Ouachita Baptist University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Diverse Fields

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Bachelor's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Ouachita Baptist University Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. That is, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. Ouachita Baptist University is unique in its study options. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Ouachita Baptist University.

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Drama/Dance Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, English Teacher Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, French Teacher Education, Health Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Physics Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, Speech Teacher Education

Social Sciences:

Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology

Philosphy and Religion:

Christian Studies, Philosophy

Popular majors:

one hundred percent philosophy and religious studies, sixteen percent business per marketing, nine percent communications per journalism, nine percent theology and religious vocations, eight percent health professions, eight percent visual and performing arts, seven percent education, seven percent parks and recreation, six percent biology, five percent english, five percent history, five percent psychology

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Physics

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management

English Language and Literature:

English Language & Literature – General, Speech/Rhetorical Studies

Computer Science:

Computer Science

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Communications & Journalism:

Mass Communications/Media Studies

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Medical Dietetics, Predentistry, Premedicine, Prenursing, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine, Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology

History:

History – General

Foreign Language and Literature:

French, Russian, Spanish

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Graphic Design, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music – Piano/Organ, Music – Voice/Opera, Music History/Literature, Music Theory/Composition

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 31st of July. Again, for international students, the application fee is 50. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $460 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall.

Ouachita Baptist University Admissions

This school did not report their application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were one hundred and sixty-five total number of transfer students who applied and ninety-six total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 58%. Remember that this can change at any time.

It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of June. the SAT subject section score is due the 15th of August. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of February. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 31st of July. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of August and The regular application due date was not reported.

Ouachita Baptist University Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are Institution’s own financial aid form. Financial aid distribution is at seventy-four percent scholarships per grants and twenty-six percent loans per jobs. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics, Job Skills, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama, ROTC, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Athletics. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

Ouachita Baptist University Students

Ouachita Baptist University offers Associate and Bachelor’s degrees. Additionally, it is part of an Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Southern Baptist Convention, Coed, where 58 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. In addition, the student body consists of fifty-two percent in-state students, forty-eight percent out-of-state students, fifty-eight percent women, forty-two percent men, one percent asian per pacific islander, five percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, ninety percent white per non-hispanic, three percent non-resident alien, thirty-three percent in top 10th of graduating class, sixty percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-two percent in top half of graduating class, forty-four percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and three percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. The school’s size is approximately one thousand, four hundred and twenty degree-seeking undergrads and three hundred and sixty-eight first-time degree-seeking freshmen.

This school features the Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as Library houses Special Collections that include the papers of an Arkansas governor and members of Congress.. Students should note the housing policies: Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates, ninety-eight percent of first-year students live in college housing, eighty-four percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-JUN deadline for housing deposit, fifty dollars amount of housing deposit, and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. In other words, the school is located 65 miles from Little Rock.

Ouachita Baptist University Athletics

The Tigers are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball