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For the academic year 2022-2023, total 156,935 students have enrolled in Arkansas colleges including both undergraduate and graduate schools - 133,437 undergraduate and 23,440 graduate students.

By gender, there are 62,498 male students and 94,437 female students at Arkansas colleges. For online degree programs, 40,312 students have enrolled online exclusively at Arkansas colleges.

Arkansas College Student Population Statistics

The next list shows the colleges having the most students by gender and enrollment types. Online completely schools are excluded for the statistics (excepting the colleges with the most online students).

University of Arkansas has the largest number of students including both undergraduate and graduate schools of 30,936.
University of Arkansas has the largest number of male students of 13,701.
University of Arkansas has the largest number of female students of 17,235.
University of Arkansas has the most undergraduate students of 26,269.
Arkansas State University has the most graduate students of 4,989.
Arkansas State University has the most online enrollment of 5,823 students who are enrolled online exclusively.

Student Population Comparison Between Arkansas Colleges

All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges

College Name	Total Number of Students	Men Students	Women Students	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduate Enrollment	Online Student Population
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR Public, 4 years four-years	8,197	3,175	5,022	5,825	2,372	3,223
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR Public, 4 years four-years	3,240	921	2,319	1,299	1,941	1,017
Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years	497	381	116	497	-	-
Arkansas Beauty School-Little Rock Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	98	2	96	98	-	-
Arkansas Beauty College Russellville, AR Private, Less than 2 years	29	1	28	29	-	-
Lyon College Batesville, AR Private, 4 years four-years	496	295	201	496	-	-
Arkansas Technical School North Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	60	29	31	60	-	-
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR Public, 4 years four-years	30,936	13,701	17,235	26,269	4,667	3,361
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR Public, 4 years four-years	2,387	1,050	1,337	2,182	205	233
Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe, AR Public, 2-4 years	2,928	1,188	1,740	2,928	-	646
Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR Public, 4 years four-years	13,190	4,593	8,597	8,201	4,989	5,823
Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR Public, 4 years four-years	9,445	3,985	5,460	8,722	723	2,602
University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR Public, 4 years four-years	2,719	1,085	1,634	2,270	449	702
Arthur's Beauty College Jacksonville, AR Private, Less than 2 years	37	-	37	37	-	-
Baptist Health College Little Rock Little Rock, AR Private, 2-4 years	549	54	495	549	-	-
Black River Technical College Pocahontas, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,566	586	980	1,566	-	417
University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR Public, 4 years four-years	9,913	3,530	6,383	7,994	1,919	1,446
Central Baptist College Conway, AR Private, 4 years four-years	564	312	252	564	-	46
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,278	462	816	1,278	-	310
Crowley's Ridge College Paragould, AR Private, 4 years four-years	201	103	98	201	-	24
East Arkansas Community College Forrest City, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,179	392	787	1,179	-	422
Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock North Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	358	17	341	358	-	-
National Park College Hot Springs, AR Public, 2-4 years	2,340	961	1,379	2,340	-	566
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,008	343	665	1,008	-	238
Harding University Searcy, AR Private, 4 years four-years	4,805	2,015	2,790	3,523	1,282	819
Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR Public, 4 years four-years	2,519	1,009	1,510	1,807	712	790
Hendrix College Conway, AR Private, 4 years four-years	1,144	568	576	1,132	12	-
Hot Springs Beauty College Hot Springs, AR Private, Less than 2 years	90	5	85	90	-	-
Jefferson Regional School of Nursing Pine Bluff, AR Private, 2-4 years	69	17	52	69	-	-
John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR Private, 4 years four-years	2,326	892	1,434	1,801	525	424
Career Academy of Hair Design Springdale, AR Private, Less than 2 years	230	5	225	230	-	-
Academy of Salon and Spa Fort Smith, AR Private, Less than 2 years	67	-	67	67	-	-
Arkansas State University Mid-South West Memphis, AR Public, 2-4 years	979	389	590	979	-	223
Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,502	536	966	1,502	-	1,082
New Tyler Barber College Inc North Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	28	15	13	28	-	-
North Arkansas College Harrison, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,856	836	1,020	1,856	-	404
Northwest Technical Institute Springdale, AR Public, Less than 2 years	201	146	55	201	-	-
Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR Private, 4 years four-years	1,784	731	1,053	1,730	54	48
Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,832	893	939	1,832	-	136
Ozarka College Melbourne, AR Public, 2-4 years	983	322	661	983	-	330
University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR Private, 4 years four-years	784	374	410	784	-	3
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,888	759	1,129	1,888	-	248
Philander Smith University Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years	769	318	451	769	-	21
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,234	451	783	1,234	-	122
Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff, AR Public, 2-4 years	898	248	650	898	-	302
University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology El Dorado, AR Private, Less than 2 years	27	-	27	27	-	-
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR Public, 2-4 years	4,245	1,431	2,814	4,245	-	1,889
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Hope, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,188	406	782	1,188	-	310
University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain Mena, AR Public, 2-4 years	679	254	425	679	-	121
Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas Fayetteville, AR Private, Less than 2 years	109	1	108	109	-	-
Searcy Beauty College Searcy, AR Private, Less than 2 years	84	1	83	84	-	-
Shorter College N Little Rock, AR Private, 2-4 years	321	126	195	321	-	-
Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge, AR Private, 4 years four-years	584	272	312	562	22	25
South Arkansas College El Dorado, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,162	370	792	1,162	-	334
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, AR Public, 4 years four-years	5,094	2,296	2,798	3,148	1,946	1,513
Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden, AR Public, 2-4 years	943	409	534	943	-	190
Velvatex College of Beauty Culture Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	14	-	14	14	-	-
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR Public, 4 years four-years	5,379	2,166	3,213	5,335	44	1,004
NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR Public, 2-4 years	7,593	3,090	4,503	7,593	-	2,310
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,247	488	759	1,247	-	337
Arkansas State University-Newport Newport, AR Public, 2-4 years	1,592	538	1,054	1,592	-	466
University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR Public, 4 years four-years	5,436	2,150	3,286	4,598	838	5,436
Arthur's Beauty College Conway, AR Private, Less than 2 years	57	-	57	57	-	-
Ecclesia College Springdale, AR Private, 4 years four-years	157	88	69	157	-	35
Washington Barber College Inc Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	56	40	16	56	-	-
Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years	307	49	258	275	32	307
The Salon Professional Academy Sherwood, AR Private, Less than 2 years	110	-	110	110	-	-
Designer Barber & Stylist School Fort Smith, AR Private, Less than 2 years	88	73	15	88	-	-
New Beginnings Beauty Academy Pine Bluff, AR Private, Less than 2 years	31	-	31	31	-	-
River Valley School of Massage Russellville, AR Private, Less than 2 years	8	1	7	8	-	-
Academy of Professional Cosmetology Rogers, AR Private, Less than 2 years	135	5	130	135	-	-
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Fort Smith, AR Private, 4 years four-years	758	361	397	-	758	-
Arthur's Beauty College Jonesboro, AR Private, Less than 2 years	76	3	73	76	-	-
Northern Technical College Pine Bluff, AR Private, Less than 2 years	30	26	4	30	-	-
Arkansas Welding Academy Jacksonville, AR Private, Less than 2 years	69	62	7	69	-	-
Champion Christian College Hot Springs, AR Private, 4 years four-years	82	47	35	82	-	7
GoodFellas Barber College Little Rock, AR Private, Less than 2 years	62	45	17	62	-	-
Jackson Theological Seminary North Little Rock, AR Private, 4 years four-years	9	5	4	2	7	-
Average	156,935	62,498	94,437	133,437	23,440	40,312

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