ATU vs OBU Academic Comparison

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

ATU 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 ATU ($14,502).
It is harder to admit to OBU than ATU.
OBU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,030) than ATU (1,030).
OBU has higher submitted ACT score (20) than ATU (20).
ATU has more students with 9,445 students while OBU has 1,784 students.
OBU has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while ATU's ratio is 18 to 1.
ATU has more full-time faculties with 358 faculties while OBU has 104 full-time faculties.

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

ATU	vs.	OBU
Russellville, Arkansas	Location	Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$8,508 Out-Of-State$14,502	2024 Tuition & Fees	$32,480
71%	% Receiving Financial Aid	90%
$9,067	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$30,398

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	68.99 %
30.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	32.00 %
1,030	SAT Score	1,170
20	ACT Score	25
48 %	Graduation Rate	65 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
63 %	Retention Rate	79 %
9,445	Student Population	1,784
358	Number of Faculties	104
18 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Placement services

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