List of colleges and universities in Arkansas
This is a list of colleges and universities in Arkansas. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
Institutions[]
School | Location[1] | Control | Type | Enrollment[1] (Fall 2013) |
Founded | Accreditation[1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas Baptist College | Little Rock | Private | Baccalaureate college | 1,027 | 1884 | HLC |
Arkansas Northeastern College | Blytheville | Public | Associate's college | 1,425 | 1975 | HLC |
Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | Public | Research
university |
13,552 | 1909 | HLC |
Arkansas State University-Beebe | Beebe | Public | Associate's college | 4,380 | 1927 | HLC |
Arkansas State University Mid-South | West Memphis | Public | Associate's college | 1,793 | 1992 | HLC |
Arkansas State University–Mountain Home | Mountain Home | Public | Associate's college | 1,238 | 1995 | HLC |
Arkansas State University-Newport | Newport | Public | Associate's college | 2,057 | 1976 | HLC |
Arkansas Tech University | Russellville | Public | Master's university | 11,369 | 1909 | HLC |
Black River Technical College | Pocahontas | Public | Associate's college | 2,248 | 1978 | HLC |
Blue Cliff College | Fayetteville | Private (for-profit) | Technical school | 1987 | SAA, WIA, AMTA-COS, NCBTMB | |
Central Baptist College | Conway | Private | Baccalaureate college | 827 | 1892 | HLC |
College of the Ouachitas | Malvern | Public | Associate's college | 1,501 | 1969 | HLC |
Cossatot Community College | De Queen | Public | Associate's college | 1,597 | 1975 | HLC |
Crowley's Ridge College | Paragould | Private (Churches of Christ) |
Baccalaureate college | 200 | 1964 | HLC |
East Arkansas Community College | Forrest City | Public | Associate's college | 1,386 | 1974 | HLC |
Ecclesia College | Springdale | Private | Special-focus institution (Bible college) | 178 | 1975 | ABHE |
Harding University | Searcy | Private (Churches of Christ) |
Master's university | 6,238 | 1924 | HLC |
Henderson State University | Arkadelphia | Public | Master's university | 3,583 | 1890 | HLC |
Hendrix College | Conway | Private (United Methodist Church) |
Baccalaureate college | 1,444 | 1876 | HLC |
John Brown University | Siloam Springs | Private | Baccalaureate college | 2,596 | 1919 | HLC |
Lyon College | Batesville | Private (Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)) |
Baccalaureate college | 592 | 1872 | HLC |
National Park College | Hot Springs | Public | Associate's college | 3,246 | 2003 | HLC |
North Arkansas College | Harrison | Public | Associate's college | 2,167 | 1974 | HLC |
Northwest Arkansas Community College | Bentonville | Public | Associate's college | 8,020 | 1989 | HLC |
Ouachita Baptist University | Arkadelphia | Private (Southern Baptist Convention) |
Baccalaureate college | 1,543 | 1886 | HLC |
Ozarka College | Melbourne | Public | Associate's college | 1,489 | 1975 | HLC |
Philander Smith College | Little Rock | Private (United Methodist Church) |
Baccalaureate college | 556 | 1877 | HLC |
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas | Helena-West Helena | Public | Associate's college | 2,029 | 1965 | HLC |
Shorter College | North Little Rock | Private (African Methodist Episcopal Church) |
Associate's college | 330 | 1886 | TRACS |
South Arkansas Community College | El Dorado | Public | Associate's college | 1,632 | 1992 | HLC |
Southeast Arkansas College | Pine Bluff | Public | Associate's college | 1,601 | 1991 | HLC |
Southern Arkansas University | Magnolia | Public | Master's university | 3,404 | 1909 | HLC |
Southern Arkansas University Tech | Camden | Public | Associate's college | 1,730 | 1967 | HLC |
University of Arkansas | Fayetteville | Public | Research university | 25,341 | 1871 | HLC |
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville | Batesville | Public | Associate's college | 1,353 | 1991 | HLC |
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope | Hope | Public | Associate's college | 1,460 | 1965 | HLC |
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton | Morrilton | Public | Associate's college | 2,149 | 1961 | HLC |
Online Campus | Public | Baccalaureate college | 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 | 12,377 | 1927 | HLC |
University of Arkansas at Monticello | Monticello | Public | Master's university | 3,893 | 1909 | HLC |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff | Public | Baccalaureate college | 2,615 | 1873 | HLC |
University of Arkansas Rich Mountain | Mena | Public | Associate's college | 957 | 1973 | HLC |
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock | Public | Medical school | 2,867 | 1879 | HLC |
University of Arkansas–Fort Smith | Fort Smith | Public | Baccalaureate college | 7,170 | 1928 | HLC |
University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College | North Little Rock | Public | Associate's college | 10,527 | 1945 | HLC |
University of Central Arkansas | Conway | Public | Master's university | 11,534 | 1907 | HLC |
University of the Ozarks | Clarksville | Private (Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)) |
Baccalaureate college | 585 | 1834 | HLC |
Williams Baptist University | Walnut Ridge | Private (Southern Baptist Convention) |
Baccalaureate college | 574 | 1941 | HLC |
Out-of-state institutions[]
- Bryan University
- Heritage College & Heritage Institute
- ITT Technical Institute
- Park University, Little Rock Air Force Base
- Remington College
- Southern Illinois University, Little Rock Air Force Base
- Strayer University
- University of Phoenix
- Webster University, Little Rock
- Webster University, Northwest Arkansas
Defunct institutions[]
- Judsonia University, Judsonia, Arkansas[2]
- Little Rock Commercial College and Telegraph Institute
- Little Rock College
- Southeast College of Technology (now Remington College)
Abbreviation | Accrediting agency |
AAMFT | American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy |
AANA | American Association of Nurse Anesthetists |
ABA | American Bar Association |
ACICS | Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools |
ACME | Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education |
ACPE | Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education |
ADA | American Dental Association |
ADA | American Dietetic Association |
AOTA | American Occupational Therapy Association |
APA | American Psychological Association |
APTA | American Physical Therapy Association |
ASHA | American Speech–Language–Hearing Association |
CCNE | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education |
JRCERT | Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Radiologic Technology |
LCME | Liaison Committee on Medical Education |
MSCHE | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
NASAD | National Association of Schools of Art and Design |
NASD | National Association of Schools of Dance |
NASM | National Association of Schools of Music |
NAST | National Association of Schools of Theatre |
HLC | Higher Learning Commission |
NCATE | National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education |
NLNAC | National League for Nursing |
See also[]
- Higher education in the United States
- List of American institutions of higher education
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
- List of colleges and universities
- List of colleges and universities by country
Notes[]
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- Arkansas education-related lists