Arkansas Baptist College
Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) is a private Baptist-affiliated historically black college in Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1884 as the Minister's Institute, while later renaming it to its current name in April 1885, ABC was initially funded by the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas. It is the only historically black Baptist school west of the Mississippi River. The Main Building on its campus, built in 1893, is one of the oldest surviving academic buildings in the state, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $10,627
- Undergraduate enrollment: 522
- Graduation rate (150%): 5%
- Graduation rate (200%): 0%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 7%
- Student to faculty ratio: 13:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $28,418
- Median earnings (8 years): $26,637
- Median earnings (6 years): $22,652
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: City, midsize
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Little Rock, AR
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Arkansas Baptist College include Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other, Business Administration and Management, Religion.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other (10 bachelor's)
- Business Administration and Management (4 bachelor's)
- Religion (2 bachelor's)
- Human Services (2 bachelor's)
- Public Administration (1 bachelor's)
- Accounting (1 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 100%.
Award levels offered: Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Arkansas Baptist College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $8,700 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $8,700
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $11,820
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $18,924
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $20,340
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $20,431
- In-state tuition and fees: $8,760
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $8,760
- Books and supplies: $1,000
- On-campus room and board: $8,826
- Off-campus room and board: $7,780
- Off-campus with family: $4,474
- Typical cost of attendance: $18,586
- Sticker vs net gap: 43%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 79%
- Federal loan recipients: 81%
- Average institutional grant: $6,835
- Average federal loan: $3,410
- Median debt at graduation: $25,375
Admissions
Arkansas Baptist College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 522
- Women: 24%
- Commuter share (estimated): 26%
- Part-time undergraduates: 12%
- Age 25 and older: 20%
- Graduation rate: 5%
- Come back after freshman year: 23%
- First-generation: 45%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 41%
- Student to faculty: 13:1
- Associate professor salary: $49,650
- Assistant professor salary: $45,245
- On-campus housing capacity: 384
- Meal plan meals per week: 19
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Arkansas Baptist College acceptance rate? Arkansas Baptist College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Arkansas Baptist College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $8,700 a year after aid. Average net price is $10,627.
What majors does Arkansas Baptist College offer? Popular programs include Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other, Business Administration and Management, Religion, Human Services, Public Administration.
What is the average salary after Arkansas Baptist College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $28,418 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Arkansas Baptist College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 7% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 5%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Arkansas Baptist College official site: https://www.arkansasbaptist.edu.