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Colleges near Little Rock, AR
10 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Little Rock, Arkansas — 6 in Little Rock itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Little Rock by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Shorter College ($6,246)
- Median in-state tuition (10 reporting)
- $9,958
- Median net price after aid (7 reporting)
- $14,224
- Highest graduation rate
- Baptist Health College Little Rock (67%)
- Most selective
- Jackson Theological Seminary (50% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock (7,109 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Little Rock
Nearest first. Showing 10 of 10. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Little Rock campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 1 mi | Little Rock, AR | $10,168 | Not reported | 68% | Not reported | University |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 1 mi | Little Rock, AR | $9,748 | $17,248 | 59% | 42% | University |
| Arkansas Baptist College | 2 mi | Little Rock, AR | $8,760 | $10,627 | 100% | 7% | University |
| Philander Smith University | 2 mi | Little Rock, AR | $13,014 | $14,224 | 100% | 30% | University |
| Strayer University-Arkansas | 3 mi | Little Rock, AR | $13,920 | Not reported | 100% | Not reported | University |
| University of Arkansas Grantham | 3 mi | LIttle Rock, AR | $8,520 | $8,370 | 100% | 43% | University |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College | 4 mi | North Little Rock, AR | $6,300 | $14,327 | 100% | 36% | Community college |
| Jackson Theological Seminary | 4 mi | North Little Rock, AR | $10,168 | Not reported | 50% | Not reported | University |
| Shorter College | 4 mi | N Little Rock, AR | $6,246 | $14,060 | 100% | 13% | Community college |
| Baptist Health College Little Rock | 5 mi | Little Rock, AR | $13,987 | $25,454 | 95% | 67% | Community college |
What the Little Rock area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Little Rock CampusPin finds 10 colleges. 6 of them are in Little Rock itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Little Rock campus cluster.
- Shorter College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 10 nearby colleges listed, at $6,246. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 3 of the 10 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Little Rock is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Little Rock anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Little Rock, AR?
- CampusPin finds 10 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Little Rock, Arkansas. That includes 6 located in Little Rock itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to Little Rock?
- Of the colleges on this page, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is the nearest to the Little Rock campus cluster at about 1 miles. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Little Rock?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Little Rock, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Little Rock come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
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