Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, AR · Private · Midsize city · ABC
Private institution in Little Rock, AR · 373 undergraduates · $28,418 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 20%Average net price
- Top 22%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 23%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $11,139392nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,760454th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,760189th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,626537th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,3751,387th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $28,4181,893rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,6521,887th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 8.0%1,977th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 21.4%1,811th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3731,747th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 46.0%494th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 293 mi (DAL)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 9 of 9 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Public Administration | bachelors | — | — |
| Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: Baptistsource
- Founded in 1884source
- School colors: #8F3692 and #FFFFFFsource
- Athletic nickname: "Buffaloes"source
- Mascot: Buffalosource
- Formerly known as "Minister's Institute" (1884–1885)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- Notable alum: Louis Jordansource
Athletics — 4 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $190,333 (M $151,331 · W $39,002)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Arkansas Baptist College’s 373 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In AR
- Central Baptist CollegeConway, AR · 477 undergrads
- Williams Baptist UniversityWalnut Ridge, AR · 490 undergrads
- Lyon CollegeBatesville, AR · 563 undergrads
- Crowley's Ridge CollegeParagould, AR · 162 undergrads
- Ecclesia CollegeSpringdale, AR · 132 undergrads
- Champion Christian CollegeHot Springs, AR · 128 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA · 373 undergrads
- Patrick Henry CollegePurcellville, VA · 373 undergrads
- Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerBrooklyn, NY · 373 undergrads
- American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbus, OH · 374 undergrads
- Methodist CollegePeoria, IL · 374 undergrads
- Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA · 371 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitearkansasbaptist.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 106306)
- Compare colleges in ARRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in ArkansasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Central Baptist CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Arkansas Baptist College vs Central Baptist CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 4 EADA programs at this school
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