School | Location[1] | Control | Type | Enrollment[1] (Fall 2020) | Founded | Accreditation[1] |
Arkansas Baptist College | Little Rock | Private | Baccalaureate college | 468 | 1884 | HLC |
Arkansas Northeastern College | Blytheville | Public | Associate's college | 1,358 | 1975 | HLC |
Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | Public | Research university | 13,106 | 1909 | HLC |
Arkansas State University-Beebe | Beebe | Public | Associate's college | 2,982 | 1927 | HLC |
Arkansas State University Mid-South | West Memphis | Public | Associate's college | 1,203 | 1992 | HLC |
Arkansas State University–Mountain Home | Mountain Home | Public | Associate's college | 1,271 | 1995 | HLC |
Arkansas State University-Newport | Newport | Public | Associate's college | 1,941 | 1976 | HLC |
Arkansas State University Three Rivers | Malvern | Public | Associate's college | 1,243 | 1969 | HLC |
Arkansas Tech University | Russellville | Public | Master's university | 10,829 | 1909 | HLC |
Black River Technical College | Pocahontas | Public | Associate's college | 1,350 | 1978 | HLC |
Blue Cliff College | Fayetteville | Private (for-profit) | Technical school | 183 | 1987 | SAA, WIA, AMTA-COS, NCBTMB |
Central Baptist College | Conway | Private | Baccalaureate college | 604 | 1892 | HLC |
Cossatot Community College | De Queen | Public | Associate's college | 1,386 | 1975 | HLC |
Crowley's Ridge College | Paragould | Private (Churches of Christ) | Baccalaureate college | 192 | 1964 | HLC |
East Arkansas Community College | Forrest City | Public | Associate's college | 934 | 1974 | HLC |
Ecclesia College | Springdale | Private | Special-focus institution (Bible college) | 193 | 1975 | ABHE |
Harding University | Searcy | Private (Churches of Christ) | Master's university | 4,617 | 1924 | HLC |
Henderson State University | Arkadelphia | Public | Master's university | 3,163 | 1890 | HLC |
Hendrix College | Conway | Private (United Methodist Church) | Baccalaureate college | 1,077 | 1876 | HLC |
John Brown University | Siloam Springs | Private | Baccalaureate college | 2,343 | 1919 | HLC |
Lyon College | Batesville | Private (Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)) | Baccalaureate college | 665 | 1872 | HLC |
National Park College | Hot Springs | Public | Associate's college | 1,912 | 2003 | HLC |
North Arkansas College | Harrison | Public | Associate's college | 1,604 | 1974 | HLC |
Northwest Arkansas Community College | Bentonville | Public | Associate's college | 7,411 | 1989 | HLC |
Ouachita Baptist University | Arkadelphia | Private (Southern Baptist Convention) | Baccalaureate college | 1,704 | 1886 | HLC |
Ozarka College | Melbourne | Public | Associate's college | 1,033 | 1975 | HLC |
Philander Smith University | Little Rock | Private (United Methodist Church) | Baccalaureate college | 799 | 1877 | HLC |
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas | Helena-West Helena | Public | Associate's college | 1,093 | 1965 | HLC |
Shorter College | North Little Rock | Private (African Methodist Episcopal Church) | Associate's college | 223 | 1886 | TRACS |
South Arkansas Community College | El Dorado | Public | Associate's college | 1,253 | 1992 | HLC |
Southeast Arkansas College | Pine Bluff | Public | Associate's college | 1,113 | 1991 | HLC |
Southern Arkansas University | Magnolia | Public | Master's university | 4,432 | 1909 | HLC |
Southern Arkansas University Tech | Camden | Public | Associate's college | 769 | 1967 | HLC |
University of Arkansas | Fayetteville | Public | Research university | 27,562 | 1871 | HLC |
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville | Batesville | Public | Associate's college | 1,224 | 1991 | HLC |
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope | Hope | Public | Associate's college | 1,211 | 1965 | HLC |
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton | Morrilton | Public | Associate's college | 1,836 | 1961 | HLC |
University of Arkansas System eVersity | Online Campus | Public | Baccalaureate college | 794 | 2014 | Accredited by the DEAC (Distance Education Accrediting Commission). Recognized by the AHECB to offer degrees in collaboration with UA System institutions. |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock | Public | Research university | 8,899 | 1927 | HLC |
University of Arkansas at Monticello | Monticello | Public | Master's university | 2,654 | 1909 | HLC |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff | Public | Baccalaureate college | 2,668 | 1873 | HLC |
University of Arkansas Rich Mountain | Mena | Public | Associate's college | 798 | 1973 | HLC |
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock | Public | Medical school | 2,907 | 1879 | HLC |
University of Arkansas–Fort Smith | Fort Smith | Public | Baccalaureate college | 5,887 | 1928 | HLC |
University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College | North Little Rock | Public | Associate's college | 4,810 | 1945 | HLC |
University of Central Arkansas | Conway | Public | Master's university | 10,335 | 1907 | HLC |
University of the Ozarks | Clarksville | Private (Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)) | Baccalaureate college | 836 | 1834 | HLC |
Williams Baptist University | Walnut Ridge | Private (Southern Baptist Convention) | Baccalaureate college | 618 | 1941 | HLC |