Best private colleges in Arkansas

Bookshelves forming a hallway in a college library.
DavidPinoPhotography // Shutterstock
- Location: Conway, AR
- Acceptance rate: 62%
- Net price: $17,089
- SAT range: 890-1060
- Niche grade:  B-
#7. Central Baptist College
A student taking notes in a library.
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock
- Location: Clarksville, AR
- Acceptance rate: 55%
- Net price: $15,779
- SAT range: 950-1130
- Niche grade:  B
#6. University of the Ozarks
An empty college dorm room with bunkbeds.
Canva
- Location: Batesville, AR
- Acceptance rate: 27%
- Net price: $10,537
- SAT range: 1050-1170
- Niche grade:  B
#5. Lyon College
A college professor giving a lecture.
Canva
- Location: Arkadelphia, AR
- Acceptance rate: 74%
- Net price: $20,074
- SAT range: 1060-1250
- Niche grade:  B+
#4. Ouachita Baptist University
A group of college students working together on a group project in a library.
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock
- Location: Siloam Springs, AR
- Acceptance rate: 53%
- Net price: $18,298
- SAT range: 1100-1310
- Niche grade:  A-
#3. John Brown University
An empty college classroom.
Canva
- Location: Searcy, AR
- Acceptance rate: 54%
- Net price: $20,533
- SAT range: 1050-1300
- Niche grade:  A-
#2. Harding University
A group of college students working on their laptops.
Canva
- Location: Conway, AR
- Acceptance rate: 68%
- Net price: $9,968
- SAT range: 1090-1340
- Niche grade:  A-

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin, additional writing by Lauren Liebhaber, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 46 states.

#1. Hendrix College
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock