7%) |
32 (20.4%) |
1 (0.6%) |
78 (49.7%) |
6 (3.8%) |
- |
Washington Barber College IncPrivate, Less than 2-year | 56 | - | - | 52 (92.9%) |
3 (5.4%) |
- | 1 (1.8%) |
- | - |
Strayer University-ArkansasPrivate, 4-year | 307 | - | - | 169 (55.0%) |
7 (2.3%) |
- | 119 (38.8%) |
7 (2.3%) |
5 (1.6%) |
The Salon Professional AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 110 | - | 1 (0.9%) |
18 (16.4%) |
11 (10.0%) |
- | 74 (67.3%) |
4 (3.6%) |
2 (1.8%) |
Designer Barber & Stylist SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 88 | 2 (2.3%) |
3 (3.4%) |
25 (28.4%) |
25 (28.4%) |
2 (2.3%) |
25 (28.4%) |
6 (6.8%) |
- |
New Beginnings Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 31 | - | - | 29 (93.5%) |
- | - | 2 (6.5%) |
- | - |
River Valley School of MassagePrivate, Less than 2-year | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 (100.0%) |
- | - |
Academy of Professional CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 135 | - | 3 (2.2%) |
1 (0.7%) |
22 (16.3%) |
- | 98 (72.6%) |
7 (5.2%) |
2 (1.5%) |
Arkansas Colleges of Health EducationPrivate, 4-year | 758 | 5 (0.7%) |
179 (23.6%) |
33 (4.4%) |
56 (7.4%) |
1 (0.1%) |
424 (55.9%) |
43 (5.7%) |
14 (1.8%) |
Arthur's Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 76 | - | 1 (1.3%) |
29 (38.2%) |
3 (3.9%) |
- | 43 (56.6%) |
- | - |
Northern Technical CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 30 | - | - | 23 (76.7%) |
2 (6.7%) |
- | 5 (16.7%) |
- | - |
Arkansas Welding AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 69 | - | - | 8 (11.6%) |
12 (17.4%) |
2 (2.9%) |
43 (62.3%) |
3 (4.3%) |
1 (1.4%) |
Champion Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year | 82 | 1 (1.2%) |
2 (2.4%) |
27 (32.9%) |
8 (9.8%) |
- | 35 (42.7%) |
9 (11.0%) |
- |
GoodFellas Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 62 | - | - | 62 (100.0%) |
- | - | - | - | - |
Jackson Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 9 | - | - | 9 (100.0%) |
- | - | - | - | - |