Student Age Distribution at Arkansas Colleges

141,547

Total

18,239

Under 18 (12.89%)

36,821

18-19 (26.01%)

50,391

20-24 (35.60%)

12,784

25-29 (9.03%)

23,281

Over 30 (16.45%)

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%).

Student Population by Age for Arkansas Colleges

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%).

Summary Table of Student Population by Age for Arkansas Colleges
Total Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
All Levels141,547 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 Colleges108,378 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 Colleges32,710 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 Schools459 5
(1.09%)
135
(29.41%)
107
(23.31%)
70
(15.25%)
63
(13.73%)
62
(13.51%)
10
(2.18%)
6
(1.31%)

Student Population Comparison By Age for All Arkansas Colleges

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.

Student Population Comparison by Age between Arkansas Colleges
SchoolTotal Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
University of Arkansas at Little RockPublic, 4-year8,216798
(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-year3,485- 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-year33,610121
(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-year2,00556
(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 year3,2771,141
(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-year15,726813
(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-year8,7462,776
(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-year2,856485
(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 year58314
(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 year1,705742
(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-year10,112613
(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-year54757
(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-year3603
(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 year1,192397
(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-year4,696163
(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-year2,05518
(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-year1,1106
(0.54%)
519
(46.76%)
480
(43.24%)
100
(9.01%)
4
(0.36%)
- 1
(0.09%)
-
John Brown UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,350445
(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 year1,022455
(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-year1,858131
(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 year1,9831,314
(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-year77821
(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 year2,248752
(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 year1,199504
(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 year91655
(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 year4,47867
(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 year1,305631
(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-year992
(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 year1,207324
(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-year4,732355
(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-year5,4961,378
(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 year8,4122,794
(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 year1,315366
(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 year1,868442
(23.66%)
425
(22.75%)
227
(12.15%)
213
(11.40%)
203
(10.87%)
230
(12.31%)
92
(4.93%)
36
(1.93%)