Arkansas State vs OBU

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Arkansas State is a public and OBU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
OBU has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,480) than Arkansas State ($13,826).
It is harder to admit to OBU than Arkansas State.
OBU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,100) than Arkansas State (1,100).
OBU has higher submitted ACT score (22) than Arkansas State (22).
Arkansas State has more students with 13,190 students while OBU has 1,784 students.
OBU has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while Arkansas State's ratio is 15 to 1.
Arkansas State has more full-time faculties with 536 faculties while OBU has 104 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Arkansas State University and Ouachita Baptist University.

Arkansas State	vs.	OBU
Jonesboro, Arkansas	Location	Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$7,754 Out-Of-State$13,826	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,480
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	90%
$8,371	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$30,398

70.00 %	Acceptance Rates	68.99 %
30.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.00 %
1,100	SAT Score	1,170
22	ACT Score	25
52 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
28 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
78 %	Retention Rate	79 %
13,190	Student Population	1,784
536	Number of Faculties	104
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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