- The Inkwell
- Arkansas
- Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, ARTown: distantZIP 71998Founded 1886
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1886
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- obu.edu
ArkansasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Ouachita Baptist University
Ouachita Baptist University is a private nonprofit university in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, with 1,602 undergraduates. It admits 68% of applicants, graduates 66% within six years and costs $25,343 a year after aid.
66%graduate
Admission rate68%
Retention82%
4-year graduation59%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans47%
$25,343net price / year
68%admission rate
1211average SAT
66%graduate in 6 years
$52,333median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#1,148 of 1,704 for earnings#1,250 of 1,739 for lowest net price#491 of 1,738 for graduation rate#505 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $50,212tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,740
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,740
- Average net price
- $25,343national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,472
$30,001–48,000$17,503
$48,001–75,000$22,356
$75,001–110,000$27,151
$110,001+$28,824
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 68%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1211
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college68%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college66%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 66%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 59%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 70%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,586
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,333middle 50%: $36,561–$75,559
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$75,559
Median, Ouachita Baptist University$52,333
Lower quarter$36,561
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
- 1,602
- Part-time
- 1.4%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 95%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,702 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,607
- Endowment, end of year
- $140,325,456
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White80%
Hispanic6.3%
Black5.6%
Asian1.2%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management18%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Health professions12%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.4%
Communication & journalism7.8%
Visual & performing arts7.3%
Education7.0%
Theology & religious vocations6.2%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke College Salem, VA | $25,867 | 64% | $64,329 |
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| Gordon College Wenham, MA | $25,227 | 71% | $59,863 |
| Drew University Madison, NJ | $25,614 | 71% | $66,065 |
| Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport, LA | $25,053 | 62% | $59,034 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 107512. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7110141.