For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Arkansas Colleges is 74.40%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 31.23%. A total of 71,002 have applied, 52,828 admitted, and 16,496 students have enrolled one of Arkansas Colleges.

Of the Arkansas colleges, Harding University is the tightest school to admit with 45.12% acceptance rate, and Ecclesia College has the second lowest acceptance rate of 55.10%.

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Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table

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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Arkansas Colleges
School NameApplicantsAdmitted EnrolledAcceptance RateAdmission Yield
Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, AR6,0454,2021,325 69.51%31.53%
Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, AR5,7625,4391,452 94.39%26.70%
Central Baptist CollegeConway, AR269172103 63.94%59.88%
Ecclesia CollegeSpringdale, AR1478135 55.10%43.21%
Harding UniversitySearcy, AR2,2541,017802 45.12%78.86%
Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, AR2,3451,657413 70.66%24.92%
Hendrix CollegeConway, AR2,7291,645363 60.28%22.07%
John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs, AR1,490844306 56.64%36.26%
Lyon CollegeBatesville, AR1,382827146 59.84%17.65%
Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, AR2,0631,492445 72.32%29.83%
Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, AR2,9161,855707 63.61%38.11%
University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR26,21920,6957,099 78.93%34.30%
University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, AR3,5682,193549 61.46%25.03%
University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR4,1832,900575 69.33%19.83%
University of Central ArkansasConway, AR6,5225,9491,803 91.21%30.31%
University of the OzarksClarksville, AR2,1571,296229 60.08%17.67%
Williams Baptist UniversityWalnut Ridge, AR951564144 59.31%25.53%
Average4,1773,10897074.40%31.23%
*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).

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