Arkansas Colleges by Tuition Range

The following diagram categorizes Arkansas Colleges by tuition & fees range. You can view the schools in the tuition range by following the link on the circle. For public schools, classification is based on out-of-state tuition.

*Updated with 2025 Tuition

Any Range84 colleges
< $10K31 colleges
$10K - $20K43 colleges
$20K - $30K6 colleges
$30K - $40K4 colleges
$40K - $50K0 college
> $50K0 college

Arkansas Tuition Trends over Past 10 Years

The following table shows the changes of the tuition and living costs for undergraduate and gradate programs in Arkansas. The tuition & fees of the schools have risen 23.66% over the past decade. Last year, the tuition & fees increased by -6.42%.
The graduate tuition & fees have risen 29.59% over the past decade where it is increased by 3.06% last year. The living costs in Arkansas Colleges have risen 38.18% over the past decade. We analyze the trends based on the college costs of 4-year schools.
Tuition Changes over last 10 Years in Arkansas
Tuition & FeesLiving Costs
UndergraduateGraduateOn-CampusOff-Campus
in-StateOut-of-Statein-StateOut-of-State
2011-12 $6,145$12,188 $5,487$10,563 $10,014$11,907
2012-13 $6,362
3.53%		$12,620
3.54%		 $6,082
10.84%		$11,534
9.19%		 $10,295
2.81%		$12,041
1.13%
2013-14 $6,674
4.90%		$13,282
5.25%		 $6,236
2.53%		$11,774
2.08%		 $10,533
2.31%		$11,924
-0.97%
2014-15 $7,072
5.96%		$13,103
-1.35%		 $6,290
0.87%		$11,080
-5.89%		 $10,884
3.33%		$12,071
1.23%
2015-16 $7,339
3.78%		$14,468
10.42%		 $6,697
6.47%		$12,431
12.19%		 $11,059
1.61%		$11,872
-1.65%
2016-17 $7,633
4.01%		$15,014
3.77%		 $7,191
7.38%		$13,222
6.36%		 $11,366
2.78%		$12,136
2.22%
2017-18 $7,903
3.54%		$15,009
-0.03%		 $7,192
0.01%		$12,965
-1.94%		 $11,615
2.19%		$12,185
0.40%
2018-19 $8,121
2.76%		$15,361
2.35%		 $7,434
3.36%		$13,309
2.65%		 $11,577
-0.33%		$12,202
0.14%
2019-20 $8,406
3.51%		$15,840
3.12%		 $7,606
2.31%		$13,507
1.49%		 $12,018
3.81%		$12,650
3.67%
2020-21 $7,967
-5.22%		$14,719
-7.08%		 $7,702
1.26%		$13,662
1.15%		 $12,375
2.97%		$12,818
1.33%
2021-22 $8,050
1.04%		$14,887
1.14%		 $7,759
0.74%		$13,797
0.99%		 $12,679
2.46%		$13,095
2.16%
2022-23 $9,792
21.64%		$17,284
16.10%		 $7,829
0.90%		$13,597
-1.45%		 $13,244
4.46%		$13,688
4.53%
2023-24 $10,261
4.79%		$17,314
0.17%		 $8,638
10.33%		$13,933
2.47%		 $14,107
6.52%		$14,586
6.56%
2024-25 $9,093
-11.38%		$16,203
-6.42%		 $8,506
-1.53%		$14,359
3.06%		 $15,040
6.61%		$16,027
9.88%

2025 Average Tuition & Fees of Arkansas Colleges

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Arkansas Colleges is $8,676 for state residents and $15,239 for out-of-state students in public 4-year colleges. In community colleges (2-4 year colleges), the tuition & fees is $4,218 for state residents and $5,638.
The average tuition at trade/vocational schools is $15,816. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees are $8,506 for state residents and $14,359 for out-of-state students in public graduate schools. For private graduate schools, the average tuition is $15,490.
Undergraduate Programs Average Costs
4-Year CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Public (in-State)$8,676$4,218 $15,816
Public (out-of-State)$15,239$5,638$15,816
Private$20,604-$15,816
Graduate Programs Average Costs
Tuition & Fees
Public (in-State)$8,506
Public (out-of-State)$14,359
Private$15,490