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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,760455th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,760190th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,626537th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,3751,396th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $28,4181,906th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,6521,900th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 8.0%1,994th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 21.4%1,826th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3731,752nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 46.0%500th highest of 2,140 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.
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
- 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
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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