The average acceptance rate of the 11 Arkansas colleges that have competitive admission is 73.51% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.57%. The acceptance rate at 6 Arkansas colleges increased and the rate of 5 colleges decreased.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 41.18%. Hendrix College (55.65%) and University of Arkansas at Little Rock (58.78%) are following it in the list of Tightest Arkansas 4-Years Colleges to Get In.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff ranked 1st, up 3 places from 4th last year. Hendrix College ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $26,443 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,446 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 3 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, ARPublic, 4-year | 41.18% 16.36% | 15.07% | 985 | $17,955 ($9,375) | 2,005 | 40.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Hendrix College Conway, ARPrivate, 4-year | 55.65% 2.67% | 18.08% | 1,240 | $38,200 | 1,110 | 72.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 3 2 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, ARPublic, 4-year | 58.78% 1.04% | 21.82% | 1,030 | $22,721 ($9,911) | 8,216 | 42.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 2 | University of the Ozarks Clarksville, ARPrivate, 4-year | 59.51% 1.37% | 15.67% | 1,060 | $25,950 | 778 | 51.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 5 3 | Lyon College Batesville, ARPrivate, 4-year | 62.76% 2.78% | 22.54% | - | $31,000 | 659 | 47.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 6 5 | Central Baptist College Conway, ARPrivate, 4-year | 63.46% 17.10% | 66.06% | 1,020 | $21,330 | 547 | 34.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 7 4 | Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, ARPrivate, 4-year | 67.52% 1.00% | 28.93% | 1,170 | $34,500 | 1,858 | 61.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 8 10 | Harding University Searcy, ARPrivate, 4-year | 70.52% 29.48% | 44.62% | 1,150 | $25,962 | 4,696 | 69.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 9 7 | Ecclesia College Springdale, ARPrivate, 4-year | 73.81% 26.31% | 83.87% | - | $16,850 | 111 | 40.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 10 3 | University of Arkansas Fayetteville, ARPublic, 4-year | 74.30% 2.63% | 29.15% | 1,120 | $29,966 ($10,104) | 33,610 | 71.00% | 20 to 1 |
| Average | 62.75% | 34.58% | 1,097 | $26,443 ($9,797) | 5,359 | 52.70% | 13 to 1 |