Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of Colleges in Arkansas is 164,585 with 99,059 female students and 65,526 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between Colleges in Arkansas.
Among the Colleges in Arkansas, University of has the most enrolled students of 33,610, while Jackson Theological Seminary has the least number of students of 7 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
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Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of Colleges in Arkansas is 139,129 with 82,719 female students and 56,410 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between Colleges in Arkansas.
Among the Colleges in Arkansas, University of has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 28,859, while Jackson Theological Seminary has the least number of undergraduate students of 1.
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Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of Colleges in Arkansas is 25,456 with 16,340 female students and 9,116 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between Colleges in Arkansas.
Among the Colleges in Arkansas, State University has the most enrolled graduate students of 5,741, while Lyon College has the least number of graduate students of 2.
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| Name | Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of at Little Rock | 2,277 | 885 | 1,392 | |
| University of for Medical Sciences | 1,896 | 645 | 1,251 | |
| Lyon College | 2 | 2 | - | |
| University of | 4,751 | 2,258 | 2,493 | |
| University of at Pine Bluff | 188 | 88 | 100 | |
| State University | 5,741 | 1,629 | 4,112 | |
| Tech University | 601 | 233 | 368 | |
| University of at Monticello | 399 | 141 | 258 | |
| University of Central | 1,844 | 461 | 1,383 | |
| Harding University | 1,160 | 453 | 707 | |
| Henderson State University | 594 | 146 | 448 | |
| Hendrix College | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| John Brown University | 402 | 98 | 304 | |
| Ouachita Baptist University | 129 | 37 | 92 | |
| Philander Smith University | 25 | 7 | 18 | |
| Williams Baptist University | 22 | 9 | 13 | |
| Southern University Main Campus | 1,648 | 674 | 974 | |
| University of -Fort Smith | 37 | 8 | 29 | |
| University of Grantham | 2,808 | 942 | 1,866 | |
| Strayer University- | 46 | 4 | 42 | |
| Colleges of Health Education | 870 | 384 | 486 | |
| Jackson Theological Seminary | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Arthur's Beauty College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Eastern College of Health Vocations-Little Rock | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| University of System Office | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Little Rock | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Remington College-Little Rock Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Credence Institute of Beauty | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State University System | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Blue Cliff College-Fayetteville | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Bryan University | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| University of Phoenix- | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| River Valley School of Massage | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| The Beauty School | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| C. Alexander School of Cosmetology | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Delta Designs Cosmetology School | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| University of System eVersity | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| College of Barbering and Hair Design | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Career Academy of Hair Design-Siloam Springs | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Career Academy of Hair Design-Rogers | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Career Academy of Hair Design-Fayetteville | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Career Academy of Hair Design - Fort Smith | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| University of Community College at HopeTexarkana | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Designer Barber & Stylist School - | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Total | 25,456 | 9,116 | 16,340 | |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between Colleges in Arkansas. In undergraduate programs, out of total 135,792 students, 29,679 students (21.86%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 42,045 students (30.96%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 24,570 students, 14,363 students (58.46%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 2,740 students (11.15%) have learned from at least one online course.
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| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | ||
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 5,939 | 2,121 (35.71%) |
2,047 (34.47%) | 2,277 | 984 (43.21%) |
443 (19.46%) | |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 1,589 | 1,085 (68.28%) |
194 (12.21%) | 1,896 | 201 (10.60%) |
308 (16.24%) | |
| Arkansas Baptist College | 342 | 13 (3.80%) |
121 (35.38%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Arkansas Beauty School-Little Rock | Arkansas Beauty School-Little Rock does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Arkansas Beauty College | Arkansas Beauty College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Lyon College | 657 | 1 (0.15%) |
66 (10.05%) | 2 | - | - | |
| Arkansas Technical School | Arkansas Technical School does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Designer Barber & Stylist School - | Designer Barber & Stylist School - does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| University of Arkansas | 28,859 | 1,760 (6.10%) |
7,993 (27.70%) | 4,751 | 1,611 (33.91%) |
319 (6.71%) | |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 1,817 | 76 (4.18%) |
1,282 (70.56%) | 188 | 62 (32.98%) |
38 (20.21%) | |
| Arkansas State University-Beebe | 3,277 | 891 (27.19%) |
830 (25.33%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Arkansas State University | 9,985 | 2,824 (28.28%) |
3,216 (32.21%) | 5,741 | 4,928 (85.84%) |
134 (2.33%) | |
| Arkansas Tech University | 8,145 | 1,872 (22.98%) |
2,692 (33.05%) | 601 | 367 (61.06%) |
129 (21.46%) | |
| University of Arkansas at Monticello | 2,457 | 327 (13.31%) |
1,247 (50.75%) | 399 | 362 (90.73%) |
11 (2.76%) | |
| Arthur's Beauty College | Arthur's Beauty College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Baptist Health College Little Rock | 583 | - | - | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Black River Technical College | 1,705 | 465 (27.27%) |
504 (29.56%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Central Arkansas | 8,268 | 488 (5.90%) |
3,182 (38.49%) | 1,844 | 864 (46.85%) |
244 (13.23%) | |
| Central Baptist College | 547 | 47 (8.59%) |
190 (34.73%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas | 1,312 | 351 (26.75%) |
485 (36.97%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Crowley's Ridge College | 241 | 6 (2.49%) |
41 (17.01%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| East Arkansas Community College | 1,401 | 586 (41.83%) |
288 (20.56%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock | Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| National Park College | 1,805 | 354 (19.61%) |
1,223 (67.76%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville | 1,192 | 461 (38.67%) |
399 (33.47%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Harding University | 3,536 | 211 (5.97%) |
593 (16.77%) | 1,160 | 431 (37.16%) |
221 (19.05%) | |
| Henderson State University | 1,461 | 149 (10.20%) |
1,139 (77.96%) | 594 | 541 (91.08%) |
30 (5.05%) | |
| Hendrix College | Hendrix College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Hot Springs Beauty College | Hot Springs Beauty College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Jefferson Regional School of Nursing | Jefferson Regional School of Nursing does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| John Brown University | 1,948 | 193 (9.91%) |
397 (20.38%) | 402 | 128 (31.84%) |
80 (19.90%) | |
| Career Academy of Hair Design | Career Academy of Hair Design does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Academy of Salon and Spa | Academy of Salon and Spa does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Arkansas State University Mid-South | 1,022 | 204 (19.96%) |
243 (23.78%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Arkansas Northeastern College | 1,461 | 681 (46.61%) |
328 (22.45%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| New Tyler Barber College Inc | New Tyler Barber College Inc does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| North Arkansas College | 2,089 | 577 (27.62%) |
767 (36.72%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Northwest Technical Institute | Northwest Technical Institute does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Ouachita Baptist University | 1,729 | 13 (0.75%) |
303 (17.52%) | 129 | 36 (27.91%) |
93 (72.09%) | |
| Arkansas State University Three Rivers | 1,983 | 157 (7.92%) |
179 (9.03%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Ozarka College | 1,069 | 431 (40.32%) |
323 (30.22%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of the Ozarks | 778 | 4 (0.51%) |
27 (3.47%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton | 2,248 | 276 (12.28%) |
712 (31.67%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Philander Smith University | 755 | 27 (3.58%) |
497 (65.83%) | 25 | - | - | |
| Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas | 1,199 | 155 (12.93%) |
291 (24.27%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Southeast Arkansas College | 916 | 344 (37.55%) |
159 (17.36%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology | University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College | 4,478 | 2,107 (47.05%) |
1,252 (27.96%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana | 1,305 | 321 (24.60%) |
240 (18.39%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain | 786 | 166 (21.12%) |
376 (47.84%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas | Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Searcy Beauty College | Searcy Beauty College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Shorter College | 287 | 200 (69.69%) |
87 (30.31%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Williams Baptist University | 495 | - | 223 (45.05%) | 22 | 22 (100.00%) |
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| South Arkansas College | 1,207 | 371 (30.74%) |
367 (30.41%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 3,084 | 548 (17.77%) |
1,748 (56.68%) | 1,648 | 935 (56.74%) |
690 (41.87%) | |
| Southern Arkansas University Tech | 991 | 299 (30.17%) |
261 (26.34%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Velvatex College of Beauty Culture | Velvatex College of Beauty Culture does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 5,459 | 975 (17.86%) |
2,464 (45.14%) | 37 | 37 (100.00%) |
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| NorthWest Arkansas Community College | 8,412 | 2,781 (33.06%) |
2,226 (26.46%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Arkansas State University-Mountain Home | 1,315 | 437 (33.23%) |
470 (35.74%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Arkansas State University-Newport | 1,868 | 764 (40.90%) |
314 (16.81%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Arkansas Grantham | 2,838 | 2,838 (100.00%) |
- | 2,808 | 2,808 (100.00%) |
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| Arthur's Beauty College | Arthur's Beauty College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Ecclesia College | 111 | 10 (9.01%) |
2 (1.80%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Washington Barber College Inc | Washington Barber College Inc does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Strayer University-Arkansas | 695 | 695 (100.00%) |
- | 46 | 46 (100.00%) |
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| The Salon Professional Academy | The Salon Professional Academy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Designer Barber & Stylist School | Designer Barber & Stylist School does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| New Beginnings Beauty Academy | New Beginnings Beauty Academy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Academy of Professional Cosmetology | Academy of Professional Cosmetology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Arkansas Colleges of Health Education | Arkansas Colleges of Health Education does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Arthur's Beauty College | Arthur's Beauty College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Northern Technical College | Northern Technical College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Arkansas Welding Academy | Arkansas Welding Academy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Champion Christian College | 146 | 17 (11.64%) |
57 (39.04%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| GoodFellas Barber College | GoodFellas Barber College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Jackson Theological Seminary | Jackson Theological Seminary does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Average | 135,792 | 29,679 (21.86%) |
42,045 (30.96%) |
24,570 | 14,363 (58.46%) |
2,740 (11.15%) | |
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