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Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Ouachita Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution. Arkadelphia is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

1,551 Full-Time Undergraduates
$30,500 Avg In-State Tuition

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

Can I Afford Ouachita Baptist?

$30,500 In-State Tuition
71% Take Out Loans
2.2% Loan Default Rate
During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Ouachita Baptist paid $725 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $30,500 $30,500
Fees $680 $680
Books and Supplies $1,100 $1,100
On Campus Room and Board $8,800 $8,800
On Campus Other Expenses $4,250 $4,250

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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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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 #1,168 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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