- The Inkwell
- Arkansas
- Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, ARCity: midsizeZIP 72202Founded 1884
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1884
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate/associate's: mixed
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.arkansasbaptist.edu
ArkansasHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Arkansas Baptist College
Arkansas Baptist College is a private nonprofit college in Little Rock, Arkansas, with 342 undergraduates. It graduates 7.2% within six years and costs $12,951 a year after aid.
7.2%graduate
Retention23%
4-year graduation0%
Pell Grant share78%
Federal loans84%
$12,951net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
7.2%graduate in 6 years
$35,793median earnings, 10 yrs
$28,753median debt
#1,639 of 1,704 for earnings#359 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,709 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $23,060tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,760
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $8,760
- Average net price
- $12,951national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,133
$30,001–48,000$12,407
$48,001–75,000$10,112
$75,001–110,000$21,055
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college23%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college7.2%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college78%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 7.2%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 0%
- First-year retention
- 23%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $28,763
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,793middle 50%: $18,963–$52,314
- Median debt at graduation
- $28,753
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$52,314
Median, Arkansas Baptist College$35,793
Lower quarter$18,963
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 342
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 22% / 78%
- Average age at entry
- 21.7
- First-generation students
- 45%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 78%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 33%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,099 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,637
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White2.6%
Hispanic2.1%
Black92%
Two or more races2.1%
U.S. nonresident1.5%
Unknown0.3%
6 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Public administration & social service32%
Business & management27%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies18%
Philosophy & religious studies9.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting9.1%
Liberal arts & humanities4.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon State College Barnesville, GA | $8,779 | 22% | $46,001 |
| Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA | $20,240 | 35% | $31,749 |
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, GA | $6,874 | 40% | $41,999 |
| Vermont State University Randolph, VT | $22,358 | 41% | $54,163 |
| Kansas Christian College Overland Park, KS | $19,753 | 54% | — |
| Clinton College Rock Hill, SC | $18,255 | 68% | $32,353 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 106306. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4791744.