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University of the Ozarks

University of the Ozarks is based in the town of Clarksville, AR — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Presbyterian Church (USA) 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

$10,780

family income
under $30k

$10,743

$30–48k

$13,810

$48–75k

$13,331

$75–110k

$19,376

over $110k

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

Average net price

$17,3602023–24Skip 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 University of the Ozarks rose from $13,750 (2008) to $17,360 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$13,750
2009	$25,569
2010	$15,199
2011	$16,382
2012	$15,402
2013	$15,008
2014	$14,723
2015	$16,344
2016	$17,349
2017	$16,089
2018	$12,924
2019	$14,323
2020	$14,522
2021	$14,973
2022	$13,516
2023	$17,360

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$38,6662024–25Skip 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 University of the Ozarks rose from $27,672 (2009) to $38,666 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$27,672
2010	$29,712
2011	$31,596
2012	$33,316
2013	$34,532
2014	$35,438
2015	$35,792
2016	$36,207
2017	$35,426
2018	$35,136
2019	$33,866
2020	$34,832
2021	$34,732
2022	$35,272
2023	$35,277
2024	$38,666

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	$9,105
2001	$9,624
2002	$10,562
2003	$11,880
2004	$13,312
2005	$14,170
2006	$14,950
2007	$16,110
2008	$17,350
2013	$24,350
2014	$24,470
2015	$24,440
2016	$23,750
2017	$23,750
2018	$24,230
2019	$25,950
2020	$25,950
2021	$24,950
2022	$25,950
2023	$25,950

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of the Ozarks reports published tuition of $25,950 in this record. University of the Ozarks's $25,950 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of the Ozarks reports 767 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

51.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of the Ozarks 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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51.5%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 University of the Ozarks rose from 28.9% (entered 1991) to 51.5% (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	28.9%
1992 cohort	27.5%
1993 cohort	37%
1994 cohort	43.3%
1995 cohort	40.6%
1996 cohort	44.5%
1997 cohort	48.4%
1998 cohort	49.6%
1999 cohort	51.8%
2000 cohort	46.4%
2001 cohort	46.3%
2002 cohort	42%
2003 cohort	42.2%
2004 cohort	53%
2005 cohort	46.4%
2006 cohort	47.6%
2007 cohort	48.3%
2008 cohort	47.7%
2009 cohort	43.4%
2010 cohort	41.7%
2011 cohort	50.5%
2012 cohort	49.7%
2013 cohort	52.5%
2014 cohort	47.4%
2015 cohort	48.8%
2016 cohort	41%
2017 cohort	51.8%
2018 cohort	51.5%

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 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,000	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$12,388	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,625	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,500	$2,969
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$12,045	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,948	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,496	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,625	$2,626
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,801	$2,900
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,025	—
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,150	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,907	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,863	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,875	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,150	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,046	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,280	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$20,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,300	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,875	$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

$37,651

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$40,760

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$44,384

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

University of the Ozarks admitted 1,327 of 2,230 applicants in Fall 2024. The 59.5% rate describes that application pool.

59.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $25,950 tuition · 2023–24 767 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1020–11601600

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Admissions

University of the Ozarks reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of the Ozarks’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 530–590 and Math was 490–570 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1020–1160 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	530	550	590
SAT Math	490	510	570
ACT Composite	20	22	25

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, University of the Ozarks received 2,230 applications and admitted 1,327 (59.5%), with 208 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

59.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Read University of the Ozarks's change from 81.4% to 59.5% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	81.4%
Fall 2002	84%
Fall 2003	83.8%
Fall 2004	83.9%
Fall 2005	84%
Fall 2006	73.9%
Fall 2007	72.4%
Fall 2008	64.6%
Fall 2009	89%
Fall 2010	95%
Fall 2011	85.2%
Fall 2012	91%
Fall 2013	61.4%
Fall 2014	88.9%
Fall 2015	96.8%
Fall 2016	86.8%
Fall 2017	89.1%
Fall 2018	52.3%
Fall 2019	50.2%
Fall 2020	55.9%
Fall 2021	55.4%
Fall 2022	60.1%
Fall 2023	58.1%
Fall 2024	59.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1020–1160Fall 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 2001	930	1090
Fall 2002	930	1110
Fall 2003	970	1170
Fall 2004	960	1150
Fall 2005	890	1260
Fall 2006	850	1210
Fall 2007	890	1160
Fall 2008	900	1180
Fall 2009	890	1090
Fall 2010	893	1130
Fall 2011	920	1095
Fall 2012	933	1126
Fall 2013	870	1100
Fall 2014	930	1100
Fall 2015	850	1060
Fall 2016	820	1030
Fall 2017	930	1180
Fall 2018	960	1140
Fall 2019	870	1050
Fall 2020	950	1230
Fall 2021	950	1130
Fall 2022	960	1150
Fall 2023	1018	1163
Fall 2024	1020	1160

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–25Fall 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	20	26
Fall 2002	19	25
Fall 2003	19	26
Fall 2004	18	26
Fall 2005	17	27
Fall 2006	20	24
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2008	20	25
Fall 2009	19	25
Fall 2010	19	25
Fall 2011	20	26
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	20	26
Fall 2014	20	26
Fall 2015	20	25
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	18	23
Fall 2018	19	23
Fall 2019	18	23
Fall 2020	18	23
Fall 2021	18	23
Fall 2022	19	24
Fall 2023	18	23
Fall 2024	20	25

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

767Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of the Ozarks has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 862 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 767.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	703
Fall 2003	696
Fall 2004	593
Fall 2005	628
Fall 2006	589
Fall 2007	604
Fall 2008	636
Fall 2009	596
Fall 2010	615
Fall 2011	602
Fall 2012	555
Fall 2013	568
Fall 2014	579
Fall 2015	640
Fall 2016	672
Fall 2017	745
Fall 2018	862
Fall 2019	812
Fall 2020	831
Fall 2021	775
Fall 2022	767
Fall 2023	753
Fall 2024	767

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

69%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 University of the Ozarks fell from 82% (Fall 2002) to 69% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	82%
Fall 2003 cohort	54%
Fall 2004 cohort	64%
Fall 2005 cohort	65%
Fall 2006 cohort	67%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	69%
Fall 2009 cohort	64%
Fall 2010 cohort	59%
Fall 2011 cohort	67%
Fall 2012 cohort	69%
Fall 2013 cohort	68%
Fall 2014 cohort	75%
Fall 2015 cohort	73%
Fall 2016 cohort	60%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	67%
Fall 2019 cohort	69%
Fall 2020 cohort	61%
Fall 2021 cohort	69%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	69%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of the Ozarks

Faculty pay at University of the Ozarks averages $74,772 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of the Ozarks as a primarily residential campus of 767 undergraduates — and 68.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of the Ozarks's SAT section-percentile sums are 1020–1160 — their midpoint is near the AR four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of the Ozarks'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 University of the Ozarks 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

University of the Ozarks59.5%

Arkansas median70.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

University of the Ozarks$25,950

Arkansas median$13,467

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

University of the Ozarks's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of the Ozarks$44,384

Arkansas median$44,308

National median$53,781

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University of the Ozarks, Arkansas and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of the Ozarks	Arkansas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	59.5%	70.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$25,950	$13,467	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$44,384	$44,308	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 3 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$50,789
Public Health	$49,174
Biology, General	$46,151

These 3 fields listed for University of the Ozarks measure earnings after completion. The $44,384 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 26 additional University of the Ozarks fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of the Ozarks report?

University of the Ozarks's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1020–1160 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of the Ozarks's acceptance rate?

59.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,327 admitted from 2,230 applicants.

How much does University of the Ozarks cost?

At University of the Ozarks, tuition is $25,950. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of the Ozarks report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $44,384. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Arkansas

Hendrix College — 55.6% admitted
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff — 41.2% admitted
University of Arkansas at Little Rock — 58.8% admitted
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton — 100% admitted

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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.