For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Arkansas colleges is 72.95%, 61,579 accepted out of 84,409 applicants.
For Arkansas college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 7,456 (9.69%) compared to last year, from 76,953 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 463, which is more than 2.76% last year.
Arkansas colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.12% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Arkansas colleges. The yield decreased by 1.93%.
Among Arkansas colleges, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has the lowest acceptance rate of 41.18% with 2,728 accepted students out of 6,625 applicants. University of Arkansas has the most number of applicants of 30,555 and University of Arkansas has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 6,618.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Arkansas. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 6,625 2,833 | 2,728 546 | 411 | 41.18% -16.36% | 15.07% -3.77% |
| Hendrix College | 3,161 545 | 1,759 373 | 318 43 | 55.65% 2.67% | 18.08% -1.76% |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 4,335 674 | 2,548 434 | 556 78 | 58.78% 1.04% | 21.82% -0.79% |
| University of the Ozarks | 2,230 314 | 1,327 213 | 208 20 | 59.51% 1.37% | 15.67% -1.21% |
| Lyon College | 1,654 -868 | 1,038 -615 | 234 -3 | 62.76% -2.78% | 22.54% 8.20% |
| Central Baptist College | 260 -42 | 165 25 | 109 5 | 63.46% 17.10% | 66.06% -8.23% |
| Ouachita Baptist University | 2,155 17 | 1,455 -10 | 421 -48 | 67.52% -1.00% | 28.93% -3.08% |
| Harding University | 2,714 512 | 1,914 -288 | 854 -10 | 70.52% -29.48% | 44.62% 5.38% |
| Ecclesia College | 42 -78 | 31 -26 | 26 -7 | 73.81% 26.31% | 83.87% 25.98% |
| University of Arkansas | 30,555 2,369 | 22,703 2,501 | 6,618 281 | 74.30% 2.63% | 29.15% -2.22% |
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 2,708 -228 | 2,040 85 | 709 -88 | 75.33% 8.74% | 34.75% -6.02% |
| John Brown University | 1,647 102 | 1,254 209 | 388 4 | 76.14% 8.50% | 30.94% -5.81% |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 2,769 92 | 2,228 47 | 895 9 | 80.46% -1.01% | 40.17% -0.45% |
| Arkansas State University | 12,252 4,233 | 10,078 4,491 | 1,969 309 | 82.26% 12.59% | 19.54% -10.17% |
| Williams Baptist University | 609 -405 | 508 -89 | 147 19 | 83.42% 24.54% | 28.94% 7.50% |
| University of Central Arkansas | 7,039 450 | 6,299 338 | 2,182 445 | 89.49% -0.98% | 34.64% 5.50% |
| Baptist Health College Little Rock | 22 7 | 21 6 | 8 -1 | 95.45% -4.55% | 38.10% -21.90% |
| Arkansas Tech University | 3,654 -1,250 | 3,504 -1,218 | 1,179 -288 | 95.89% -0.40% | 33.65% 2.58% |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton | 794 -136 | 794 -136 | 415 -69 | 100.00% | 52.27% 0.23% |