The top city with the largest student population in Arkansas is Fayetteville, AR with 33,745 students enrolled across 4 colleges.While Fayetteville has the largest student population, it is not the city with the most colleges. Little Rock has the highest number of colleges with 13 schools (20,044 students) in Arkansas. You can check the cities with the most colleges in Arkansas here.
The largest college in Fayetteville is University of Arkansas with 33,610 students enrolled.
Other top cities in Arkansas include
- Little Rock, AR (13 colleges, 20,044 students). The biggest institution in Little Rock is University of Arkansas at Little Rock with 8,216 students.
- Jonesboro, AR (2 colleges, 15,795 students). The biggest institution in Jonesboro is Arkansas State University with 15,726 students.
- Conway, AR (4 colleges, 11,835 students). The leading institution in Conway is Coastal Carolina University with 11,348 students.
- Russellville, AR (3 colleges, 8,819 students). The biggest institution in Russellville is Arkansas Tech University with 8,746 students.
- Bentonville, AR (1 colleges, 8,412 students). .
- Fort Smith, AR (7 colleges, 6,529 students). The biggest institution in Fort Smith is University of Arkansas-Fort Smith with 5,496 students.
- North Little Rock, AR (5 colleges, 5,007 students). The top college in North Little Rock is Jackson Theological Seminary with 7 students.
- Searcy, AR (2 colleges, 4,750 students). The biggest institution in Searcy is Harding University with 4,696 students.
- Magnolia, AR (1 colleges, 4,732 students). The top college in Magnolia is Southern Arkansas University Main Campus with 4,732 students.
Arkansas Cities with Largest College Student Population
The following table lists cities with the largest student populations in Arkansas, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.