Student life at Philander Smith University
Little Rock, Arkansas · Private · 751 undergrads · HBCU
Philander Smith University is primarily residential. Its teams play in the NAIA. Campus housing ran $6,000 a year in 2023-24.
Living there
Campus lifeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Primarily residential
Campus housing, per yearIPEDS, 2023-24
$6,000
Religious affiliationIPEDS, 2023
United Methodist
Sports
College sports associationIPEDS, 2023
NAIA
Community
Historically Black college or university (HBCU)IPEDS, 2024
Yes
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
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