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Most Affordable Universities in Arkansas

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in Arkansas.

23 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate Tuition
1 University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Public AR ROI
$6,906 $35,925 40% $6,906
2 Arkansas State University
Public AR ROI
$7,754 $38,944 54% $7,754
3 Henderson State University
Public AR ROI
$7,885 $35,194 39% $7,885
4 University of Arkansas Grantham
Public AR ROI
$8,280 $26,870 25% $8,280
5 University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Public AR ROI
$8,455 $40,040 42% $8,455
6 Arkansas Baptist College
Private Non-Profit AR ROI
$8,760 $22,652 8% $8,760
7 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Public AR ROI
$9,019 $31,161 41% $9,019
8 University of Arkansas
Public AR ROI
$9,748 $49,686 70% $9,748
9 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Public AR ROI
$9,820 $37,008 46% $9,820
10 University of Central Arkansas
Public AR ROI
$10,118 $36,670 52% $10,118
11 Champion Christian College
Private Non-Profit AR ROI
$10,870 $0 N/A $10,870
12 Philander Smith University
Private Non-Profit AR ROI
$13,014 $25,254 32% $13,014
13 Strayer University-Arkansas
Private For-Profit AR ROI
$13,920 $36,582 N/A $13,920
14 Crowley's Ridge College
Private Non-Profit AR ROI
$16,440 $33,362 29% $16,440
15 Ecclesia College
Private Non-Profit AR ROI
$16,850 $32,147 32% $16,850
16 Central Baptist College
Private Non-Profit AR ROI
$19,680 $37,681 37% $19,680
17 Williams Baptist University
Private Non-Profit AR ROI
$20,330 $38,067 40% $20,330
18 Harding University
Private Non-Profit AR ROI
$24,888 $43,555 70% $24,888
19 University of the Ozarks
Private Non-Profit AR ROI
$25,950 $37,651 47% $25,950
20 John Brown University
Private Non-Profit AR ROI
$30,832 $46,114 69% $30,832
21 Lyon College
Private Non-Profit AR ROI
$31,000 $37,629 47% $31,000
22 Ouachita Baptist University
Private Non-Profit AR ROI
$32,480 $41,697 68% $32,480
23 Hendrix College
Private Non-Profit AR ROI
$36,650 $39,913 69% $36,650

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by most affordable metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

Frequently Asked Questions

The top Most Affordable university in Arkansas is University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, followed by Arkansas State University. Rankings are based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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