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Arkansas Baptist College

Little Rock, Arkansas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·arkansasbaptist.edu
6-yr Graduation
7%
Total enrollment
342
peer median 337
Avg net price
$11,139
-$11k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
7%
4-year graduation
100%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
5%
Full-time retention
23%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
2%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 25 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 24 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
25
Passing
1
4.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

25programs
  • Passing1 · 4.0%
  • No Data24 · 96.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
24

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+6.3%
$33,630 vs $31,625

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
57%
$19,000 debt · $33,630 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1987Next review Aug 2026

Action history · 3

  1. Feb 2022Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Feb 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Feb 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,700
$30–48k$11,820
$48–75k$18,924
$75–110k$20,340
$110k+$20,431

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$11,139
-$10,669vs Baccalaureate median $21,809
Federal loans
41.7%
In-state tuition
$8,760
Out-of-state
$8,760

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 430 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $1.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
430
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,101,835 total
Direct Loans
$1.9M
576 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$883K
278 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$878K
281 loan awards
Parent PLUS$112K
17 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 378 borrowers who entered repayment, 29 (7.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.6%
+5.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
378
Defaulted
29
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
35.7%
2017
36.0%
2018
21.0%
2019
7.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Arkansas Baptist College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs14
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

32 total completions
01Business
1753.1%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
825.0%
03Public Admin
412.5%
04Philosophy/Religion
26.3%
05Visual/Performing Arts
13.1%
06Security/Protective
00.0%
07Liberal Arts
00.0%
08Education
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
342
12-mo unduplicated
522
Undergraduate
522
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
76%397
Women
24%125

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
91.1%
Hispanic
4.6%
Two or more
1.6%
White
1.1%
Non-resident
0.8%
Unknown
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
236
209 M · 27 W
Women athletes
11.4%
Athletic aid
$191K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$145K
$46K
Recruiting expense
$43K
$7K
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$25K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Football
129 M ·
$489K
Basketball
43 M · 22 W
$464K
Baseball
31 M ·
$60K
Track and Field (Indoor)
6 M · 5 W
$67K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
6 M · 5 W
$67K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
6.04
3 offenses · 497 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago4.831 yr ago6.04Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

3total
  • On campus2
  • Non-campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons12
Drugs55
Liquor43

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
13

Arkansas Baptist College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Arkansas Baptist College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectArkansas Baptist College
7%342$11,139Baccalaureate
Remington College-Shreveport Campus
33%71.8%315$30,248Baccalaureate
Champion Christian College
0%146$15,220Baccalaureate
Herzing University-New Orleans
0%92.0%351$21,090Baccalaureate
Remington College-Memphis Campus
80.8%331$25,499Baccalaureate
Florida College
40%69.7%728$22,527Baccalaureate
Peer group median7%76.3%337$21,809

Frequently asked questions about Arkansas Baptist College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Arkansas Baptist College.

What is the graduation rate at Arkansas Baptist College?

Arkansas Baptist College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 7% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Arkansas Baptist College?

Arkansas Baptist College reports a total enrollment of 342 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Arkansas Baptist College?

The average net price at Arkansas Baptist College is $11,139 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Arkansas Baptist College located?

Arkansas Baptist College is located in Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-6068.

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