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Arkansas Colleges by the Numbers
19 four-year Arkansas colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 19, with Arkansas medians up top.
The most selective door in the state is University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff at 41.2% admitted; the most open is University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton at 100%. Published in-state tuition runs from $3,648 at the cheapest campus to $38,200 at the most expensive — a $34,552 spread inside Arkansas alone. Arkansas's ten-year earnings benchmark of $44,308 sits 18% below the national median for college-goers.
In Arkansas, 2 schools don't look at test scores at all, while 8 — including Baptist Health College Little Rock — still require them. Arkansas has 19 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from University of Arkansas at 28,677 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size.
Each Arkansas school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in Arkansas, bring your saved calculator numbers.
Arkansas medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70.5% | $13,467 | $44,308 | 43% |
Medians across 23 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Arkansas; the table below lists the 19 with complete admissions records.
All Arkansas colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | 82.3% | 1030–1180 | $8,090 | 9,110 | $42,617 |
| Arkansas Tech University | Russellville | 95.9% | 940–1150 | $8,674 | 5,388 | $41,766 |
| Baptist Health College Little Rock | Little Rock | 95.5% | ACT 17–23 | $13,987 | 569 | $62,244 |
| Central Baptist College | Conway | 63.5% | 925–1145 | $21,330 | 484 | $46,789 |
| Ecclesia College | Springdale | 73.8% | not considered | $16,850 | 108 | $40,650 |
| Harding University | Searcy | 70.5% | 1050–1280 | $26,262 | 3,382 | $52,876 |
| Hendrix College | Conway | 55.6% | 1185–1385 | $38,200 | 1,100 | $60,376 |
| John Brown University | Siloam Springs | 76.1% | 1130–1345 | $31,756 | 1,471 | $53,907 |
| Lyon College | Batesville | 62.8% | not considered | $31,000 | 648 | $44,232 |
| Ouachita Baptist University | Arkadelphia | 67.5% | 1060–1290 | $34,500 | 1,602 | $51,673 |
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | Magnolia | 75.3% | 920–1180 | $9,960 | 2,708 | $42,386 |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville | 74.3% | 1050–1220 | $10,104 | 28,677 | $58,191 |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock | 58.8% | 890–1170 | $9,748 | 4,949 | $45,265 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff | 41.2% | 880–1048 | $9,412 | 1,807 | $35,550 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton | Morrilton | 100% | ACT 17–22 | $3,648 | 1,447 | $34,924 |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | Fort Smith | 80.5% | ACT 18–23 | $7,334 | 4,091 | $41,102 |
| University of Central Arkansas | Conway | 89.5% | 940–1120 | $10,523 | 7,762 | $45,938 |
| University of the Ozarks | Clarksville | 59.5% | 1018–1163 | $25,950 | 767 | $44,384 |
| Williams Baptist University | Walnut Ridge | 83.4% | 920–1058 | $21,070 | 478 | $38,484 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.