Most Favored Arkansas Colleges

Most Favored Arkansas Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Arkansas. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.

Harding University, has the highest yield rate of 44.62% for academic year 2024-2025 in Arkansas. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is positioned second with 34.75% yield and University of Central Arkansas follows them with 35%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Arkansas.

Most Favored Arkansas Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Harding University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSearcy, AR	44.62%	2,714	1,914	854	70.52%
2	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Public, four-yearsMagnolia, AR	34.75%	2,708	2,040	709	75.33%
3	University of Central Arkansas Public, four-yearsConway, AR	34.64%	7,039	6,299	2,182	89.49%
4	Arkansas Tech University Public, four-yearsRussellville, AR	33.65%	3,654	3,504	1,179	95.89%
5	John Brown University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSiloam Springs, AR	30.94%	1,647	1,254	388	76.14%
6	University of Arkansas Public, four-yearsFayetteville, AR	29.15%	30,555	22,703	6,618	74.30%
7	Williams Baptist University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWalnut Ridge, AR	28.94%	609	508	147	83.42%
8	Ouachita Baptist University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsArkadelphia, AR	28.93%	2,155	1,455	421	67.52%
9	Lyon College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBatesville, AR	22.54%	1,654	1,038	234	62.76%
10	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Public, four-yearsLittle Rock, AR	21.82%	4,335	2,548	556	58.78%

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