+15%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Ouachita Baptist University rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($30.1k → $34.5k).
Arkansas · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas. 1,612 undergraduate students. 59 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Ouachita Baptist University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Ouachita Baptist University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.2% → 0.0%).
+15%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Ouachita Baptist University rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($30.1k → $34.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Arkansas
Each tile compares this institution to the Arkansas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$51,673+24% · 6→10y
Arkansas median $34,871$41,697
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry70.3%+27% · '97→'24
Arkansas median 47.1%$15,000+244% · '97→'20
At program completion1,612-0% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS82.7%+21% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time68.5%-26% · '01→'24
latest cohort$32,480+245% · '00→'24
out-of-state $32,480SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.9%Median federal debt $15,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $51,673 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+27%
Ouachita Baptist University · completion · 150% rose
48.2% → 61.4%
+69%
Ouachita Baptist University · completion · 100% rose
34.0% → 57.4%
+21%
Ouachita Baptist University · retention rose
68.0% → 82.5%
+245%
Ouachita Baptist University · in-state tuition rose
$10,000 → $34,500
+245%
Ouachita Baptist University · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,000 → $34,500
+244%
Ouachita Baptist University · median debt rose
$6,125 → $21,050
-100%
Ouachita Baptist University · cohort default rate fell
7.6% → 0.0%
+31%
Ouachita Baptist University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$39,400 → $51,673
+28%
Ouachita Baptist University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$36,800 → $47,024
+37%
Ouachita Baptist University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$30,500 → $41,697
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Biology, General.$69,601Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$68,076Finance and Financial Management Services.$58,779Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$51,565History.$47,933Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$45,473Communication and Media Studies.$41,779Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology.$26,001
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
8 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS · CIP 39
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Arkansas
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Ouachita Baptist University graduates earn $X” — not “Ouachita Baptist University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Ouachita Baptist University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.