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Colleges in Arkansas

All 27 Arkansas colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in Arkansas ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 University of Arkansas Fayetteville Open 74% 53
2 Hendrix College Conway Moderate 56% 53
3 University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock Open — 49
4 John Brown University Siloam Springs Open 76% 48
5 Harding University Searcy Open 71% 48
6 Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia Open 68% 47
7 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock Moderate 59% 46
8 University of the Ozarks Clarksville Moderate 60% 45
9 Lyon College Batesville Moderate 63% 43
10 University of Central Arkansas Conway Open 89% 42
11 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff Moderate 41% 41
12 Arkansas State University Jonesboro Open 82% 41
13 University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello Open — 41
14 University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith Open 80% 41
15 Central Baptist College Conway Moderate 63% 40
16 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia Open 75% 40
17 Henderson State University Arkadelphia Open — 39
18 Philander Smith University Little Rock Open — 39
19 Arkansas Tech University Russellville Open 96% 38
20 Crowley's Ridge College Paragould Open — 36
21 Ecclesia College Springdale Open 74% 36
22 Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge Open 83% 35
23 Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock Open — 34
— Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Fort Smith Open — —
— Champion Christian College Hot Springs Open — —
— Jackson Theological Seminary North Little Rock Open — —
— University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Open — —

Scores and admissions data from College Scorecard / IPEDS. How the ranking works →