2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Arkansas for Students from Malaysia

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Value Colleges for Malaysian Students in Arkansas ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Arkansas to determine which were the best for Malaysian students in Arkansas. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall value and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Value Colleges in Arkansas for Students from Malaysia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

$16,433 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

3.9% International Students

Our 2021 rankings named University of Central Arkansas the best affordable school for Malaysian students in Arkansas working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large public school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 1,933 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 3.9% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UCA are Côte d’Ivoire, Bahamas, and China. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at UCA runs, on average, about $16,433. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $11,835 per year.

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2

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

$26,390 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

4.4% International Students

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Malaysian students in Arkansas list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the large public school handed out 5,593 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.4% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UARK are China, India, and Panama. International students at UARK can expect to pay, on average, about $26,390 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $22,563 per year.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.