Colleges in Arkansas and what each costs

34 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
University of Arkansas cost of attendance	Fayetteville	Public, 4-year	$33,670
Arkansas State cost of attendance	Jonesboro	Public, 4-year	$28,753
University of Central Arkansas cost of attendance	Conway	Public, 4-year	$29,427
Arkansas Tech University cost of attendance	Russellville	Public, 2-year	$27,686
University of Arkansas at Little Rock cost of attendance	Little Rock	Public, 4-year	$28,896
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith cost of attendance	Fort Smith	Public, 2-year	$27,176
Harding University cost of attendance	Searcy	Private, 4-year	$45,666
Southern Arkansas University cost of attendance	Magnolia	Public, 4-year	$27,619
Arkansas State University, Beebe cost of attendance	Beebe	Public, 2-year	$20,961
University of Arkansas at Monticello cost of attendance	Monticello	Public, 2-year	$26,726
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff cost of attendance	Pine Bluff	Public, 4-year	$25,175
National Park College cost of attendance	Hot Springs	Public, 2-year	$19,673
Ouachita Baptist University cost of attendance	Arkadelphia	Private, 4-year	$53,788
John Brown University cost of attendance	Siloam Springs	Private, 4-year	$48,082
Henderson State University cost of attendance	Arkadelphia	Public, 4-year	$26,890
Arkansas State University, Newport cost of attendance	Newport	Public, 2-year	$17,679
North Arkansas College cost of attendance	Harrison	Public, 2-year	$19,104
Hendrix College cost of attendance	Conway	Private, 4-year	$61,045
South Arkansas College cost of attendance	El Dorado	Public, 2-year	$23,886
Southeast Arkansas College cost of attendance	Pine Bluff	Public, 2-year	$24,285
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas cost of attendance	De Queen	Public, 2-year	$19,568
Philander Smith University cost of attendance	Little Rock	Private, 4-year	$29,381
Southern Arkansas University Tech cost of attendance	Camden	Public, 2-year	$18,533
Lyon College cost of attendance	Batesville	Private, 4-year	$47,123
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas cost of attendance	Helena	Public, 2-year	$17,881
Ozarka College cost of attendance	Melbourne	Public, 2-year	$16,861
University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain cost of attendance	Mena	Public, 2-year	$21,566
Central Baptist College cost of attendance	Conway	Private, 4-year	$38,645
Williams Baptist University cost of attendance	Walnut Ridge	Private, 4-year	$46,620
Arkansas Baptist College cost of attendance	Little Rock	Private, 4-year	$23,752
Shorter College cost of attendance	N Little Rock	Private, 2-year	$23,915
Crowley's Ridge College cost of attendance	Paragould	Private, 4-year	$31,660
Champion Christian College cost of attendance	Hot Springs	Private, 4-year	$23,845
Ecclesia College cost of attendance	Springdale	Private, 4-year	$36,132

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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