For Arkansas Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $20,244.
Hendrix College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $38,200 and Jackson Theological Seminary has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,150 among Arkansas Private colleges. For graduate programs, Hendrix College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $38,200 and Jackson Theological Seminary has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $5,100 among Arkansas Private colleges.
The average COA of Arkansas Private colleges in 2025 is $35,723 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $20,244 | $15,888 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,151 | $1,151 |
| Room & Board | $9,618 | $9,618 |
| Other Expenses | $4,710 | $4,710 |
| COA | $35,723 | $31,367 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Arkansas Private colleges is $20,244. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Arkansas Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $18,722 | $1,093 |
| 2021-2022 | $17,906 | $1,148 |
| 2022-2023 | $17,641 | $1,147 |
| 2023-2024 | $18,490 | $1,225 |
| 2024-2025 | $18,977 | $1,267 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Arkansas Private colleges in 2025 is $15,888.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Arkansas Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $21,535 | $747 |
| 2021-2022 | $19,160 | $759 |
| 2022-2023 | $20,003 | $684 |
| 2023-2024 | $15,451 | $320 |
| 2024-2025 | $15,564 | $324 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Arkansas Private colleges in 2025 is $647.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $620.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $648 | $757 |
| 2021-2022 | $637 | $724 |
| 2022-2023 | $631 | $685 |
| 2023-2024 | $657 | $648 |
| 2024-2025 | $647 | $620 |
The average living costs of Arkansas Private colleges in 2025 is $14,328 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,897 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Arkansas Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $8,288 | $3,151 | $8,299 | $4,068 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,431 | $3,254 | $8,545 | $4,188 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,667 | $3,580 | $8,600 | $4,394 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,381 | $3,966 | $9,141 | $5,046 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,618 | $4,710 | $10,143 | $5,754 |