OBU Rankings and Evaluation
Liberal Arts Colleges
#135 in Liberal Arts Colleges
Arkansas Colleges
#7 in Arkansas Colleges
Overview
Next statements evaluate Ouachita Baptist University by comparing key academic facts to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.
- It has expensive tuition & fees of $30,140.
- The acceptance rate (74%) is much higher (very easy to get in).
- It has very large number of students of 1,764.
- It offers very diverse area of study (79 programs).
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
The 2022 undergraduate tuition & fees of OBU are $30,140 and it is expensive compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.
Ouachita Baptist University $30,140
All U.S. Colleges $17,692
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $26,737
4-Years Colleges $22,926
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas $21,028
Graduate Tuition & Fees
The 2022 graduate tuition & fees of OBU are $13,780 and it is inexpensive compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.
Ouachita Baptist University $13,780
All U.S. Colleges $18,842
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $18,688
4-Years Colleges $18,848
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas $23,943
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate of OBU is 74% and it is much higher (very easy to get in) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.
Ouachita Baptist University 74%
All U.S. Colleges 69%
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 66%
4-Years Colleges 68%
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas 58%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
The yield, also known as enrollment rate, of OBU is 25% and the yield is lower (admitted, but not enrolled) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.
Ouachita Baptist University 25%
All U.S. Colleges 37%
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 35%
4-Years Colleges 35%
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas 41%
Graduation Rate
The average graduation rate at OBU is 67% and it is extremely higher (most students completed in-time) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.
Ouachita Baptist University 67%
All U.S. Colleges 56%
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 56%
4-Years Colleges 51%
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas 46%
Retention Rate
The average retention rate at OBU is 84% and it is extremely higher (most students continue to attend) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.
Ouachita Baptist University 84%
All U.S. Colleges 69%
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 74%
4-Years Colleges 73%
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas 65%
Student Population
The total student population at OBU is 1,764 and its population very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.
Ouachita Baptist University 1,764
All U.S. Colleges 2,931
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 2,477
4-Years Colleges 4,686
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas 1,115
Financial Aid Amount
The average amount of financial aid received at OBU is $23,353 which is 77.48% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is much higher compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.
Ouachita Baptist University $23,353
All U.S. Colleges $7,676
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $16,488
4-Years Colleges $12,161
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas $13,564
Student to Faculty Ratio
The students to faculty ratio at OBU is 13 to 1 and the ratio is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.
Ouachita Baptist University 13 to 1
All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 12 to 1
4-Years Colleges 14 to 1
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas 13 to 1
Number of Programs
OBU offers 79 programs and it means very diverse area of study compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.
Ouachita Baptist University 79
All U.S. Colleges 37
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 45
4-Years Colleges 58
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas 33
Number of Online Programs
OBU offers 4 online programs and it means few online programs compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.