How hard is OBU to get into?
Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) acceptance rate is 68.52% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 2,138 students applied and 1,465 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into OBU.
OBU's acceptance rate places 6th out of 18 Arkansas colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1170 and the ACT score is 25 at OBU. OBU's SAT score ranks 4th out of 14 Arkansas colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
To apply to OBU, the SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, OBU's acceptance rate is 68.52% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 32.01%. 914 men and 1,224 women applied to OBU and 597 men and 868 women students were accepted.
Among them, 207 men and 262 women were enrolled in OBU (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 67 students (14% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 366 students (79%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at OBU.
The median SAT score is 1,170 with 590 SAT EBRW and 580 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 660 and the 25th percentile is 530. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 630 and 25th percentile is 530 .
The median ACT composite score is 25 with 75th percentile score of 28 and 25th percentile score of 21 at OBU. The median ACT math score is 23 and the ACT English score is 25.
How competitive is OBU's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Ouachita Baptist University are relatively low compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,283, ACT: 28 - private (not-for-profit) baccalaureate college - arts & sciences).
The institutional SAT code for OBU is 6549 and 4-digt code ACT code is 0134.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 469 first-year students enrolled in OBU. The proportion of full-time students is 98.93% and part-time students is 1.07%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 44.14% and women students is 55.86%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at OBU.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School Record (or Transcript) and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at OBU. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Ouachita Baptist University.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
Application fee is $40 for applying graduate schools. The following table provides general admission information for applying to OBU.