Private nonprofit · Community college

Shorter College

N Little Rock, Arkansas · Small city

0%
Transfer rate: $14,060
Avg net price: 13%
Grad / completion: —
Median earnings

Shorter College is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in N Little Rock, Arkansas (small city setting), enrolling 287 undergraduates. It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). It has a African Methodist Episcopal religious affiliation. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 287 undergradsSmall cityNJCAA Division IICold winters

About N Little Rock, Arkansas

North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Originally named Argenta, Arkansas, the community was founded on April 18, 1871. In 1890, the city of Little Rock annexed Argenta as part of its eighth ward, preempting a competing petition to incorporate. Burns Park, one of the largest city-owned parks in the United States, contains a baseball and softball complex, soccer complex, campground, two golf courses, hiking trails, amusement park, and tennis complex. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 2 miles to Little Rock, AR
To the ocean: 325 miles
Nearest airport: 3 miles to Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)

How Shorter College compares

Graduation rate13%

Higher than 2% · #47 of 47 in Arkansas

First-year retention39%

Higher than 5%

Average net price$14,060

Cheaper than 54% · #30 cheapest of 49 in Arkansas

Median debt at graduation$29,500

Lower than 1%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment287

Larger than 52%

Percentiles compare Shorter College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Arkansas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women13647%
Men15153%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White33%
Black61%
Hispanic2.8%
Other or multiracial2.4%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 287
Student–faculty ratio: 16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 75%
First-generation students: 56%
Students over 25: 74%
Median family income: $0
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $42,885

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $6,246
Room & board: $9,744
Books & supplies: $650
Total cost of attendance: $21,735
Average net price: $14,060

Outcomes

Graduated: 13%
First-year retention: 39%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $15,710
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: —
Median debt at graduation: $29,500
Students with federal loans: 60%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 24%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

13%

First-generation

11%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 48
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 17%
Housing charge (year): $7,344
Meal plan (year): $2,400
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes: 22 (11 men · 11 women)

Varsity sports (1)

Basketball22

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$13,844

$30–48k

$10,243

$48–75k

$18,089

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

22%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,496

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 22% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,496. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 112 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high: 92°F
Winter low: 31°F
Annual rain: 50.4″
Annual snow: 3.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Little Rock AP Adams Fld, AR US station (2.6 mi from campus).

What Shorter College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

29 grads$17k 1 yr$33k 5 yr$37k debt

29$17,065$33,096$37,242 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Criminal Justice and Corrections

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Religion/Religious Studies

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Computer Science

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.