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Most affordable colleges in Arkansas
Arkansas has 46 schools with usable net price coverage across the main college types families compare most often. Start with the type of school you are considering, then click into an individual Worth-It Score when you want the deeper affordability and outcome read.
Most affordable public universities in Arkansas
11 public universities in Arkansas report net price data, ranging from $9,186 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $13,002. Arkansas's public universities run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Most affordable private colleges in Arkansas
13 private colleges in Arkansas report net price data, ranging from $11,047 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $17,266. Arkansas's private colleges cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Most affordable for-profit colleges in Arkansas
Arkansas has a smaller set of for-profit colleges reporting net price data right now. This page still captures the schools that do report, sorted by what families typically pay after grants and scholarships.
This sector has a small reporting set in Arkansas. We still publish the full page so families can see the options that do report net price.
Most affordable community colleges in Arkansas
22 community colleges in Arkansas report net price data, ranging from $4,128 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $6,936. Arkansas's community colleges cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
$4,196 net price
90% receive grant aid
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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. Rankings include only institutions that report net price data.