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OBU

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Ouachita Baptist University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,858, made up of 1,729 undergraduates and 129 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Southern Baptist.

Ouachita Baptist University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 74 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Biology, Finance, and Communication. It awarded 441 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

1,858
Students enrolled
83%
First-year retention
441
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
74
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 74

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 8
Health Professions 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 5
Education 11
Psychology 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Visual and Performing Arts 10
Theology and Religious Vocations 6
Philosophy and Religious Studies 3
History 2
Social Sciences 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
English Language and Literature 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Physical Sciences 4
Engineering 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
83%
First-year retention, part-time students
20%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
384
Master's degrees
57

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,858
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,729
Graduate students, fall 2024
129
Full-time, fall 2024
89%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,044
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,886
Graduate students, 2024-25
158
Full-time, 2024-25
82%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
57%
Men
43%
White
80%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
30%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Southern Baptist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great American Conference
President
Ben R. Sells
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact

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