Ouachita Baptist University

Ouachita Baptist University is a private nonprofit college in Arkadelphia, AR. Its average net price is $25,343 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$17,472
$30,001 to $48,000$17,503
$48,001 to $75,000$22,356
$75,001 to $110,000$27,151
$110,001 and up$28,824
$35,740Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$35,740Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$25,343Average Net Price
$10,200Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,100Books and Supplies
$5,182Other Expenses
29.4%Students on Pell Grants
46.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

67.5%Acceptance Rate
540 to 650SAT Reading, Middle Half
530 to 630SAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$42,586
8 years after entry$51,542
10 years after entry$52,333
66.4%Graduation Rate
82.5%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Arkadelphia, ARLocation
Distant townSetting
1,602Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=31
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$40,052 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Curriculum and Instruction$42,218 National median for this major n=86Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,178 National median for this major n=246Not published
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology$29,880 National median for this major n=416Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other$39,127 National median for this major n=90Not published
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,789 National median for this major n=2,548Not published
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$35,268 National median for this major n=1,162Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other$31,918 National median for this major n=145Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Religious Music and Worship$35,829 National median for this major n=364Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$43,221 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other$36,157 National median for this major n=289Not published

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