Little Rock Has Most Colleges with 20,044 Students Enrolled in Arkansas

The top city with the most 4-year colleges in Arkansas is Little Rock, AR with a total of 13 colleges with 20,044 students enrolled.

While Little Rock has the most individual colleges, it is not the city with the most students. Fayetteville has the largest student population with 33,745 students enrolled (4 colleges) in Arkansas. You can check the largets cities by student population in Arkansas here.

The largest college in Little Rock is University of Arkansas at Little Rock with 8,216 students enrolled.

Other top cities in Arkansas include

Arkansas Cities with Most Colleges

The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges 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.

Arkansas Cities with Most Colleges
CityTotal Number of SchoolsTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduateMenWomen
Little Rock, AR13 Schools20,04412,9987,0466,90513,139
Fort Smith, AR7 Schools6,5295,6259042,6613,868
North Little Rock, AR5 Schools5,0075,00521,6153,392
Pine Bluff, AR5 Schools3,0482,8641841,2631,785
Fayetteville, AR4 Schools33,74528,9954,75015,00318,742
Conway, AR4 Schools11,8359,9831,8524,4487,387
Russellville, AR3 Schools8,8198,2205993,6935,126
Hot Springs, AR3 Schools2,0372,040-7651,272
Springdale, AR3 Schools562565-245317
Rogers, AR3 Schools130131-7123