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Arkansas Colleges by the Numbers
24 college profiles in our Arkansas directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff at 41.2% admitted; the highest is at University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton at 100%. Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) 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 of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students.
In the Fall 2024 filings for Arkansas, 8 listed schools reported requiring test scores and 3 reported not considering them. 5 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements. Arkansas has 24 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from University of Arkansas at 28,677 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size.
Each Arkansas profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing Arkansas schools.
Arkansas medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70.5% | $13,467 | $44,308 | 43% |
Medians across 23 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Arkansas; the directory below lists 24 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All Arkansas colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Baptist College | Little Rock | — | — | $8,760 | 342 | $28,418 |
| Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | 82.3% | 970–1190 | $8,090 | 9,110 | $42,617 |
| Arkansas Tech University | Russellville | 95.9% | 880–1100 | $8,674 | 5,388 | $41,766 |
| Baptist Health College Little Rock | Little Rock | — | not considered | $13,987 | 569 | $62,244 |
| Central Baptist College | Conway | 63.5% | 883–1121 | $21,330 | 484 | $46,789 |
| Crowley's Ridge College | Paragould | — | — | $16,670 | 165 | $39,533 |
| Ecclesia College | Springdale | 73.8% | not considered | $16,850 | 108 | $40,650 |
| Harding University | Searcy | 70.5% | 1050–1290 | $26,262 | 3,382 | $52,876 |
| Henderson State University | Arkadelphia | — | — | $8,244 | 1,456 | $43,459 |
| Hendrix College | Conway | 55.6% | 1123–1348 | $38,200 | 1,100 | $60,376 |
| John Brown University | Siloam Springs | 76.1% | 1070–1340 | $31,756 | 1,471 | $53,907 |
| Lyon College | Batesville | 62.8% | not considered | $31,000 | 648 | $44,232 |
| Ouachita Baptist University | Arkadelphia | 67.5% | 1070–1280 | $34,500 | 1,602 | $51,673 |
| Philander Smith University | Little Rock | — | — | $13,014 | 751 | $38,427 |
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | Magnolia | 75.3% | 875–1105 | $9,960 | 2,708 | $42,386 |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville | 74.3% | 1030–1220 | $10,104 | 28,677 | $58,191 |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock | 58.8% | 960–1210 | $9,748 | 4,949 | $45,265 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff | 41.2% | 845–1108 | $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 Grantham | LIttle Rock | — | — | $8,520 | 2,833 | $63,496 |
| 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% | 910–1170 | $10,523 | 7,762 | $45,938 |
| University of the Ozarks | Clarksville | 59.5% | 1020–1160 | $25,950 | 767 | $44,384 |
| Williams Baptist University | Walnut Ridge | 83.4% | ACT 16–21 | $21,070 | 478 | $38,484 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.