Best mid-size colleges in Arkansas

Colleges with 2,000 to 10,000 undergraduates, ranked by Compass Score.

Best mid-size colleges in Arkansas9 schools

9 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.

How this list is made

Schools in Arkansas.
Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
2,000 to 10,000 undergraduate students (federal enrollment).
Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.

School	Net price a year	Median debt	Earnings 10 years out	Graduation rate
Harding University	$22,130	$26,500	$52,876	69%
University of Arkansas at Monticello	$14,287	$19,971	$36,902	49%
Arkansas State University	$12,366	$20,500	$42,617	55%
University of Central Arkansas	$16,511	$20,346	$45,938	54%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	$17,248	$22,000	$45,265	42%
Arkansas Tech University	$12,970	$21,000	$41,766	49%
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	$14,027	$18,750	$42,386	49%
University of Arkansas Grantham	$8,370	$21,956	$63,496	43%
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith	$10,574	$18,250	$41,102	38%

Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.