Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, AR · private, nonprofit · 1,602 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Ouachita Baptist University field?
Ouachita Baptist University, in Arkadelphia, AR, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and the Great American Conference.
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 11 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Ouachita Baptist University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 20% below the NCAA Division II median of 10, and about the same distance from the national median. Ouachita Baptist University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 55%.
Ouachita Baptist University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 11 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 22% above the Great American Conference median of 9, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. Ouachita Baptist University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 11 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 120%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Ouachita Baptist University fund its athletes?
Ouachita Baptist University reported 577 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 325 men and 252 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,313,469, about $9,360 per male athlete and $5,046 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $74,967 for men's sports and $30,326 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $231 and $120 per athlete.
What is Ouachita Baptist University like academically?
Ouachita Baptist University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 68% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1211, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $47,321 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,409 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 53% of the sticker price on average.
61% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 83% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $51,673, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Ouachita Baptist University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 18% of degrees, with Health Professions, Biological & Biomedical Sciences and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Biology, General (32 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (30 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (24 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (21 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (20 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (18 degrees)
- Psychology, General (17 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (17 degrees)
- Religion/Religious Studies (15 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (15 degrees)
What is Arkadelphia, AR like to live in?
Ouachita Baptist University sits in Arkadelphia, a town well outside any metro area of about 10,000 people in Clark County, Arkansas.
Household incomes in Arkadelphia, a median of about $42,430, sit far below the Arkansas median and likewise far below the national one, 46% lower than the country as a whole.
Home values are in step with the rest of Arkansas, around $176,000 and a typical rent of $741 a month is 19% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 16 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 9% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 23% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.6 times the national share, and the median age of 23 is younger than the country's 39.
32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Arkansas average of 25%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Ouachita Baptist University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Ouachita Baptist University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great American Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Ouachita Baptist University?
- Ouachita Baptist University is in Arkadelphia, AR, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Ouachita Baptist University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $47,321 a year, and an average net price of $22,409 after grants and scholarships.