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Ouachita Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Arkadelphia is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

$23,462 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
74% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Ouachita Baptist University?

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Contact details for Ouachita Baptist are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 410 Ouachita St, Arkadelphia, AR 71998-0001
Phone: 870-245-5000
Website: www.obu.edu

How Do I Get Into Ouachita Baptist?

You can apply to Ouachita Baptist online at: www.obu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Ouachita Baptist

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ouachita Baptist?

74% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
Ouachita Baptist has an acceptance rate of 74%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Can I Afford Ouachita Baptist University?

$23,462 Net Price
71% Take Out Loans
2.2% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Ouachita Baptist is $23,462. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Ouachita Baptist, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $7,015 a year. That adds up to $28,060 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ouachita Baptist is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Ouachita Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,551 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,716 undergraduate students at Ouachita Baptist, with 1,551 being full-time and 165 being part-time.

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There are also 48 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,551 full-time undergraduates at Ouachita Baptist, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ouachita Baptist University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 17
Black or African American 121
Hispanic or Latino 88
White 1,237
International Students 33
Other Races/Ethnicities 55

Geographic Diversity

Arkansas students aren't the only ones who study at Ouachita Baptist University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 26 countries are represented at Ouachita Baptist. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Zimbabwe, Japan, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Ouachita Baptist University

31 Took All Classes Online
275 Took At Least One Class Online
11.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Ouachita Baptist. In 2020-2021, 275 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Ouachita Baptist has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 13th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Ouachita Baptist

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Ouachita Baptist University was 11.6%. This is the #960 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Ouachita Baptist regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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