The Largest Colleges and Universities

Listed by fall 2001 enrollment

?Rank — School — 2001 Enrollment — 2000 Enrollment —?1999 Enrollment —?Three-Year Change — 2001 Undergraduate, In-state Tuition — Year Founded — President or Chancellor —?2001 Undergraduate, Out-of-state Tuition —?Web Address

?1 —?University of Arkansas of Fayetteville —?15,795 —?15,396 —?15,060 —?4.9% —?$3,116 —?1871 —?John A. White —?$8,674 —? —?www.uark.edu?

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?2 —?Westark College* of Forth Smith —?5,743 —?5,300 —?5,546 —?3.6% —?** —?1928 —?Joel Stubblefield —?www.westark.edu?

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?3 —?NorthWest Arkansas Community College of Bentonville —?4,292 —?4,057 —?3,800 —?12.9% —?** —?1989 —?Bob C. Burns —?www.nwacc.net?

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?4 —?John Brown University of Siloam Springs —?1,674 —?1,545 —?1,505 —?11.2% —?$17,032? —?1919 —?Lee Balzer —?$17,032? —?www.jbu.edu

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?5 —?Webster University?? of Fayetteville —?100 —?84 —?84 —?19% —?$10,350 —?1999 —?Louis B. Jones Jr.?—?$10,350 —?www.webster.edu

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?*Westark College will become part of the University of Arkansas system on Jan.1, and some of the information listed above may change as a result of that merger. **The community colleges in Arkansas have a tiered tuition rate scale. For Westark College, annual tuition is $1,260 for residents of Sebastian County, $1,590 for residents of other Arkansas counties and $3,090 for out-of-state residents. For NorthWest Arkansas Community College, the rate based on a 12-hour, full-time class load for two semesters (an average “year” of college) is $1,104 for residents of the Rogers or Bentonville school districts, $2,208 for other Arkansas residents, $2,808 for out-of-state students and $4,008 for international students. ?John Brown University’s tuition amount also includes room, board and fees. ??Webster University’s information is based only on its Fayetteville campus.