Shorter College
Tuition per year
$6,246
$15,990 with room and board
Peer median $16,071
Undergraduates
287
Student-faculty ratio 16:1
Peer median 16 : 1
Graduation rate
6.7%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 11.1%
Peer median 56.2%
“Peers” are all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 2-year
- Location
- N Little Rock, Arkansas
- Website
- www.shortercollege.edu
- Undergraduates
- 287
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Small city
- Nearest major city
- Little Rock, about 6 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM), about 130 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- African Methodist Episcopal
- President
- Jeffery Norfleet (President)
- Phone
- 5013746305100
- City
- N Little Rock, Arkansas
- Address
- 604 Locust St, N Little Rock, AR 72114
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies. | $17,065 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | - |
Students
287 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 44:56 · Freshman retention 38.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 228
- First-year undergraduates 37
- Transfers and others 22
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (287)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$15,990
- Undergraduate tuition
- $6,246
- Room and board
- $9,744
Peer median tuition + room and board $24,872 · all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 27% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 0%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$16.2M
Expenses$14.0M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NJCAA
| NJCAA Division II | MEN | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball | 11 | 11 |
| NJCAA Division II | MEN | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball | 11 | 10 |
| NJCAA Division II | MEN | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball | 6 | 11 |
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Hendrix CollegeConway · 25.8 mi
Liberal Arts #100
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Harding UniversitySearcy · 45.3 mi
U.S. News #276
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Rhodes CollegeMemphis · 131.4 mi
Liberal Arts #49
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University of MemphisMemphis · 133.9 mi
U.S. News #288
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University of ArkansasFayetteville · 140.8 mi
U.S. News #191
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University of MississippiUniversity · 157.4 mi
U.S. News #179
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Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State · 218.1 mi
U.S. News #208
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Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla · 222.4 mi
U.S. News #191
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University of TulsaTulsa · 228.6 mi
U.S. News #148
Peer median 0.0 · all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Shorter College include Daisy Bates (Civil rights activist in the Little Rock crisis), James H. Cone (Theologian and advocate of black liberation theology) and Alphonse Trent (Jazz pianist and bandleader).
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Daisy Bates 1914–1999
Civil rights activist in the Little Rock crisis
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James H. Cone 1938–2018
Theologian and advocate of black liberation theology
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Alphonse Trent 1905–1959
Jazz pianist and bandleader
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Alex Hill 1906–1937
Jazz pianist and arranger
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Irma Hunter Brown
Former Arkansas legislator, educator and college president
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E. Melvin Porter 1930–2016
First African American in the Oklahoma State Senate
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Ethel Hillyer Harris 1859–1931
American author from Georgia
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Scipio Africanus Jones 1863–1943
Arkansas lawyer and judge
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.