College Costs in Arkansas

How much does it cost to attend college in Arkansas?   The average annual in-state college tuition in Arkansas was $8,594 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is $6,536 lower than the U.S. average and ranks Arkansas cheaper than average as the 48th most expensive and 5th most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of ($102) from the 2019-2020 average of $8,696 and represents a -1.17% annual decline. The list of Arkansas colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 48 colleges and universities in Arkansas, the most popular being University of Arkansas with 23,282 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $7,666. Hendrix College is the most expensive in Arkansas with an in-state tuition of $33,000.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Arkansas colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Arkansas or cheap Arkansas colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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