Arkansas College Graduation Rates — All Colleges Ranked

✅ 7 Excellent (80%+) 🔵 14 Good (60–79%) ⚠️ 31 Moderate (40–59%) ⚪ 32 No data

#	College	Grad Rate	Rating	Retention	Enrollment	Type	In-State Tuition
🥇	Arkansas Beauty School-Little Rock Little Rock	100%	🟢 Excellent	43%	106	Private For-profit	N/A
🥈	Northern Technical College Pine Bluff	100%	🟢 Excellent	60%	8	Private For-profit	N/A
🥉	Arkansas Welding Academy Jacksonville	94%	🟢 Excellent	98%	73	Private For-profit	N/A
4	The Salon Professional Academy Sherwood	90%	🟢 Excellent	89%	106	Private For-profit	N/A
5	Academy of Professional Cosmetology Rogers	89%	🟢 Excellent	100%	115	Private For-profit	N/A
6	Washington Barber College Inc Little Rock	89%	🟢 Excellent	80%	43	Private For-profit	N/A
7	Academy of Salon and Spa Fort Smith	80%	🟢 Excellent	78%	52	Private For-profit	N/A
8	Arthur's Beauty College Jacksonville	79%	🔵 Good	86%	29	Private For-profit	N/A
9	Northwest Technical Institute Springdale	74%	🔵 Good	59%	206	Public	$6,277
10	Career Academy of Hair Design Springdale	73%	🔵 Good	59%	245	Private For-profit	N/A
11	Hendrix College Conway	72%	🔵 Good	80%	1,100	Private Non-profit	$38,200
12	John Brown University Siloam Springs	72%	🔵 Good	81%	1,471	Private Non-profit	$31,756
13	Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock North Little Rock	71%	🔵 Good	92%	360	Private For-profit	N/A
14	University of Arkansas Fayetteville	71%	🔵 Good	86%	28,677	Public	$10,104
15	Harding University Searcy	69%	🔵 Good	86%	3,382	Private Non-profit	$26,262
16	Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas Fayetteville	68%	🔵 Good	95%	99	Private For-profit	N/A
17	Designer Barber & Stylist School Fort Smith	68%	🔵 Good	100%	95	Private For-profit	N/A
18	University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville	66%	🔵 Good	70%	751	Public	$3,630
19	Velvatex College of Beauty Culture Little Rock	64%	🔵 Good	83%	8	Private For-profit	N/A
20	Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden	62%	🔵 Good	57%	672	Public	$5,040
21	Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia	61%	🔵 Good	83%	1,602	Private Non-profit	$34,500
22	Arkansas Technical School North Little Rock	58%	🟡 Moderate	50%	123	Private For-profit	N/A
23	Arkansas State University Mid-South West Memphis	58%	🟡 Moderate	58%	502	Public	$3,216
24	University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Hope	57%	🟡 Moderate	67%	583	Public	$3,880
25	Arkansas State University Jonesboro	55%	🟡 Moderate	78%	9,110	Public	$8,090
26	University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain Mena	55%	🟡 Moderate	63%	503	Public	$3,696
27	Searcy Beauty College Searcy	55%	🟡 Moderate	80%	54	Private For-profit	N/A
28	Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena	55%	🟡 Moderate	66%	614	Public	$3,380
29	Black River Technical College Pocahontas	55%	🟡 Moderate	57%	903	Public	$4,776
30	Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen	54%	🟡 Moderate	64%	772	Public	$4,200
31	University of Central Arkansas Conway	54%	🟡 Moderate	73%	7,762	Public	$10,523
32	Arthur's Beauty College Jonesboro	52%	🟡 Moderate	54%	69	Private For-profit	N/A
33	University of the Ozarks Clarksville	51%	🟡 Moderate	69%	767	Private Non-profit	$25,950
34	East Arkansas Community College Forrest City	51%	🟡 Moderate	70%	554	Public	$3,300
35	Arkansas Beauty College Russellville	50%	🟡 Moderate	93%	61	Private For-profit	N/A
36	University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology El Dorado	50%	🟡 Moderate	92%	42	Private For-profit	N/A
37	Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville	49%	🟡 Moderate	64%	756	Public	$2,570
38	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia	49%	🟡 Moderate	66%	2,708	Public	$9,960
39	Arkansas Tech University Russellville	49%	🟡 Moderate	74%	5,388	Public	$8,674
40	University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello	49%	🟡 Moderate	72%	1,933	Public	$9,292
41	Hot Springs Beauty College Hot Springs	48%	🟡 Moderate	78%	86	Private For-profit	N/A
42	Ozarka College Melbourne	47%	🟡 Moderate	64%	575	Public	$3,820
43	Lyon College Batesville	47%	🟡 Moderate	71%	648	Private Non-profit	$31,000
44	Arkansas State University-Newport Newport	46%	🟡 Moderate	59%	1,236	Public	$3,312
45	Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home	44%	🟡 Moderate	62%	925	Public	$3,312
46	University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock	43%	🟡 Moderate	30%	2,833	Public	$8,520
47	Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe	42%	🟡 Moderate	62%	1,986	Public	$3,336
48	North Arkansas College Harrison	42%	🟡 Moderate	54%	1,202	Public	$3,504
49	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock	42%	🟡 Moderate	76%	4,949	Public	$9,748
50	University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton	42%	🟡 Moderate	61%	1,447	Public	$3,648
51	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff	40%	🟡 Moderate	64%	1,807	Public	$9,412
52	Ecclesia College Springdale	40%	🟡 Moderate	48%	108	Private Non-profit	$16,850
53	Arthur's Beauty College Conway	39%	🔴 Below average	87%	66	Private For-profit	N/A
54	University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith	38%	🔴 Below average	70%	4,091	Public	$7,334
55	Henderson State University Arkadelphia	37%	🔴 Below average	62%	1,456	Public	$8,244
56	University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock	36%	🔴 Below average	56%	4,118	Public	$6,300
57	Crowley's Ridge College Paragould	36%	🔴 Below average	54%	165	Private Non-profit	$16,670
58	National Park College Hot Springs	35%	🔴 Below average	51%	1,789	Public	$5,600
59	Central Baptist College Conway	34%	🔴 Below average	63%	484	Private Non-profit	$21,330
60	NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville	31%	🔴 Below average	62%	4,953	Public	$3,342
61	Philander Smith University Little Rock	30%	🔴 Below average	66%	751	Private Non-profit	$13,014
62	South Arkansas College El Dorado	30%	🔴 Below average	57%	862	Public	$3,324
63	Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff	28%	🔴 Below average	44%	851	Public	$5,200
64	Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern	26%	🔴 Below average	54%	550	Public	$3,788
65	Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge	26%	🔴 Below average	70%	478	Private Non-profit	$21,070
66	New Tyler Barber College Inc North Little Rock	20%	🔴 Below average	67%	39	Private For-profit	N/A
67	New Beginnings Beauty Academy Pine Bluff	15%	🔴 Below average	100%	27	Private For-profit	N/A
68	Shorter College N Little Rock	13%	🔴 Below average	39%	287	Private Non-profit	$6,246
69	Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock	7%	🔴 Below average	23%	342	Private Non-profit	$8,760
70	Champion Christian College Hot Springs	0%	🔴 Below average	35%	144	Private Non-profit	$11,510
71	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock	—	⚪ No data	N/A	1,571	Public	N/A
72	Baptist Health College Little Rock Little Rock	—	⚪ No data	67%	569	Private Non-profit	$13,987
73	Jefferson Regional School of Nursing Pine Bluff	—	⚪ No data	N/A	92	Private Non-profit	N/A
74	Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock	—	⚪ No data	N/A	695	Private For-profit	$13,920
75	Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Fort Smith	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
76	GoodFellas Barber College Little Rock	—	⚪ No data	86%	32	Private For-profit	N/A
77	Jackson Theological Seminary North Little Rock	—	⚪ No data	N/A	1	Private Non-profit	N/A
78	Arkansas College of Barbering and Hair Design Little Rock	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	N/A
79	Career Academy of Hair Design-Siloam Springs Siloam Springs	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	N/A
80	Career Academy of Hair Design-Rogers Rogers	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	N/A
81	Career Academy of Hair Design-Fayetteville Fayetteville	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	N/A
82	Career Academy of Hair Design - Fort Smith Fort Smith	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	N/A
83	University of Arkansas Community College at Hope - Texarkana Texarkana	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$3,885
84	Designer Barber & Stylist School - Fort Smith	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	N/A

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