There are 85 colleges in Arkansas - 36 public and 49 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Arkansas colleges is $9,093 for state residents and $18,958 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 19,982 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 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Little Rock | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | $13,608 ($9,172) |
$15,753 ($8,452) |
19,982 | 12,930 | 7,052 | 15 to 1 |
| Fort Smith | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | $12,182 ($7,334) |
$10,282 ($8,022) |
6,513 | 5,606 | 907 | 9 to 1 |
| North Little Rock | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | $6,150 | $5,100 | 5,007 | 5,001 | 6 | 15 to 1 |
| Pine Bluff | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | $17,955 ($9,375) |
$17,257 ($9,076) |
3,048 | 2,860 | 188 | 12 to 1 |
| Conway | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | $25,851 ($10,523) |
$25,593 ($7,446) |
11,835 | 9,981 | 1,854 | 14 to 1 |
| Hot Springs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $11,515 | - | 2,037 | 2,037 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Russellville | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $14,668 ($8,674) |
$7,670 ($7,670) |
8,819 | 8,218 | 601 | 12 to 1 |
| Springdale | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $16,850 | $12,075 | 562 | 562 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Fayetteville | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $29,966 ($10,104) |
$30,892 ($12,470) |
33,709 | 28,958 | 4,751 | 10 to 1 |
| El Dorado | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1,249 | 1,249 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Rogers | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 115 | 115 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Arkadelphia | 2 | 2 | - | - | $22,560 ($8,244) |
$13,522 ($7,497) |
3,913 | 3,190 | 723 | 14 to 1 |
| Jonesboro | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $14,522 ($8,090) |
$13,028 ($7,322) |
15,795 | 10,054 | 5,741 | 20 to 1 |
| Searcy | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $25,962 | $14,572 | 4,750 | 3,590 | 1,160 | 16 to 1 |
| Jacksonville | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 102 | 102 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Batesville | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $31,000 | $9,840 | 1,851 | 1,849 | 2 | 11 to 1 |
| Siloam Springs | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $31,756 | $14,880 | 2,350 | 1,948 | 402 | 8 to 1 |
| Paragould | 1 | 1 | - | - | $17,450 | - | 241 | 241 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Beebe | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,277 | 3,277 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Blytheville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,461 | 1,461 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Newport | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,868 | 1,868 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Mena | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 786 | 786 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Monticello | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,857 ($9,292) |
$15,606 ($9,834) |
2,856 | 2,457 | 399 | 12 to 1 |
| Malvern | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,983 | 1,983 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Walnut Ridge | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,070 | - | 517 | 495 | 22 | 14 to 1 |
| Pocahontas | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,705 | 1,705 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Clarksville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $25,950 | - | 778 | 778 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Camden | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 991 | 991 | - | 11 to 1 |
| De Queen | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,312 | 1,312 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Helena | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,199 | 1,199 | - | 11 to 1 |
| West Memphis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,022 | 1,022 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Mountain Home | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,315 | 1,315 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Forrest City | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,401 | 1,401 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Hope | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,305 | 1,305 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Harrison | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,089 | 2,089 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Sherwood | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 106 | 106 | - | 10 to 1 |
| N Little Rock | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 287 | 287 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Melbourne | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,069 | 1,069 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Texarkana | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Magnolia | 1 | 1 | - | - | $15,690 ($9,960) |
$10,656 ($7,380) |
4,732 | 3,084 | 1,648 | 16 to 1 |
| Morrilton | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,248 | 2,248 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Bentonville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 8,412 | 8,412 | - | 13 to 1 |