A total of 141,547 students are enrolled in Arkansas colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Arkansas colleges and universites, 18,239 students are 18 years old or younger(12.89%), 36,821 students are 18 or 19 years old (26.01%), 31,959 students are between 20 and 22 years old (22.58%), 18,432 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.02%), and 12,784 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.03%).
13,382 students are between 30 and 39 years old (9.45%), 6,658 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.70%), 3,241 students are 50 years old or older (2.29%).
In Arkansas 4-year colleges and universites, 8,236 students are 18 years old or younger(7.60%), 30,163 students are 18 or 19 years old (27.83%), 27,884 students are between 20 and 22 years old (25.73%), 15,253 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.07%), 9,537 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.80%), 9,534 students are between 30 and 39 years old (8.80%), 5,194 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.79%), 2,577 students are 50 years old or older (2.38%)
In Arkansas community colleges, there are 16,521 students are younger than 20 years old (50.51%), 7,077 students are between 20 and 24 years old (21.64%), 3,184 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.73%), and 5,898 students are 30 years old or older (18.03%).
In Arkansas trade schools, there are 140 students are younger than 20 years old (30.50%), 177 students are between 20 and 24 years old (38.56%), 63 students are between 25 and 29 years old (13.73%), and 78 students are 30 years old or older (16.99%).
| Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 141,547 | 18,239 (12.89%) |
36,821 (26.01%) |
31,959 (22.58%) |
18,432 (13.02%) |
12,784 (9.03%) |
13,382 (9.45%) |
6,658 (4.70%) |
3,241 (2.29%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 108,378 | 8,236 (7.60%) |
30,163 (27.83%) |
27,884 (25.73%) |
15,253 (14.07%) |
9,537 (8.80%) |
9,534 (8.80%) |
5,194 (4.79%) |
2,577 (2.38%) |
| Community Colleges | 32,710 | 9,998 (30.57%) |
6,523 (19.94%) |
3,968 (12.13%) |
3,109 (9.50%) |
3,184 (9.73%) |
3,786 (11.57%) |
1,454 (4.45%) |
658 (2.01%) |
| Trade Schools | 459 | 5 (1.09%) |
135 (29.41%) |
107 (23.31%) |
70 (15.25%) |
63 (13.73%) |
62 (13.51%) |
10 (2.18%) |
6 (1.31%) |
The following table compares student population by age between Arkansas colleges. A total of 141,547 students have enrolled in Arkansas colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas at Little RockPublic, 4-year | 8,216 | 798 (9.71%) |
1,012 (12.32%) |
1,128 (13.73%) | 1,500 (18.26%) |
1,314 (15.99%) |
1,369 (16.66%) |
684 (8.33%) | 411 (5.00%) |
| University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesPublic, 4-year | 3,485 | - | 12 (0.34%) |
188 (5.39%) | 967 (27.75%) |
1,087 (31.19%) |
809 (23.21%) |
328 (9.41%) | 94 (2.70%) |
| University of ArkansasPublic, 4-year | 33,610 | 121 (0.36%) |
11,896 (35.39%) |
12,155 (36.16%) | 4,377 (13.02%) |
2,113 (6.29%) |
1,722 (5.12%) |
833 (2.48%) | 393 (1.17%) |
| University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPublic, 4-year | 2,005 | 56 (2.79%) |
663 (33.07%) |
633 (31.57%) | 330 (16.46%) |
111 (5.54%) |
102 (5.09%) |
54 (2.69%) | 56 (2.79%) |
| Arkansas State University-BeebePublic, 2-4 year | 3,277 | 1,141 (34.82%) |
874 (26.67%) |
334 (10.19%) | 239 (7.29%) |
248 (7.57%) |
277 (8.45%) |
101 (3.08%) | 63 (1.92%) |
| Arkansas State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 15,726 | 813 (5.17%) |
3,028 (19.25%) |
2,698 (17.16%) | 2,190 (13.93%) |
1,899 (12.08%) |
2,669 (16.97%) |
1,654 (10.52%) | 775 (4.93%) |
| Arkansas Tech UniversityPublic, 4-year | 8,746 | 2,776 (31.74%) |
2,049 (23.43%) |
1,606 (18.36%) | 836 (9.56%) |
510 (5.83%) |
540 (6.17%) |
271 (3.10%) | 158 (1.81%) |
| University of Arkansas at MonticelloPublic, 4-year | 2,856 | 485 (16.98%) |
750 (26.26%) |
489 (17.12%) | 335 (11.73%) |
243 (8.51%) |
295 (10.33%) |
165 (5.78%) | 94 (3.29%) |
| Baptist Health College Little RockPrivate, 2-4 year | 583 | 14 (2.40%) |
17 (2.92%) |
107 (18.35%) | 153 (26.24%) |
152 (26.07%) |
95 (16.30%) |
41 (7.03%) | 4 (0.69%) |
| Black River Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,705 | 742 (43.52%) |
309 (18.12%) |
134 (7.86%) | 114 (6.69%) |
140 (8.21%) |
166 (9.74%) |
70 (4.11%) | 30 (1.76%) |
| University of Central ArkansasPublic, 4-year | 10,112 | 613 (6.06%) |
3,510 (34.71%) |
2,772 (27.41%) | 1,513 (14.96%) |
682 (6.74%) |
545 (5.39%) |
323 (3.19%) | 154 (1.52%) |
| Central Baptist CollegePrivate, 4-year | 547 | 57 (10.42%) |
183 (33.46%) |
151 (27.61%) | 81 (14.81%) |
14 (2.56%) |
31 (5.67%) |
21 (3.84%) | 9 (1.65%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Little RockPrivate, Less than 2-year | 360 | 3 (0.83%) |
90 (25.00%) |
83 (23.06%) | 55 (15.28%) |
55 (15.28%) |
58 (16.11%) |
10 (2.78%) | 5 (1.39%) |
| University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvillePublic, 2-4 year | 1,192 | 397 (33.31%) |
295 (24.75%) |
112 (9.40%) | 56 (4.70%) |
92 (7.72%) |
126 (10.57%) |
51 (4.28%) | 37 (3.10%) |
| Harding UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,696 | 163 (3.47%) |
1,524 (32.45%) |
1,415 (30.13%) | 678 (14.44%) |
297 (6.32%) |
277 (5.90%) |
217 (4.62%) | 125 (2.66%) |
| Henderson State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,055 | 18 (0.88%) |
554 (26.96%) |
508 (24.72%) | 345 (16.79%) |
176 (8.56%) |
220 (10.71%) |
145 (7.06%) | 89 (4.33%) |
| Hendrix CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,110 | 6 (0.54%) |
519 (46.76%) |
480 (43.24%) | 100 (9.01%) |
4 (0.36%) |
- | 1 (0.09%) | - |
| John Brown UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,350 | 445 (18.94%) |
667 (28.38%) |
558 (23.74%) | 233 (9.91%) |
126 (5.36%) |
167 (7.11%) |
104 (4.43%) | 50 (2.13%) |
| Arkansas State University Mid-SouthPublic, 2-4 year | 1,022 | 455 (44.52%) |
197 (19.28%) |
91 (8.90%) | 74 (7.24%) |
52 (5.09%) |
102 (9.98%) |
27 (2.64%) | 24 (2.35%) |
| Ouachita Baptist UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,858 | 131 (7.05%) |
748 (40.26%) |
720 (38.75%) | 181 (9.74%) |
29 (1.56%) |
20 (1.08%) |
17 (0.91%) | 12 (0.65%) |
| Arkansas State University Three RiversPublic, 2-4 year | 1,983 | 1,314 (66.26%) |
291 (14.67%) |
65 (3.28%) | 44 (2.22%) |
78 (3.93%) |
130 (6.56%) |
51 (2.57%) | 10 (0.50%) |
| University of the OzarksPrivate, 4-year | 778 | 21 (2.70%) |
327 (42.03%) |
305 (39.20%) | 108 (13.88%) |
13 (1.67%) |
1 (0.13%) |
2 (0.26%) | 1 (0.13%) |
| University of Arkansas Community College-MorriltonPublic, 2-4 year | 2,248 | 752 (33.45%) |
591 (26.29%) |
256 (11.39%) | 178 (7.92%) |
176 (7.83%) |
203 (9.03%) |
66 (2.94%) | 26 (1.16%) |
| Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasPublic, 2-4 year | 1,199 | 504 (42.04%) |
269 (22.44%) |
109 (9.09%) | 81 (6.76%) |
74 (6.17%) |
94 (7.84%) |
39 (3.25%) | 29 (2.42%) |
| Southeast Arkansas CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 916 | 55 (6.00%) |
156 (17.03%) |
134 (14.63%) | 96 (10.48%) |
136 (14.85%) |
199 (21.72%) |
100 (10.92%) | 40 (4.37%) |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,478 | 67 (1.50%) |
441 (9.85%) |
964 (21.53%) | 799 (17.84%) |
773 (17.26%) |
897 (20.03%) |
361 (8.06%) | 176 (3.93%) |
| University of Arkansas Hope-TexarkanaPublic, 2-4 year | 1,305 | 631 (48.35%) |
254 (19.46%) |
79 (6.05%) | 75 (5.75%) |
86 (6.59%) |
93 (7.13%) |
52 (3.98%) | 31 (2.38%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-ArkansasPrivate, Less than 2-year | 99 | 2 (2.02%) |
45 (45.45%) |
24 (24.24%) | 15 (15.15%) |
8 (8.08%) |
4 (4.04%) |
- | 1 (1.01%) |
| South Arkansas CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,207 | 324 (26.84%) |
259 (21.46%) |
120 (9.94%) | 124 (10.27%) |
132 (10.94%) |
164 (13.59%) |
63 (5.22%) | 21 (1.74%) |
| Southern Arkansas University Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 4,732 | 355 (7.50%) |
1,254 (26.50%) |
937 (19.80%) | 844 (17.84%) |
580 (12.26%) |
439 (9.28%) |
226 (4.78%) | 97 (2.05%) |
| University of Arkansas-Fort SmithPublic, 4-year | 5,496 | 1,378 (25.07%) |
1,467 (26.69%) |
1,141 (20.76%) | 635 (11.55%) |
339 (6.17%) |
328 (5.97%) |
149 (2.71%) | 59 (1.07%) |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,412 | 2,794 (33.21%) |
1,769 (21.03%) |
1,107 (13.16%) | 781 (9.28%) |
745 (8.86%) |
839 (9.97%) |
275 (3.27%) | 102 (1.21%) |
| Arkansas State University-Mountain HomePublic, 2-4 year | 1,315 | 366 (27.83%) |
376 (28.59%) |
129 (9.81%) | 82 (6.24%) |
97 (7.38%) |
171 (13.00%) |
65 (4.94%) | 29 (2.21%) |
| Arkansas State University-NewportPublic, 2-4 year | 1,868 | 442 (23.66%) |
425 (22.75%) |
227 (12.15%) | 213 (11.40%) |
203 (10.87%) |
230 (12.31%) |
92 (4.93%) | 36 (1.93%) |