Ouachita Baptist University

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Acceptance Rate

67.5%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1070–1280

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$32,480

Undergrad Enrollment

1,612

Applicants

2,138

Yield Rate

32.0%

Student:Faculty

12:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$22,409/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $89,636 over four years.

What grads earn

$62,886/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $72,335 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 13% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.4 years of pay.

72% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

9.2%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

26%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.4%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Ouachita Baptist University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$15,207

$30–48k$15,954

$48–75k$18,007

$75–110k$19,151

Over $110k$26,281

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

66%

Completion · all

67%

Completion · Pell

55%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

69%

Median debt

$21,050

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

2,138

Admitted

1,46568.5%

Enrolled

46932% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

72.3%▼ +10.9pp

Application Volume

2,063 applicants▼ 19%

Ouachita Baptist University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	1	—	—	1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation53% / 47%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball35Basketball15Football125Soccer28Swimming35Tennis8Track & Field54Wrestling31

Women's

Basketball15Soccer33Softball29Swimming21Tennis11Track & Field162Volleyball20

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Adult Health Nurse/Nursing38 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General28 grads

Communication, General19 grads

Finance, General18 grads

Psychology, General17 grads

Elementary Education and Teaching16 grads

Kinesiology and Exercise Science14 grads

Accounting11 grads

Business Administration and Management, General10 grads

Family and Community Services9 grads

4yr Grad Rate

60%

6yr Grad Rate

66%

Retention Rate

83%

Median Earnings

$51,673