Colleges Near Arkansas
Every city in Arkansas with at least one accredited college. Pick a city to see every college there, with verified data from the College Scorecard and IPEDS.
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This page breaks down every city in Arkansas with an accredited college, so you can see where the options actually are.
Arkansas's 51 colleges are spread across 38 cities. Little Rock has the most, with 7 colleges, while 32 smaller cities have a single college each. Across Arkansas, the average net price works out to roughly $12,901 a year, after grants and scholarships are applied.
Where Arkansas's Colleges Are
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Across the whole state, the highest-scoring college is the full profile for Jefferson Regional School of Nursing.
6 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Average net price around $15,185.
View all colleges →3 four-year colleges. Top-rated: Hendrix College. Average net price around $17,649.
View all colleges →1 four-year and 2 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Jefferson Regional School of Nursing. Average net price around $15,846.
View all colleges →2 four-year colleges. Top-rated: Ouachita Baptist University. Average net price around $22,907.
View all colleges →1 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville. Average net price around $13,830.
View all colleges →1 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: National Park College. Average net price around $14,861.
View all colleges →1 two-year college. Top-rated: Arkansas State University-Beebe. Average net price around $11,698.
View all colleges →1 two-year college. Top-rated: NorthWest Arkansas Community College. Average net price around $7,196.
View all colleges →1 two-year college. Top-rated: Arkansas Northeastern College. Average net price around $5,375.
View all colleges →1 two-year college. Top-rated: Southern Arkansas University Tech. Average net price around $9,018.
View all colleges →1 four-year college. Top-rated: University of the Ozarks. Average net price around $17,360.
View all colleges →1 two-year college. Top-rated: Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas. Average net price around $4,385.
View all colleges →In Conway, the strongest option is the cost and admissions data at Hendrix College.
More Cities in Arkansas
- El Dorado 1 college
- Fayetteville 1 college
- Forrest City 1 college
- Fort Smith 1 college
- Harrison 1 college
- Helena 1 college
- Hope 1 college
- Jonesboro 1 college
- Magnolia 1 college
- Malvern 1 college
- Melbourne 1 college
- Mena 1 college
- Monticello 1 college
- Morrilton 1 college
- Mountain Home 1 college
- N Little Rock 1 college
- Newport 1 college
- North Little Rock 1 college
- Paragould 1 college
- Pocahontas 1 college
- Russellville 1 college
- Searcy 1 college
- Siloam Springs 1 college
- Springdale 1 college
- Walnut Ridge 1 college
- West Memphis 1 college
Every College in Arkansas
All 51 accredited colleges in Arkansas, A to Z, with the city each one sits in. Every name links straight to its profile.
In Arkadelphia, the strongest option is the cost and admissions data at Ouachita Baptist University.
For rankings, costs, and outcomes across the whole state rather than one college at a time, see the full Arkansas college guide.
- Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock
- Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville
- Arkansas State University Jonesboro
- Arkansas State University Mid-South West Memphis
- Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern
- Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe
- Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home
- Arkansas State University-Newport Newport
- Arkansas Tech University Russellville
- Baptist Health College Little Rock Little Rock
- Black River Technical College Pocahontas
- Central Baptist College Conway
- Champion Christian College Hot Springs
- Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen
- Crowley's Ridge College Paragould
- Ecclesia College Springdale
- Harding University Searcy
- Henderson State University Arkadelphia
- Hendrix College Conway
- Jefferson Regional School of Nursing Pine Bluff
- John Brown University Siloam Springs
- Lyon College Batesville
- National Park College Hot Springs
- North Arkansas College Harrison
- NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville
- Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia
- Ozarka College Melbourne
- Philander Smith University Little Rock
- Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena
- Shorter College N Little Rock
- South Arkansas College El Dorado
- Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff
- Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia
- Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden
- Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock
- University of Arkansas Fayetteville
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock
- University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff
- University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain Mena
- University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville
- University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock
- University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock
- University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Hope
- University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College Forrest City
- University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith
- University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock
- University of Central Arkansas Conway
- University of the Ozarks Clarksville
- Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge
Want the full picture of Arkansas, with college rankings, costs, and student outcomes?
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