Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at OBU

At Ouachita Baptist University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 68.10%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 68.99%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Ouachita Baptist University than the previous year.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 31.34%, and the 2024 yield is 32.00%. The number of OBU applicants increased by 3.64% (75 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 68.10%, and this year's acceptance rate is 68.99% at Ouachita Baptist University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 66.20% and women students' rate is 69.29%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Ouachita Baptist University than the previous year.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Ouachita Baptist University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 70.11% 70.81% 69.54%
2014-15 70.61%
0.50%
71.30%
0.49%
70.03%
0.49%
2015-16 68.45%
-2.16%
68.40%
-1.53%
68.50%
-1.53%
2016-17 66.88%
-1.57%
66.71%
-1.49%
67.01%
-1.49%
2017-18 70.94%
4.06%
69.39%
5.05%
72.06%
5.05%
2018-19 63.60%
-7.34%
61.77%
-7.15%
64.92%
-7.15%
2019-20 61.43%
-2.17%
59.54%
-2.35%
62.56%
-2.35%
2020-21 61.77%
0.34%
57.44%
1.80%
64.36%
1.80%
2021-22 73.98%
12.22%
70.98%
11.62%
75.98%
11.62%
2022-23 72.32%
-1.66%
66.82%
0.29%
76.27%
0.29%
2023-24 68.99%
-3.33%
64.99%
-5.27%
71.00%
-5.27%
Average 68.10% 66.20% 69.29%
Ouachita Baptist University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 31.34% where the current academic year yield is 32.00%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Ouachita Baptist University from 2013 to 2024.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 32.30% 32.44% 32.18%
2014-15 34.34%
2.05%
38.12%
-1.07%
31.11%
-1.07%
2015-16 34.33%
-0.01%
37.32%
0.68%
31.79%
0.68%
2016-17 34.59%
0.25%
36.82%
1.08%
32.87%
1.08%
2017-18 36.94%
2.35%
37.76%
3.49%
36.36%
3.49%
2018-19 32.22%
-4.72%
35.24%
-6.22%
30.15%
-6.22%
2019-20 28.29%
-3.93%
31.51%
-3.71%
26.44%
-3.71%
2020-21 24.95%
-3.34%
27.57%
-2.89%
23.55%
-2.89%
2021-22 25.01%
0.06%
33.00%
-2.53%
21.02%
-2.53%
2022-23 29.83%
4.81%
31.60%
7.69%
28.71%
7.69%
2023-24 32.00%
2.17%
35.02%
1.32%
30.03%
1.32%
Average 31.34% 34.22% 29.47%
Ouachita Baptist University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,069, the average number of admitted is 1,404, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 433. The number of OBU applicants increased by 3.64% (75 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Ouachita Baptist University from 2013 to 2024.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 1,740 1,220 394
2014-15 1,732
-8
1,223
26
420
26
2015-16 1,753
21
1,200
-8
412
-8
2016-17 1,712
-41
1,145
-16
396
-16
2017-18 1,786
74
1,267
72
468
72
2018-19 2,162
376
1,375
-25
443
-25
2019-20 2,538
376
1,559
-2
441
-2
2020-21 2,524
-14
1,559
-52
389
-52
2021-22 2,610
86
1,931
94
483
94
2022-23 2,063
-547
1,492
-38
445
-38
2023-24 2,138
75
1,475
27
472
27
Average 2,069 1,404 433
Ouachita Baptist University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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