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For the academic year 2023-2024, total 164,585 students have enrolled in Arkansas colleges including both undergraduate and graduate schools - 139,128 undergraduate and 25,402 graduate students.

By gender, there are 65,526 male students and 99,059 female students at Arkansas colleges. For online degree programs, 44,059 students have enrolled online exclusively at Arkansas colleges.

Arkansas College Student Population Statistics

The next list shows the colleges having the most students by gender and enrollment types. Online completely schools are excluded for the statistics (excepting the colleges with the most online students).

University of Arkansas has the largest number of students including both undergraduate and graduate schools of 33,610.
University of Arkansas has the largest number of male students of 14,996.
University of Arkansas has the largest number of female students of 18,614.
University of Arkansas has the most undergraduate students of 28,859.
Arkansas State University has the most graduate students of 5,741.
Arkansas State University has the most online enrollment of 7,752 students who are enrolled online exclusively.

Student Population Comparison Between Arkansas Colleges

All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges

College Name	Total Number of Students	Men Students	Women Students	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduate Enrollment	Online Student Population
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR Public, 4 years four-years	8,216	3,171	5,045	5,939	2,277	3,105
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR Public, 4 years four-years	3,485	889	2,596	1,589	1,896	1,286
Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years	342	266	76	342	-	13
Arkansas Beauty School-Little Rock Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	106	2	104	106	-	-
Arkansas Beauty College Russellville, AR Private, Less than 2 years	61	1	60	61	-	-
Lyon College Batesville, AR Private, 4 years four-years	659	371	288	657	2	1
Arkansas Technical School North Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	123	65	58	123	-	-
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR Public, 4 years four-years	33,610	14,996	18,614	28,859	4,751	3,371
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR Public, 4 years four-years	2,005	886	1,119	1,817	188	138
Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe, AR Public, 2-4 years	3,277	1,253	2,024	3,277	-	891
Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR Public, 4 years four-years	15,726	5,346	10,380	9,985	5,741	7,752
Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR Public, 4 years four-years	8,746	3,692	5,054	8,145	601	2,239
University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR Public, 4 years four-years	2,856	1,130	1,726	2,457	399	689
Arthur's Beauty College Jacksonville, AR Private, Less than 2 years	29	-	29	29	-	-
Baptist Health College Little Rock Little Rock, AR Private, 2-4 years	583	72	511	583	-	-
Black River Technical College Pocahontas, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,705	613	1,092	1,705	-	465
University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR Public, 4 years four-years	10,112	3,598	6,514	8,268	1,844	1,352
Central Baptist College Conway, AR Private, 4 years four-years	547	301	246	547	-	47
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,312	489	823	1,312	-	351
Crowley's Ridge College Paragould, AR Private, 4 years four-years	241	118	123	241	-	6
University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College Forrest City, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,401	503	898	1,401	-	586
Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock North Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	360	27	333	360	-	-
National Park College Hot Springs, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,805	654	1,151	1,805	-	354
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,192	442	750	1,192	-	461
Harding University Searcy, AR Private, 4 years four-years	4,696	2,084	2,612	3,536	1,160	642
Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR Public, 4 years four-years	2,055	847	1,208	1,461	594	690
Hendrix College Conway, AR Private, 4 years four-years	1,110	549	561	1,100	10	-
Hot Springs Beauty College Hot Springs, AR Private, Less than 2 years	86	1	85	86	-	-
Jefferson Regional School of Nursing Pine Bluff, AR Private, 2-4 years	92	9	83	92	-	-
John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR Private, 4 years four-years	2,350	980	1,370	1,948	402	321
Career Academy of Hair Design Springdale, AR Private, Less than 2 years	245	5	240	245	-	-
Academy of Salon and Spa Fort Smith, AR Private, Less than 2 years	52	1	51	52	-	-
Arkansas State University Mid-South West Memphis, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,022	490	532	1,022	-	204
Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,461	517	944	1,461	-	681
New Tyler Barber College Inc North Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	39	28	11	39	-	-
North Arkansas College Harrison, AR Public, 2-4 years	2,089	877	1,212	2,089	-	577
Northwest Technical Institute Springdale, AR Public, Less than 2 years	206	161	45	206	-	-
Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR Private, 4 years four-years	1,858	810	1,048	1,729	129	49
Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,983	1,042	941	1,983	-	157
Ozarka College Melbourne, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,069	390	679	1,069	-	431
University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR Private, 4 years four-years	778	342	436	778	-	4
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton, AR Public, 2-4 years	2,248	1,005	1,243	2,248	-	276
Philander Smith University Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years	780	373	407	755	25	27
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,199	479	720	1,199	-	155
Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff, AR Public, 2-4 years	916	365	551	916	-	344
University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology El Dorado, AR Private, Less than 2 years	42	-	42	42	-	-
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR Public, 2-4 years	4,478	1,490	2,988	4,478	-	2,107
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Hope, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,305	489	816	1,305	-	321
University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain Mena, AR Public, 2-4 years	786	343	443	786	-	166
Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas Fayetteville, AR Private, Less than 2 years	99	4	95	99	-	-
Searcy Beauty College Searcy, AR Private, Less than 2 years	54	1	53	54	-	-
Shorter College N Little Rock, AR Private, 2-4 years	287	126	161	287	-	200
Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge, AR Private, 4 years four-years	517	255	262	495	22	22
South Arkansas College El Dorado, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,207	375	832	1,207	-	371
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, AR Public, 4 years four-years	4,732	1,945	2,787	3,084	1,648	1,483
Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden, AR Public, 2-4 years	991	427	564	991	-	299
Velvatex College of Beauty Culture Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	8	-	8	8	-	-
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR Public, 4 years four-years	5,496	2,197	3,299	5,459	37	1,012
NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR Public, 2-4 years	8,412	3,615	4,797	8,412	-	2,781
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,315	518	797	1,315	-	437
Arkansas State University-Newport Newport, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,868	647	1,221	1,868	-	764
University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR Public, 4 years four-years	5,646	1,914	3,732	2,838	2,808	5,646
Arthur's Beauty College Conway, AR Private, Less than 2 years	66	-	66	66	-	-
Ecclesia College Springdale, AR Private, 4 years four-years	111	79	32	111	-	10
Washington Barber College Inc Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	43	37	6	43	-	-
Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years	741	153	588	695	46	741
The Salon Professional Academy Sherwood, AR Private, Less than 2 years	106	1	105	106	-	-
Designer Barber & Stylist School Fort Smith, AR Private, Less than 2 years	95	78	17	95	-	-
New Beginnings Beauty Academy Pine Bluff, AR Private, Less than 2 years	27	-	27	27	-	-
Academy of Professional Cosmetology Rogers, AR Private, Less than 2 years	115	3	112	115	-	-
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Fort Smith, AR Private, 4 years four-years	870	384	486	-	870	17
Arthur's Beauty College Jonesboro, AR Private, Less than 2 years	69	-	69	69	-	-
Northern Technical College Pine Bluff, AR Private, Less than 2 years	8	3	5	8	-	-
Arkansas Welding Academy Jacksonville, AR Private, Less than 2 years	73	60	13	73	-	-
Champion Christian College Hot Springs, AR Private, 4 years four-years	146	110	36	146	-	17
GoodFellas Barber College Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	32	27	5	32	-	-
Jackson Theological Seminary North Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years	7	5	2	1	6	-
Average	164,585	65,526	99,059	139,128	25,402	44,059

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