What do private nonprofit colleges in Arkansas cost?

Across the 13 schools that report it, the median average net price is $19,786 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $12,951 at Arkansas Baptist College to $25,343 at Ouachita Baptist University.

Which private nonprofit colleges in Arkansas have the lowest average net price?

By reported average net price: Arkansas Baptist College ($12,951), Lyon College ($14,400), Champion Christian College ($16,109), University of the Ozarks ($17,192), and Williams Baptist University ($17,814).

How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Arkansas earn?

At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $48,388 10 years after starting college (12 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Hendrix College ($59,310), John Brown University ($58,769), and Harding University ($56,146).

What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Arkansas?

The median graduation rate is 44.8%, across 13 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.

How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Arkansas have?

The median institution's graduates leave with $23,250 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Private nonprofit colleges in Arkansas

The College Scorecard lists 16 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Arkansas, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 11,443 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $19,786 a year, lower than the $22,971 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $48,388 at the median institution, lower than the $59,082 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 44.8%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Schools

Undergraduatesi

11,443

Median net pricei

$19,786

U.S.: $22,971

Median earnings, 10 yrsi

$48,388

U.S.: $59,082

Median debti

$23,250

U.S.: $23,250

Median grad ratei

44.8%

U.S.: 57.7%

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All 16 private nonprofit colleges in Arkansas


Harding University Searcy	3,382	$19,786	$27,282	$56,146	$24,329	71.0%	86.4%	70.5%
Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia	1,602	$25,343	$35,740	$52,333	$19,500	66.4%	82.5%	67.5%
John Brown University Siloam Springs	1,471	$22,476	$32,710	$58,769	$23,250	76.7%	81.5%	76.1%
Hendrix College Conway	1,100	$23,177	$39,750	$59,310	$23,250	71.7%	79.6%	55.6%
University of the Ozarks Clarksville	767	$17,192	$26,700	$44,113	$15,000	48.3%	68.6%	59.5%
Philander Smith University Little Rock	751	$22,153	$13,014	$40,195	$29,375	36.0%	65.7%	n/a
Lyon College Batesville	648	$14,400	$31,000	$49,833	$23,250	44.8%	71.3%	62.8%
Central Baptist College Conway	484	$20,276	$23,050	$49,734	$21,750	41.3%	62.7%	63.5%
Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge	478	$17,814	$22,540	$47,042	$19,930	36.0%	70.2%	83.4%
Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock	342	$12,951	$8,760	$35,793	$28,753	7.2%	23.4%	n/a
Crowley's Ridge College Paragould	165	$18,918	$17,450	$44,146	$24,037	47.6%	53.8%	n/a
Champion Christian College Hot Springs	144	$16,109	$11,750	n/a	$19,375	22.9%	35.5%	n/a
Ecclesia College Springdale	108	$20,458	$17,300	$43,102	$15,875	32.5%	48.4%	73.8%
Jackson Theological Seminary North Little Rock	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Fort Smith	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Lyon College-School of Dental Medicine Little Rock	n/a	n/a	n/a	$49,833	$23,250	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Quick facts: private nonprofit colleges in Arkansas

How many private nonprofit colleges are in Arkansas?: The College Scorecard lists 16 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Arkansas.
What do private nonprofit colleges in Arkansas cost?: Across the 13 schools that report it, the median average net price is $19,786 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $12,951 at Arkansas Baptist College to $25,343 at Ouachita Baptist University.
Which private nonprofit colleges in Arkansas have the lowest average net price?: By reported average net price: Arkansas Baptist College ($12,951), Lyon College ($14,400), Champion Christian College ($16,109), University of the Ozarks ($17,192), and Williams Baptist University ($17,814).
How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Arkansas earn?: At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $48,388 10 years after starting college (12 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Hendrix College ($59,310), John Brown University ($58,769), and Harding University ($56,146).
What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Arkansas?: The median graduation rate is 44.8%, across 13 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Arkansas have?: The median institution's graduates leave with $23,250 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.