Shorter College
N Little Rock, Arkansas · Website
$14,060
net price a year, after grants
$14,060
net price a year, after grants
Shorter College is a private nonprofit 2-year college in N Little Rock, Arkansas with 287 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $14,060 a year (tuition and fees $6,246). 13% of students finish within 3 years. Graduates leave with a median $29,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$14,060
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$6,246
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
13%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$29,500
About $313 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $14,060
- Tuition and fees
- $6,246
- Cost of attendance
- $21,735
- Students with a need-based grant
- 75%
- Students with federal loans
- 60%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,844
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,243
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,089
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,904 in 2015-16 to $6,246 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 287
- Part-time students
- 5.9%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 13%
- Retention rate
- 39%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 6
- Other
- Historically Black college, Religious affiliation, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | AR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $14,060 | $14,044 | $22,872 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,246 | $7,334 | $16,190 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 74% | 80% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 13% | 50% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 39% | 66% | 72% | 75% |
| Median debt | $29,500 | $12,000 | $13,798 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $15,710 | $30,343 | $39,987 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $34,688 | $46,573 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 25% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 25% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
6 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | $24,813 | $17,065 | $26,650 | $44,125 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of N Little Rock and Arkansas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Arkansas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Arkansas
Questions and answers
How much does Shorter College cost?
$14,060 a year is the average net price at Shorter College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,246, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $21,735. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,844 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Shorter College?
Shorter College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much student debt do Shorter College graduates have?
$29,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Shorter College graduates, about $313 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 60% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Shorter College?
13% of first-time, full-time students at Shorter College finish within 3 years. 39% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Shorter College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (29 associate's graduates), Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (11 associate's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (8 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 6 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.