Ouachita Baptist University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Ouachita Baptist University

Ouachita Baptist University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,602 students of which 1,834 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Ouachita Baptist University is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 67.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,211. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,409, with published in-state tuition of $34,500 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,050, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 66.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.5%. Graduates earn a median of $51,673 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,697 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 46200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 58.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.