What colleges in Arkansas actually cost
The sticker price is not what most families pay. Every Arkansas college below shows its published cost of attendance beside the average net price families in the lowest reported income band actually paid after grants and scholarships — no account needed.
- Colleges
- 71
- in Arkansas with net-price data
- Median sticker price
- $21,068
- a year, across the 71 with a cost of attendance
- Median college's avg. net price, under $30,000
- $13,187
- after grants — the median of each college's average, across the 71 that report this band
| College | City | Sticker price | Avg. net price (income band) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Professional Cosmetology | Rogers | $21,996 | $19,514Under $30,000 |
| Academy of Salon and Spa | Fort Smith | $18,683 | $14,852Under $30,000 |
| Arkansas Baptist College | Little Rock | $23,060 | $7,715Under $30,000 |
| Arkansas Beauty College | Russellville | $14,367 | $8,508Under $30,000 |
| Arkansas Beauty School-Little Rock | Little Rock | $26,670 | $23,055Under $30,000 |
| Arkansas Northeastern College | Blytheville | $12,094 | $5,232Under $30,000 |
| Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | $25,082 | $10,098Under $30,000 |
| Arkansas State University Mid-South | West Memphis | $14,365 | $4,411Under $30,000 |
| Arkansas State University Three Rivers | Malvern | $14,579 | $8,070Under $30,000 |
| Arkansas State University-Beebe | Beebe | $18,771 | $10,030Under $30,000 |
| Arkansas State University-Mountain Home | Mountain Home | $16,071 | $7,734Under $30,000 |
| Arkansas State University-Newport | Newport | $15,060 | $7,403Under $30,000 |
| Arkansas Tech University | Russellville | $22,808 | $12,426Under $30,000 |
| Arkansas Technical School | North Little Rock | $24,705 | $21,011Under $30,000 |
| Arkansas Welding Academy | Jacksonville | $40,458 | $35,652Under $30,000 |
| Arthur's Beauty College | Jacksonville | $24,256 | $18,200Under $30,000 |
| Arthur's Beauty College | Conway | $22,871 | $17,082Under $30,000 |
| Arthur's Beauty College | Jonesboro | $27,133 | $22,187Under $30,000 |
| Baptist Health College Little Rock | Little Rock | $31,961 | $23,827Under $30,000 |
| Black River Technical College | Pocahontas | $14,374 | $3,433Under $30,000 |
| Career Academy of Hair Design | Springdale | $17,005 | $13,510Under $30,000 |
| Central Baptist College | Conway | $30,605 | $11,750Under $30,000 |
| Champion Christian College | Hot Springs | $20,970 | $14,499Under $30,000 |
| Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas | De Queen | $11,538 | $3,452Under $30,000 |
| Crowley's Ridge College | Paragould | $27,340 | $15,652Under $30,000 |
| Designer Barber & Stylist School | Fort Smith | $25,078 | $17,939Under $30,000 |
| Ecclesia College | Springdale | $31,571 | $20,801Under $30,000 |
| GoodFellas Barber College | Little Rock | $18,819 | $12,225Under $30,000 |
| Harding University | Searcy | $39,534 | $15,418Under $30,000 |
| Henderson State University | Arkadelphia | $27,385 | $23,386Under $30,000 |
| Hendrix College | Conway | $55,013 | $15,951Under $30,000 |
| Hot Springs Beauty College | Hot Springs | $21,068 | $14,050Under $30,000 |
| John Brown University | Siloam Springs | $44,710 | $17,484Under $30,000 |
| Lyon College | Batesville | $44,978 | $16,084Under $30,000 |
| National Park College | Hot Springs | $19,331 | $12,368Under $30,000 |
| New Tyler Barber College Inc | North Little Rock | $23,251 | $15,898Under $30,000 |
| North Arkansas College | Harrison | $16,846 | $10,059Under $30,000 |
| Northern Technical College | Pine Bluff | $16,177 | $10,733Under $30,000 |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community College | Bentonville | $12,157 | $5,722Under $30,000 |
| Northwest Technical Institute | Springdale | $19,487 | $15,900Under $30,000 |
| Ouachita Baptist University | Arkadelphia | $47,321 | $15,207Under $30,000 |
| Ozarka College | Melbourne | $12,069 | $3,718Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas | Fayetteville | $19,771 | $13,130Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock | North Little Rock | $24,054 | $18,047Under $30,000 |
| Philander Smith University | Little Rock | $28,136 | $13,393Under $30,000 |
| Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas | Helena | $11,567 | $4,683Under $30,000 |
| Searcy Beauty College | Searcy | $22,515 | $14,946Under $30,000 |
| Shorter College | N Little Rock | $21,735 | $13,844Under $30,000 |
| South Arkansas College | El Dorado | $12,932 | $6,690Under $30,000 |
| Southeast Arkansas College | Pine Bluff | $22,405 | $19,038Under $30,000 |
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | Magnolia | $24,951 | $13,187Under $30,000 |
| Southern Arkansas University Tech | Camden | $17,294 | $8,848Under $30,000 |
| The Salon Professional Academy | Sherwood | $15,262 | $11,625Under $30,000 |
| University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology | El Dorado | $15,499 | $8,910Under $30,000 |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville | $27,767 | $14,319Under $30,000 |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock | $22,519 | $15,195Under $30,000 |
| University of Arkansas at Monticello | Monticello | $22,519 | $13,626Under $30,000 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff | $21,129 | $12,302Under $30,000 |
| University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain | Mena | $13,096 | $4,248Under $30,000 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville | Batesville | $15,808 | $7,668Under $30,000 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton | Morrilton | $15,362 | $7,073Under $30,000 |
| University of Arkansas Grantham | LIttle Rock | $15,318 | $8,384Under $30,000 |
| University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana | Hope | $16,307 | $8,725Under $30,000 |
| University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College | Forrest City | $13,240 | $6,888Under $30,000 |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | Fort Smith | $19,048 | $8,890Under $30,000 |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College | North Little Rock | $20,811 | $13,544Under $30,000 |
| University of Central Arkansas | Conway | $25,029 | $14,656Under $30,000 |
| University of the Ozarks | Clarksville | $38,666 | $14,664Under $30,000 |
| Velvatex College of Beauty Culture | Little Rock | $14,598 | $6,909Under $30,000 |
| Washington Barber College Inc | Little Rock | $19,913 | $15,563Under $30,000 |
| Williams Baptist University | Walnut Ridge | $33,597 | $10,733Under $30,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2024 data release. Sticker price is the college's cost of attendance (the published figure, or the sum of its published components). Net price is the average paid by students who received federal aid, grouped by household income. Averages from past students — your family's cost could be higher or lower.
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