Central Baptist College
Conway, AR · Private · Small city · CBC
Private institution in Conway, AR · 477 undergraduates · 46% acceptance rate · $46,789 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Acceptance rate
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
- $16,664803rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $19,6801,111th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,680843rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $27,468834th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,250916th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,7891,260th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,6811,372nd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 35.3%1,648th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 59.2%1,630th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 46.4%232nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1022893rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4771,697th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 42.2%621st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 296 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 12 of 24 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | $41,937 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| BiotechnologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | $44,189 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Baptistsource
- Founded in 1952source
- School colors: #00447B and #B1B4B6source
- Athletic nickname: "Mustangs & Lady Mustangs"source
- Mascot: Mustangsource
- Formerly known as "Central College for Christian Workers (May–Aug. 1952)"source
- Formerly known as "Conway Baptist College (Aug. 1952–1961)"source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,617,329 (M $1,005,495 · W $611,834)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecbc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 106713)
- 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: Central Baptist College vs Williams Baptist UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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