First-Gen Fit Rankings: Arkansas

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 25 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 1 Excellent (80+) ✅ 7 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 15 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 2 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock	97 🏆 Excellent	—	89.7%	—	—
2	University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock	71 ✅ Good	—	71.8%	$8,384	30.3%
3	Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock	70 ✅ Good	—	79.4%	$7,715	23.4%
4	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff	68 ✅ Good	—	69.5%	$12,302	64.2%
5	Philander Smith University Little Rock	68 ✅ Good	—	67.8%	$13,393	65.7%
6	Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge	64 ✅ Good	—	54.4%	$10,733	70.2%
7	Arkansas State University Jonesboro	62 ✅ Good	—	38.4%	$10,098	78.1%
8	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia	61 ✅ Good	—	48.2%	$13,187	66.2%
9	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.2%	$15,195	76.5%
10	Central Baptist College Conway	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.8%	$11,750	62.8%
11	University of Central Arkansas Conway	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	38%	$14,656	73.3%
12	University of the Ozarks Clarksville	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.8%	$14,664	68.6%
13	Lyon College Batesville	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.6%	$16,084	71.3%
14	Crowley's Ridge College Paragould	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.8%	$15,652	53.9%
15	Ecclesia College Springdale	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	48.6%	$20,801	48.4%
16	University of Arkansas Fayetteville	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	17.8%	$14,319	86.4%
17	Harding University Searcy	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.8%	$15,418	86.4%
18	Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.4%	$15,207	82.5%
19	Henderson State University Arkadelphia	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	46.2%	$23,386	61.7%
20	John Brown University Siloam Springs	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.7%	$17,484	81.5%
21	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.8%	—	—
22	Hendrix College Conway	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.2%	$15,951	79.6%
23	Champion Christian College Hot Springs	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.1%	$14,499	35.5%
24	Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Fort Smith	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
25	Jackson Theological Seminary North Little Rock	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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