Total 164,597 Students Enrolled in Arkansas Colleges

164,597

Total

118,438

4-Year Colleges

44,003

Community Colleges

2,156

Trade Schools

A total of 164,597 students are enrolled in Arkansas colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

  • Student Level: There are 139,141 undergraduate and 25,456 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 84.53% and the proportion of graduate students is 15.47%.
  • Institution Level: 118,438 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 44,003 students enrolled in community colleges, and 2,156 students enrolled in trade schools.

Arkansas 4-Year College Enrollment Statistics

For 28 Arkansas 4-year colleges, there are 118,438 students enrolled.

  • Institution Control: 102,685 (86.70%) students in public and 15,753 (13.30%) in private 4-year colleges.
  • Student Level: 92,982 (78.51%) undergraduate and 25,456 (21.49%) graduate students in Arkansas public 4-year colleges.
  • Gender Breakdown: Of the total student population in Arkansas 4-year colleges, 59.65% are women (70,647) and 40.35% are men (47,791). This yields a ratio of approximately 68 male students for every 100 female students.
  • Online Enrollment: 16,203 (13.68%) undergraduate and 14,380 (12.14%) graduate students are enrolled online in Arkansas 4-year colleges.
  • Largest and Smallest: For Arkansas colleges, University of Arkansas has the most number of students of 33,610 among 4-year colleges. For Arkansas community colleges, NorthWest Arkansas Community College has the most students of 8,412 and Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock is the largest trade school with 360.

Student Population By School Level for Arkansas Colleges

By attending status, there are 97,622 full-time students and 66,963 part-time students at Arkansas colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Arkansas colleges. A total of 164,597 students have enrolled in Arkansas colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Arkansas Colleges
SchoolTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
University of Arkansas at Little RockPublic, 4-year8,2165,9393,1152,8242,2771,1341,143
University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesPublic, 4-year3,4851,5897917981,8961,632264
Arkansas Baptist CollegePrivate, 4-year34234230042---
Arkansas Beauty School-Little RockPrivate, Less than 2-year106106106----
Arkansas Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year61613229---
Lyon CollegePrivate, 4-year65965764413211
Arkansas Technical SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year123123123----
University of ArkansasPublic, 4-year33,61028,85926,3372,5224,7511,8492,902
University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPublic, 4-year2,0051,8171,6371801889593
Arkansas State University-BeebePublic, 2-4 year3,2773,2771,3751,902---
Arkansas State UniversityPublic, 4-year15,7269,9855,5484,4375,7416005,141
Arkansas Tech UniversityPublic, 4-year8,7468,1454,5273,618601136465
University of Arkansas at MonticelloPublic, 4-year2,8562,4571,61484339998301
Arthur's Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year292929----
Baptist Health College Little RockPrivate, 2-4 year58358348697---
Black River Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,7051,7056341,071---
University of Central ArkansasPublic, 4-year10,1128,2686,9301,3381,8447451,099
Central Baptist CollegePrivate, 4-year54754744998---
Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasPublic, 2-4 year1,3121,312436876---
Crowley's Ridge CollegePrivate, 4-year24124115883---
University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,4011,401403998---
Paul Mitchell the School-Little RockPrivate, Less than 2-year3603603582---
National Park CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,8051,8051,243562---
University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvillePublic, 2-4 year1,1921,192363829---
Harding UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,6963,5363,2093271,160582578
Henderson State UniversityPublic, 4-year2,0551,4611,32913259494500
Hendrix CollegePrivate, 4-year1,1101,1001,09371091
Hot Springs Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year868686----
Jefferson Regional School of NursingPrivate, 2-4 year929292----
John Brown UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,3501,9481,405543402115287
Career Academy of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year245245245----
Academy of Salon and SpaPrivate, Less than 2-year525252----
Arkansas State University Mid-SouthPublic, 2-4 year1,0221,022193829---
Arkansas Northeastern CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,4611,4614331,028---
New Tyler Barber College IncPrivate, Less than 2-year393939----
North Arkansas CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,0892,0897811,308---
Northwest Technical InstitutePublic, Less than 2-year2062062042---
Ouachita Baptist UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,8581,7291,5801491296861
Arkansas State University Three RiversPublic, 2-4 year1,9831,9834381,545---
Ozarka CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,0691,069421648---
University of the OzarksPrivate, 4-year77877876612---
University of Arkansas Community College-MorriltonPublic, 2-4 year2,2482,2481,0031,245---
Philander Smith UniversityPrivate, 4-year7807556361192525-
Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasPublic, 2-4 year1,1991,199447752---
Southeast Arkansas CollegePublic, 2-4 year916916134782---
University of Aesthetics & CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year424242----
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,4784,4782,0022,476---
University of Arkansas Hope-TexarkanaPublic, 2-4 year1,3051,305364941---
University of Arkansas Community College Rich MountainPublic, 2-4 year786786440346---
Paul Mitchell the School-ArkansasPrivate, Less than 2-year999999----
Searcy Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year545454----
Shorter CollegePrivate, 2-4 year28728727017---
Williams Baptist UniversityPrivate, 4-year5174954732222121
South Arkansas CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,2071,207406801---
Southern Arkansas University Main CampusPublic, 4-year4,7323,0842,5934911,6483631,285
Southern Arkansas University TechPublic, 2-4 year991991440551---
Velvatex College of Beauty CulturePrivate, Less than 2-year8862---
University of Arkansas-Fort SmithPublic, 4-year5,4965,4593,3762,08337730
NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,4128,4122,0496,363---
Arkansas State University-Mountain HomePublic, 2-4 year1,3151,315470845---
Arkansas State University-NewportPublic, 2-4 year1,8681,8686971,171---
University of Arkansas GranthamPublic, 4-year5,6462,8381,1701,6682,8081,1701,638
Arthur's Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year666666----
Ecclesia CollegePrivate, 4-year1111119516---
Washington Barber College IncPrivate, Less than 2-year434343----
Strayer University-ArkansasPrivate, 4-year74169513682461234
The Salon Professional AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year106106106----
Designer Barber & Stylist SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year959595----
New Beginnings Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year272727----
River Valley School of MassagePrivate, Less than 2-year1212-----
Academy of Professional CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year1151157441---
Arkansas Colleges of Health EducationPrivate, 4-year870---8708682
Arthur's Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year696969----
Northern Technical CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year888----
Arkansas Welding AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year737373----
Champion Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year1461461379---
GoodFellas Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year323232----
Arkansas College of Barbering and Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Career Academy of Hair Design-Siloam SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Career Academy of Hair Design-RogersPrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Career Academy of Hair Design-FayettevillePrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Career Academy of Hair Design - Fort SmithPrivate, Less than 2-year-------
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope - TexarkanaPublic, 2-4 year-------
Jackson Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year71-1651
Designer Barber & Stylist School -Private, Less than 2-year-------