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Arkansas college statistics

How colleges in Arkansas stack up on cost, graduate earnings, debt and value.

84
Colleges
$13,950
Avg net price as of 2024
$40,160
Median earnings as of 2024
$14,551
Median debt as of 2024
+10%
% strong ROI

Arkansas vs. the nation

ROI verdict mix

DR Rating grades

Students & representation

Average graduate earnings by gender, student-body diversity and origin across Arkansas colleges — from federal enrollment and IRS-linked earnings data.

Average earnings by gender
Women
$36,265
Men
$44,916

19% gap between the two groups

Who studies here
White 54%Hispanic 10%Asian 1%Black 29%Other 5%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

96%
Students born in the U.S. (avg)
48%
First-generation students (avg)
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Top colleges in Arkansas

1
Arkansas State University Three Rivers
Malvern, AR · Public
$73,1955-yr earnings
$8,070net price/yr
+1,319%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 83 AView ROI
2
University of Arkansas Grantham
LIttle Rock, AR · Public
$70,7925-yr earnings
$8,370net price/yr
+522%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 76 BView ROI
3
Southeast Arkansas College
Pine Bluff, AR · Public
$61,7305-yr earnings
$19,038net price/yr
+306%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 74 BView ROI
4
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR · Public
$51,9355-yr earnings
$7,196net price/yr
+288%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 75 BView ROI
5
John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR · Private
$67,6835-yr earnings
$20,397net price/yr
+154%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 62 CView ROI
6
South Arkansas College
El Dorado, AR · Public
$49,0015-yr earnings
$7,486net price/yr
+110%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 53 CView ROI
7
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · Public
$60,0345-yr earnings
$18,209net price/yr
+86%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 50 CView ROI
8
Baptist Health College Little Rock
Little Rock, AR · Private
$54,1195-yr earnings
$25,454net price/yr
+67%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 42 DView ROI

All Arkansas colleges National statistics

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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Data as of 2024 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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