There are 85 colleges in Arkansas - 36 public and 49 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Arkansas colleges is $8,757 for state residents and $18,572 for out-of-state students.

42 Arkansas cities have at least one college and, of them, Little Rock has the most of 12 colleges. It has 6 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 19,225 students. Fort Smith and North Little Rock also has a number of colleges of 6 and 5 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Arkansas colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

85 Arkansas Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Little Rock 12615 $13,758
($8,922)		 $15,608
($8,290)		 19,225 14,042 5,183 17 to 1
Fort Smith 62-4 $13,770
($6,906)		 $10,955
($7,608)		 6,292 5,490 802 10 to 1
North Little Rock 5113 $6,150 $5,100 4,700 4,693 7 15 to 1
Pine Bluff 5122 $17,029
($9,019)		 $16,351
($8,647)		 3,415 3,210 205 13 to 1
Conway 43-1 $24,529
($10,118)		 $24,547
($7,162)		 11,678 9,747 1,931 14 to 1
Russellville 31-2 $14,502
($8,508)		 $7,546
($7,546)		 9,482 8,759 723 10 to 1
Hot Springs 3111 $12,582 - 2,512 2,512 - 15 to 1
Springdale 31-2 $16,850 $12,075 588 588 - 9 to 1
Fayetteville 31-2 $28,772
($9,748)		 $30,220
($12,160)		 31,045 26,378 4,667 13 to 1
El Dorado 2-11 - - 1,189 1,189 - 14 to 1
Searcy 21-1 $24,888 $13,684 4,889 3,607 1,282 20 to 1
Siloam Springs 21-1 $30,832 $14,520 2,326 1,801 525 8 to 1
Jonesboro 21-1 $13,826
($7,754)		 $12,416
($6,980)		 13,266 8,277 4,989 20 to 1
Jacksonville 2--2 - - 106 106 - 18 to 1
Arkadelphia 22-- $21,130
($7,572)		 $13,135
($6,903)		 4,303 3,537 766 14 to 1
Batesville 211- $31,000 $9,840 1,504 1,504 - 11 to 1
Rogers 2--2 - - 135 135 - 13 to 1
Forrest City 1-1- - - 1,179 1,179 - 11 to 1
Mena 1-1- - - 679 679 - 16 to 1
Walnut Ridge 11-- $20,330 - 584 562 22 16 to 1
Camden 1-1- - - 943 943 - 11 to 1
Mountain Home 1-1- - - 1,247 1,247 - 14 to 1
Blytheville 1-1- - - 1,502 1,502 - 17 to 1
Sherwood 1--1 - - 110 110 - 10 to 1
Malvern 1-1- - - 1,832 1,832 - 12 to 1
Texarkana 1-1- - - - - - -
Clarksville 11-- $25,950 - 784 784 - 14 to 1
Helena 1-1- - - 1,234 1,234 - 10 to 1
Paragould 11-- $16,440 - 201 201 - 9 to 1
Hope 1-1- - - 1,188 1,188 - 12 to 1
N Little Rock 1-1- - - 321 321 - 12 to 1
Magnolia 11-- $15,400
($9,820)		 $10,440
($7,236)		 5,094 3,148 1,946 15 to 1
Bentonville 1-1- - - 7,593 7,593 - 13 to 1
West Memphis 1-1- - - 979 979 - 11 to 1
Beebe 1-1- - - 2,928 2,928 - 15 to 1
Newport 1-1- - - 1,592 1,592 - 11 to 1
Harrison 1-1- - - 1,856 1,856 - 12 to 1
Monticello 11-- $14,718
($8,868)		 $15,486
($9,606)		 2,719 2,270 449 12 to 1
Melbourne 1-1- - - 983 983 - 13 to 1
Pocahontas 1-1- - - 1,566 1,566 - 16 to 1
Morrilton 1-1- - - 1,888 1,888 - 20 to 1
De Queen 1-1- - - 1,278 1,278 - 17 to 1