Arkansas Best Colleges and Universities

Our public and private universities are competitive with any in America. But it's what our state offers outside of the classroom that can be just as important. Arkansans have made an impact on not only our nation, but our world. Arkansas is the home of President Bill Clinton and U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright, creator of the Fulbright Scholarships. It's where Sam and Bud Walton opened one Wal-Mart department store in 1962 and became the richest family in America.

Arkansas is a Southern state not far from the nation's mid-section. Our nickname is 'The Natural State', and for good reason. We have 50 state parks, two mountain ranges, 600,000 acres of lakes and more than 9,000 miles of fishable rivers and streams. Arkansas offers residents and visitors ample opportunity to get away from it all and experience nature's beauty. But the best things about Arkansas are Arkansans themselves. They are some of the nicest people in the world.

I hate to think of students visiting our country by stopping off in a few big cities and famous sites, then returning home to tell people they had 'experienced America'. America isn't found in the concrete of its skyscrapers or the flashing lights of its tourist attractions. It's found in the everyday lives of 'average' citizens who live in towns all over our state. Arkansas is America. It's where a boy was born to a single mother of modest means and grew up to become president of the United States. We have symphonies and country music. We have limousines and pickup trucks, and everything in between. We have flat farmlands and rolling hills, big cities and towns so small you leave them almost as soon as you enter.

We have people of diverse backgrounds and ancestries who somehow come together to share in the promise of America. I hope you'll consider studying in Arkansas. And when you do, I hope you won't spend all your time in the classroom. Discovering what our people and our culture share with your - and how they differ - would be the best education of all.

Below we list all universities in the state of Arkansas.

• Arkansas Baptist College (AR)

Founded: 1884
Location: 1621 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Little Rock, AR 72202
Tuition: $8,040 (2014)
Total Enrollment: 525

• Arkansas State University at Jonesboro (AR)

Founded: 1909
Slogan: "Educate, Enhance, Enrich: e3"
Location: 2105 E. Aggie Road, Jonesboro, AR 72401
Tuition: $10,100 (2015)
Acceptance Rate: 70% (2015)
Total Enrollment: 21,976

• Arkansas Tech University (AR)

Founded: 1909
Location: Administration Bldg 200; 1509 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, AR 72801
Tuition: $6,192 (2015)
Acceptance Rate: 89% (2015)
Total Enrollment: 12,054

• Central Baptist College (AR)

Founded: 1952
Location: 1501 College Avenue, Conway, AR 72034
Tuition: $15,000 (2016)
Acceptance Rate: 47% (2015)
Total Enrollment: 881

• Harding University (AR)

Founded: 1924
Slogan: "Community of Mission"
Location: 915 E. Market Ave., Searcy, AR 72143
Telephone: 1-501-279-4000
Tuition: $18,635 (2016)
Acceptance Rate: 94% (2015)
Total Enrollment: 5,904

• Henderson State University (AR)

Founded: 1890
Location: 1100 Henderson Street, Arkadelphia, AR 71999
Tuition: $8,902 (2019)
Acceptance Rate: 75.64% (2019)
Total Enrollment: 4,037

• Hendrix College (AR)

Founded: 1876
Slogan: "Unto the whole person"
Location: 1600 Washington Ave, Conway, AR 72032
Tuition: $47,600 (2019)
Acceptance Rate: 72.17% (2018)
Total Enrollment: 1,348

• John Brown University (AR)

Founded: 1919
Slogan: "Christ Over All"
Location: 2000 W University St, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Tuition: $27,668 (2019)
Acceptance Rate: 77.15% (2018)
Total Enrollment: 2,343

• Lyon College (AR)

Founded: 1872
Slogan: "Perseverance Conquers All, God Willing."
Location: 2300 Highland Road, Batesville, AR 72501
Tuition: $29,140 (2019)
Acceptance Rate: 64.18% (2017)
Total Enrollment: 665

• Ouachita Baptist University (AR)

Founded: 1886
Slogan: "Vision. Integrity. Service."
Location: 410 Ouachita St, Arkadelphia, AR 71998
Tuition: $27,900 (2019)
Acceptance Rate: 61.0% (2021)

• Philander Smith College (AR)

Founded: 1877
Location: 900 W. Daisy Bates Drive, Little Rock, AR 72202
Tuition: $13,014 (2019)
Total Enrollment: 760

• Southern Arkansas University (AR)

Founded: 1909
Location: 100 E. University, Magnolia, AR 71753
Tuition: $8,980 (2020)
Acceptance Rate: 65.0% (2021)
Total Enrollment: 4,447

• University of Arkansas (AR)

Founded: 1871
Slogan: "To Advance with Truth as our Leader"
Location: Administration Bldg 425, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Tuition: $9,384 (2020)
Acceptance Rate: 77.0% (2021)
Total Enrollment: 29,068

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (AR)
• University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (AR)

Founded: 1928
Location: 5210 Grand Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72913
Tuition: $5,754 (2019)
Total Enrollment: 6,637

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock (AR)

Founded: 1927
Slogan: "Culture, Truth, Knowledge"
Location: 2801 S University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204
Tuition: $9,544 (2019)
Acceptance Rate: 64.0% (2021)
Total Enrollment: 9,579

• University of Arkansas at Monticello (AR)
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (AR)

Founded: 1873
Location: 1200 N University Mail Slot 4789, Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Tuition: $8,248 (2019)
Acceptance Rate: 44.0% (2021)
Total Enrollment: 2,498

• University of Central Arkansas (AR)
• University of the Ozarks (AR)

Founded: 1834
Location: 415 N College Ave, Clarksville, AR 72830
Tuition: $25,950 (2019)
Acceptance Rate: 91.0% (2021)
Total Enrollment: 872

• Williams Baptist College (AR)

Founded: 1941
Location: 60 W Fulbright Avenue, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476
Tuition: $18,500 (2020)
Acceptance Rate: 56.0% (2020)

More on the Internet

• COUNTRYAAH: How many counties are there in Arkansas? This website provides a full list of all counties, cities, towns and detailed information of each county in Arkansas.