Notable Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Arkansas

This directory-style roundup highlights 25 four-year colleges and universities in Arkansas, selected from available COSMIQ profiles with enrollment data. The order reflects reported enrollment as a rough measure of institution size—not educational quality, outcomes, or endorsement. Enrollment figures are intentionally not shown.

Institutions

• University of Arkansas — Fayetteville, Arkansas.
• Arkansas State University — Jonesboro, Arkansas.
• University of Central Arkansas — Conway, Arkansas.
• Arkansas Tech University — Russellville, Arkansas.
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock — Little Rock, Arkansas.
• University of Arkansas Grantham — LIttle Rock, Arkansas.
• University of Arkansas-Fort Smith — Fort Smith, Arkansas.
• Southern Arkansas University Main Campus — Magnolia, Arkansas.
• Harding University — Searcy, Arkansas.
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Little Rock, Arkansas.
• University of Arkansas at Monticello — Monticello, Arkansas.
• Henderson State University — Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff — Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
• John Brown University — Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
• Ouachita Baptist University — Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
• Hendrix College — Conway, Arkansas.
• University of the Ozarks — Clarksville, Arkansas.
• Philander Smith College — Little Rock, Arkansas.
• Arkansas Colleges of Health Education — Fort Smith, Arkansas.
• Williams Baptist University — Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.
• Central Baptist College — Conway, Arkansas.
• Arkansas Baptist College — Little Rock, Arkansas.
• Lyon College — Batesville, Arkansas.
• Crowley's Ridge College — Paragould, Arkansas.
• Ecclesia College — Springdale, Arkansas.

Selection and source notes

This list covers four-year-or-higher institutions in COSMIQ’s profile data; the profile dataset includes active public and private nonprofit institutions and excludes for-profit institutions.

COSMIQ college profiles use 2022 IPEDS records. Institutions are selected from available profiles with reported enrollment.

Source references: COSMIQ college profiles; National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

The article includes 25 profiles from a state category with 27 available profiles, following the agreed 25-entry list size. The ordering is not a quality ranking.

Editorial note: COSMIQ has not independently evaluated or endorsed the listed institutions. Profile availability and source years vary; readers should consult each institution for current details.