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Ouachita Baptist University

Ouachita Baptist University is based in the town of Arkadelphia, AR — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Southern Baptist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$19,709

family income
under $30k

$19,326

$30–48k

$20,813

$48–75k

$23,238

$75–110k

$23,523

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$22,4092023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Ouachita Baptist University rose from $15,728 (2008) to $22,409 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,728
2009	$17,376
2010	$14,430
2011	$17,162
2012	$16,424
2013	$18,488
2014	$19,251
2015	$20,396
2016	$18,509
2017	$18,881
2018	$19,815
2019	$20,639
2020	$20,847
2021	$23,086
2022	$22,355
2023	$22,409

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$47,3212024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Ouachita Baptist University rose from $27,430 (2009) to $47,321 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$27,430
2010	$28,017
2011	$29,140
2012	$30,152
2013	$31,473
2014	$32,560
2015	$33,675
2016	$34,740
2017	$35,685
2018	$37,349
2019	$38,590
2020	$40,200
2021	$41,491
2022	$43,878
2023	$45,132
2024	$47,321

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$10,000
2001	$12,010
2002	$12,010
2003	$14,260
2004	$15,170
2005	$15,580
2006	$16,990
2007	$17,950
2008	$18,400
2013	$22,370
2014	$23,320
2015	$24,120
2016	$24,940
2017	$25,870
2018	$26,790
2019	$27,900
2020	$29,120
2021	$30,140
2022	$31,180
2023	$32,480

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Ouachita Baptist University reports published tuition of $34,500 in this record. Ouachita Baptist University's $34,500 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Ouachita Baptist University reports 1,602 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

61.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Ouachita Baptist University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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61.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Ouachita Baptist University rose from 48.2% (entered 1991) to 61.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	48.2%
1992 cohort	52.4%
1993 cohort	46.9%
1994 cohort	55.5%
1995 cohort	57.6%
1996 cohort	51.9%
1997 cohort	58.2%
1998 cohort	57.2%
1999 cohort	60.5%
2000 cohort	58.4%
2001 cohort	66.3%
2002 cohort	60.4%
2003 cohort	54.5%
2004 cohort	57.4%
2005 cohort	62.7%
2006 cohort	58.9%
2007 cohort	60.2%
2008 cohort	58.2%
2009 cohort	64.8%
2010 cohort	70.4%
2011 cohort	64%
2012 cohort	64.2%
2013 cohort	63.1%
2014 cohort	60.5%
2015 cohort	66.8%
2016 cohort	65.1%
2017 cohort	70.3%
2018 cohort	61.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,675	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,250	$4,225
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,150	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,625	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,625	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,172	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,375	$3,869
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,375	$4,875
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,367	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,490	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,508	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,250	$7,244
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,269	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,623	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,665	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$22,104	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,811	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,050	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$41,697

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$47,024

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$51,673

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Ouachita Baptist University admitted 1,455 of 2,155 applicants in Fall 2024. The 67.5% rate describes that application pool.

67.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $32,480 tuition · 2023–24 1,602 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1070–12801600

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Admissions

Ouachita Baptist University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Ouachita Baptist University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 540–650 and Math was 530–630 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1070–1280 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	540	590	650
SAT Math	530	580	630
ACT Composite	22	25	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Ouachita Baptist University received 2,155 applications and admitted 1,455 (67.5%), with 421 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

67.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Ouachita Baptist University declined from 90.8% to 67.5%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	90.8%
Fall 2002	91.3%
Fall 2003	80.1%
Fall 2004	67.2%
Fall 2005	60%
Fall 2006	65.5%
Fall 2007	69%
Fall 2008	66%
Fall 2009	73.4%
Fall 2010	62.8%
Fall 2011	63.7%
Fall 2012	69.1%
Fall 2013	70.1%
Fall 2014	70.6%
Fall 2015	68.5%
Fall 2016	66.9%
Fall 2017	70.9%
Fall 2018	63.6%
Fall 2019	61.4%
Fall 2020	61.8%
Fall 2021	73.8%
Fall 2022	72.3%
Fall 2023	68.5%
Fall 2024	67.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1070–1280Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	970	1200
Fall 2004	930	1180
Fall 2005	960	1210
Fall 2006	930	1200
Fall 2007	970	1250
Fall 2008	960	1190
Fall 2009	960	1200
Fall 2010	990	1240
Fall 2011	950	1200
Fall 2012	930	1160
Fall 2013	900	1130
Fall 2014	960	1170
Fall 2015	940	1240
Fall 2016	950	1200
Fall 2017	1020	1260
Fall 2018	1040	1250
Fall 2019	1060	1250
Fall 2020	1030	1230
Fall 2022	1020	1200
Fall 2023	1060	1290
Fall 2024	1070	1280

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–28Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	21	27
Fall 2002	20	27
Fall 2003	21	26
Fall 2004	20	26
Fall 2005	20	27
Fall 2006	21	26
Fall 2007	21	27
Fall 2008	21	27
Fall 2009	21	27
Fall 2010	21	28
Fall 2011	21	27
Fall 2012	21	28
Fall 2013	21	27
Fall 2014	21	28
Fall 2015	21	28
Fall 2016	21	28
Fall 2017	21	28
Fall 2018	21	28
Fall 2019	21	28
Fall 2020	21	29
Fall 2022	21	28
Fall 2023	21	28
Fall 2024	22	28

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,602Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Ouachita Baptist University has held near 1,602 from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,653
Fall 2003	1,499
Fall 2004	1,454
Fall 2005	1,421
Fall 2006	1,399
Fall 2007	1,398
Fall 2008	1,437
Fall 2009	1,421
Fall 2010	1,482
Fall 2011	1,570
Fall 2012	1,503
Fall 2013	1,513
Fall 2014	1,455
Fall 2015	1,471
Fall 2016	1,477
Fall 2017	1,513
Fall 2018	1,546
Fall 2019	1,524
Fall 2020	1,520
Fall 2021	1,572
Fall 2022	1,587
Fall 2023	1,612
Fall 2024	1,602

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

83%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Ouachita Baptist University has held near 83% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	78%
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	77%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	74%
Fall 2009 cohort	81%
Fall 2010 cohort	82%
Fall 2011 cohort	76%
Fall 2012 cohort	76%
Fall 2013 cohort	76%
Fall 2014 cohort	77%
Fall 2015 cohort	81%
Fall 2016 cohort	79%
Fall 2017 cohort	83%
Fall 2018 cohort	79%
Fall 2019 cohort	81%
Fall 2020 cohort	84%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	83%
Fall 2023 cohort	83%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Ouachita Baptist University

Faculty pay at Ouachita Baptist University averages $92,424 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Ouachita Baptist University as a primarily residential campus of 1,602 undergraduates — and 82.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Ouachita Baptist University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1070–1280 — their midpoint is above the AR four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Ouachita Baptist University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Ouachita Baptist University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Ouachita Baptist University67.5%

Arkansas median70.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Ouachita Baptist University$34,500

Arkansas median$13,467

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Ouachita Baptist University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Ouachita Baptist University$51,673

Arkansas median$44,308

National median$53,781

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Ouachita Baptist University, Arkansas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Ouachita Baptist University	Arkansas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	67.5%	70.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$34,500	$13,467	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$51,673	$44,308	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Ouachita Baptist University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Ouachita Baptist University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 12 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Finance and Financial Management Services	$77,583
Accounting and Related Services	$74,714
Biology, General	$69,747
Marketing	$67,705
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,175
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$62,886
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$53,597
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$50,553
Communication and Media Studies	$50,369
Psychology, General	$49,954
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$44,525
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$31,155

These 12 fields listed for Ouachita Baptist University measure earnings after completion. The $51,673 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 43 additional Ouachita Baptist University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Ouachita Baptist University report?

Ouachita Baptist University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1070–1280 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Ouachita Baptist University's acceptance rate?

67.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,455 admitted from 2,155 applicants.

How much does Ouachita Baptist University cost?

At Ouachita Baptist University, tuition is $34,500. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Ouachita Baptist University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $51,673. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Arkansas

Williams Baptist University — 83.4% admitted
John Brown University — 76.1% admitted
Harding University — 70.5% admitted
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus — 75.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.