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Ouachita Baptist University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Private

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree

State Abbreviation

Arkansas

410 OUACHITA STARKADELPHIA, AR 71998

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$20,074

74%

1784

24

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

Rolling Admissions

Normal

3.8

1177

It’s different here. By choosing Ouachita Baptist University as your college home, you’re choosing not only to invest in outstanding academic training and career preparation, but you also are joining a community unlike any other. Our relationships run as deep as our 135-year history, with meaningful traditions and a strong spiritual foundation supporting it all.Earning recognition as the top private university in Arkansas, Ouachita continues to be ranked among the nation’s top universities by Forbes magazine, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today/CollegeFactual.com, and Niche.com.Ouachita is Test Optional and now has three pathways to college acceptance for applicants seeking to enroll in 2022:Earn a minimum high school GPA of 3.0, ORRank in the top 50% of graduating class, ORScore a minimum ACT of 20 or SAT (without writing) of 1030 (Superscores accepted!)

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for Ouachita Baptist University is eight percent higher than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

Henderson State University75.60%
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus65.10%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff43.90%
Texas A & M University-Texarkana93.60%
Central Baptist College40.00%