The average acceptance rate of the 5 private Arkansas colleges that have competitive admission is 71.20% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 12.36%. The acceptance rate at 3 private Arkansas colleges increased and the rate of 2 colleges decreased.
Hendrix College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 52.98%. Lyon College (66.02%) and John Brown University (68.03%) are following it in the list of Tightest Arkansas Private 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.
Hendrix College ranked 1st, up 3 places from 4th last year. Lyon College ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $31,170 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,376 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 3 | Hendrix College Conway, ARPrivate, 4-year | 52.98% 7.30% | 19.99% | 1,270 | $36,650 | 1,144 | 68.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Lyon College Batesville, ARPrivate, 4-year | 66.02% 6.18% | 13.99% | - | $31,000 | 496 | 38.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 3 1 | 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 |
| 4 1 | Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, ARPrivate, 4-year | 68.99% 3.33% | 32.00% | 1,170 | $32,480 | 1,784 | 65.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 5 4 | Harding University Searcy, ARPrivate, 4-year | 100.00% 54.88% | 39.01% | 1,170 | $24,888 | 4,805 | 69.00% | 15 to 1 |
| Average | 71.20% | 28.40% | 1,210 | $31,170 | 2,111 | 62.20% | 12 to 1 |