Ouachita Baptist University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Distant town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
1,602 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 29.4%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassLiberal arts college
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Malvern21.9 mi
- Hot Springs25.8 mi
- Camden39.3 mi
- Hope45.8 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Ouachita Baptist University, the largest reported group is White (80.5%), followed by Hispanic (6.3%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 2.7% |
| Black | 5.6% | 4.6% |
| Hispanic | 6.3% | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 80.5% | 89.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 2.2% | 0.9% |
| Unknown | 0% | 0% |
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Did you know? Ouachita Baptist University
- 67.5%Ouachita Baptist University admitted 1,925 of 2,610 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 25.2%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 485 of 1,925.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $25,343average net price after grants for aided students, against $35,740 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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