Arkansas Online Colleges Comparison
46 Arkansas colleges offer online degree programs and/or online courses. Of that, 1 schools are online exclusively colleges that all programs are offered via online completely in Arkansas. In addition, 4 colleges have online students more than 50% of total enrollment.
The next list summarizes the important statistics for online colleges. For this statistics, we include online completely colleges and colleges with the rate of online students of 50% or more.
- The 2024 average tuition & fees of Arkansas online colleges is $7,166 for Arkansas residents and $7,531 for out-of-state students. Ouachita Baptist University has the highest tuition & fees of $32,480 and University of Arkansas System eVersity has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,675.
- Total 40,980 students have enrolled in online colleges in Arkansas. Arkansas State University is the largest online college with 5,823 online students.
- Arkansas State University offers the most number of online programs of 26 programs via distance learning.
- Strayer University-Arkansas has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 5 to 1.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
46 Online Colleges in Arkansas
The next table lists all online colleges located in Arkansas. You can sort them to compare the schools focusing on specific topics by clicking each column title. The "-" value in table means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
| College Name | Arkansas Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | Online Student Population | Number of Programs (total) | Number of Online Programs | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $9,617 | $22,067 | 8,197 | 3,223 | 157 | 43 | 11 to 1 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $8,868 | $16,506 | 3,240 | 1,017 | 55 | 3 | 20 to 1 |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $9,748 | $28,772 | 30,936 | 3,361 | 261 | 41 | 20 to 1 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $9,019 | $17,029 | 2,387 | 233 | 53 | 1 | 13 to 1 |
| Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe, AR Public, 2-4 years | $3,216 | $5,040 | 2,928 | 646 | 77 | 9 | 15 to 1 |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $7,754 | $13,826 | 13,190 | 5,823 | 198 | 63 | 15 to 1 |
| Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $8,508 | $14,502 | 9,445 | 2,602 | 194 | 13 | 18 to 1 |
| University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $8,868 | $14,718 | 2,719 | 702 | 78 | 8 | 12 to 1 |
| Black River Technical College Pocahontas, AR Public, 2-4 years | $4,584 | $7,152 | 1,566 | 417 | 78 | 20 | 16 to 1 |
| University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $10,118 | $17,258 | 9,913 | 1,446 | 124 | 18 | 14 to 1 |
| Central Baptist College Conway, AR Private, 4 years four-years | $15,750 | $19,680 | 564 | 46 | 34 | 7 | 10 to 1 |
| Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen, AR Public, 2-4 years | $4,416 | $4,866 | 1,278 | 310 | 56 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Crowley's Ridge College Paragould, AR Private, 4 years four-years | $12,750 | $16,440 | 201 | 24 | 8 | - | 9 to 1 |
| East Arkansas Community College Forrest City, AR Public, 2-4 years | $4,128 | $4,920 | 1,179 | 422 | 65 | 11 | 11 to 1 |
| National Park College Hot Springs, AR Public, 2-4 years | $6,050 | $7,280 | 2,340 | 566 | 53 | - | 14 to 1 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville, AR Public, 2-4 years | $3,918 | $4,542 | 1,008 | 238 | 78 | 21 | 13 to 1 |
| Harding University Searcy, AR Private, 4 years four-years | - | $24,888 | 4,805 | 819 | 156 | 4 | 15 to 1 |
| Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $7,572 | $9,780 | 2,519 | 790 | 104 | 4 | 16 to 1 |
| John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR Private, 4 years four-years | $26,144 | $30,832 | 2,326 | 424 | 77 | 11 | 15 to 1 |
| Arkansas State University Mid-South West Memphis, AR Public, 2-4 years | $3,552 | $4,560 | 979 | 223 | 50 | 6 | 11 to 1 |
| Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville, AR Public, 2-4 years | $2,850 | $4,250 | 1,502 | 1,082 | 43 | 4 | 17 to 1 |
| North Arkansas College Harrison, AR Public, 2-4 years | $3,816 | $5,544 | 1,856 | 404 | 78 | 13 | 12 to 1 |
| Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR Private, 4 years four-years | $25,870 | $32,480 | 1,784 | 48 | 84 | 4 | 12 to 1 |
| Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern, AR Public, 2-4 years | $3,568 | $4,168 | 1,832 | 136 | 61 | 14 | 12 to 1 |
| Ozarka College Melbourne, AR Public, 2-4 years | $3,820 | $6,820 | 983 | 330 | 54 | - | 13 to 1 |
| University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR Private, 4 years four-years | $23,750 | $25,950 | 784 | 3 | 25 | - | 14 to 1 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton, AR Public, 2-4 years | $3,744 | $4,176 | 1,888 | 248 | 58 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Philander Smith University Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years | $12,714 | $13,014 | 769 | 21 | 17 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena, AR Public, 2-4 years | $3,650 | $5,270 | 1,234 | 122 | 50 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff, AR Public, 2-4 years | $4,960 | $8,260 | 898 | 302 | 63 | 5 | 9 to 1 |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR Public, 2-4 years | $6,060 | $9,060 | 4,245 | 1,889 | 104 | 25 | 15 to 1 |
| University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Hope, AR Public, 2-4 years | $3,880 | $4,960 | 1,188 | 310 | 58 | 5 | 12 to 1 |
| University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain Mena, AR Public, 2-4 years | $3,864 | $4,104 | 679 | 121 | 38 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge, AR Private, 4 years four-years | $17,320 | $20,330 | 584 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 16 to 1 |
| South Arkansas College El Dorado, AR Public, 2-4 years | $3,540 | $5,364 | 1,162 | 334 | 60 | 4 | 13 to 1 |
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $9,820 | $15,400 | 5,094 | 1,513 | 73 | 26 | 15 to 1 |
| Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden, AR Public, 2-4 years | $4,830 | $6,210 | 943 | 190 | 85 | - | 11 to 1 |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $6,906 | $13,770 | 5,379 | 1,004 | 98 | 6 | 19 to 1 |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR Public, 2-4 years | $4,566 | $5,022 | 7,593 | 2,310 | 85 | 3 | 13 to 1 |
| Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home, AR Public, 2-4 years | $3,168 | $4,632 | 1,247 | 337 | 63 | 19 | 14 to 1 |
| Arkansas State University-Newport Newport, AR Public, 2-4 years | $3,120 | $4,560 | 1,592 | 466 | 62 | 8 | 11 to 1 |
| University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $8,280 | $8,280 | 5,436 | 5,436 | 59 | 59 | 33 to 1 |
| Ecclesia College Springdale, AR Private, 4 years four-years | $15,140 | $16,850 | 157 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 10 to 1 |
| Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years | $13,857 | $13,920 | 307 | 307 | 32 | 32 | 41 to 1 |
| Champion Christian College Hot Springs, AR Private, 4 years four-years | - | $12,582 | 82 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 to 1 |
| University of Arkansas System eVersity Little Rock, AR Public, 4 years four-years | $3,675 | $3,675 | 668 | 668 | 10 | 10 | 22 to 1 |
| Average | $7,166 | $7,531 | 151,606 | 40,980 | - | - | 15 to 1 |