unitid 107512 · Arkadelphia, AR · private nonprofit 4-year · town (distant)
Ouachita Baptist University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,898
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
68%
38th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,602
68th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
23%
undergrads on Pell grants
27th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
61%
finish within 150% time
57th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$47,321
50th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$22,409
after aid, aided students
51st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$51,673
after entry, Title IV students
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$21,050
25th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $15,207 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $62,149
- First-generation students
- 24%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $34,500
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. | 48 | $69,601 | $24,447 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 34 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 30 | $41,779 | $23,521 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 30 | $58,779 | $21,320 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 29 | $51,565 | $19,672 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 28 | $45,473 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 20 | — | $23,375 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 17 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government. | 15 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 15 | — | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 14 | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | 13 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.