The average acceptance rate of the 12 Arkansas colleges that have competitive admission is 74.25% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 5.58%. The acceptance rate at 7 Arkansas colleges increased and the rate of 5 colleges decreased.
Central Baptist College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 46.03%. Ecclesia College (48.33%) and Hendrix College (52.98%) are following it in the list of Tightest Arkansas 4-Years Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Central Baptist College ranked 1st, up 9 places from 10th last year. Ecclesia College ranked 2nd, up 0 places from 2nd last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $23,579 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,425 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 9 | Central Baptist College Conway, ARPrivate, 4-year | 46.03% 17.91% | 74.10% | 1,040 | $19,680 | 564 | 39.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 2 - | Ecclesia College Springdale, ARPrivate, 4-year | 48.33% 6.77% | 58.62% | - | $16,850 | 157 | 26.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 3 4 | Hendrix College Conway, ARPrivate, 4-year | 52.98% 7.30% | 19.99% | 1,270 | $36,650 | 1,144 | 68.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 4 4 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, ARPublic, 4-year | 57.99% 3.47% | 22.99% | 1,040 | $22,067 ($9,617) | 8,197 | 41.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 4 7 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, ARPublic, 4-year | 57.99% 11.34% | 19.01% | 965 | $17,029 ($9,019) | 2,387 | 41.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 2 | University of the Ozarks Clarksville, ARPrivate, 4-year | 57.99% 2.09% | 17.01% | 1,080 | $25,950 | 784 | 40.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 7 3 | Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge, ARPrivate, 4-year | 58.97% 0.34% | 21.07% | 970 | $20,330 | 584 | 44.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 8 3 | Lyon College Batesville, ARPrivate, 4-year | 66.02% 6.18% | 13.99% | - | $31,000 | 496 | 38.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 9 - | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, ARPublic, 4-year | 67.00% 3.39% | 40.98% | 1,050 | $15,400 ($9,820) | 5,094 | 44.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 10 7 | John Brown University Siloam Springs, ARPrivate, 4-year | 68.03% 11.39% | 37.01% | 1,230 | $30,832 | 2,326 | 71.00% | 15 to 1 |
| Average | 58.13% | 32.48% | 1,081 | $23,579 ($9,485) | 2,173 | 45.20% | 12 to 1 |