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Real costs by state · Arkansas · public colleges, in-state prices

What Arkansas families actually paid, campus by campus.

Across 9 Arkansas public colleges, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid between $11,989 and $21,087 per year — the lowest at University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh; in-state prices.)

SchoolSticker / yr$75–110k families paid
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton$15,362$11,989
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith$19,048$13,804
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff$21,129$13,975
Arkansas Tech University$22,808$14,675
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus$24,951$15,654
Arkansas State University$25,082$15,839
University of Central Arkansas$25,029$20,318
University of Arkansas$27,767$20,772
University of Arkansas at Little Rock$22,519$21,087

"Paid" is the average net price reported to the U.S. Department of Education for aided in-state families at $75,000–$110,000 household income — planning data, not an offer. Out-of-state families typically pay more. Other income bands are on each school's page.

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