2026 Expensive Arkansas Colleges To Attend Rankings
Among Arkansas colleges, Ouachita Baptist University has the most expensive tuition & fees ($34,500) and John Brown University has the second highest tuition & fees ($31,756) based on academic year 2024-2025 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Expensive Arkansas Colleges To Attend having expensive tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Expensive Arkansas Colleges To Attend
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR | $34,500 | $17,188 | 1,170 | 67.5% | 1,858 | 61% | 14 to 1 |
| 2 | John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR | $31,756 | $14,880 | 1,220 | 76.1% | 2,350 | 72% | 15 to 1 |
| 3 | University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR | $29,966 | $30,892 | 1,120 | 74.3% | 33,610 | 71% | 20 to 1 |
| 4 | Harding University Searcy, AR | $25,962 | $14,572 | 1,150 | 70.5% | 4,696 | 69% | 13 to 1 |
| 5 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR | $22,721 | $15,547 | 1,030 | 58.8% | 8,216 | 42% | 13 to 1 |
| 6 | University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR | $18,023 | $12,985 | 1,040 | 89.5% | 10,112 | 54% | 15 to 1 |
| 7 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR | $17,955 | $17,257 | 985 | 41.2% | 2,005 | 40% | 12 to 1 |
| 8 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, AR | $15,690 | $10,656 | 1,000 | 75.3% | 4,732 | 49% | 16 to 1 |
| 9 | University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR | $14,857 | $15,606 | - | - | 2,856 | 49% | 12 to 1 |
| 10 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR | $14,714 | $21,505 | - | - | 3,485 | - | 16 to 1 |
Qualified Arkansas Colleges in Core Admission Stats
