Arkansas students paid $26,790 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $920 more than the $25,870 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 464 students received grants or scholarships totaling $8.7 million and 344 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.2 million.
Including all undergraduates (1,660), 1,486 students used grants or scholarships totaling $28.9 million, and 970 students took out $6 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~1,013 | $24,120 | $24,940 | $25,870 | $26,790 | 11.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Ouachita Baptist University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 146 | 31% | $716,490 | $4,907 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 275 | 59% | $497,000 | $1,807 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 444 | 95% | $7,449,503 | $16,778 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 464 | 99% | $8,662,993 | $18,670 |
| Federal student loans | 344 | 74% | $1,849,482 | $5,376 |
| Other student loans | 27 | 6% | $304,013 | $11,260 |
| Student loan aid | 344 | 74% | $2,153,495 | $6,260 |
| Total student aid | 467 | 100% | - | - |
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