Headcounts and Directory Information
Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Arkadelphia, AR. It has a total enrollment of 1,858 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1. It is a Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Master's degree.
A total of 157 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at OBU. The average faculty salary is $69,393 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 387 employees work at OBU. The average non-instructional staff salary is $49,660. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 410 Ouachita St, Arkadelphia, AR |
| Phone Number | 870-245-5000 |
| Web | www.obu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 14 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 110 Full-time / 47 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 294 Full-time / 93 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $69,393 |
| Staff Average Salary | $49,660 |
| Student Population | 1,858 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Ouachita Baptist University, there are 387 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 294 full-time and 93 part-time staffs work at OBU. By gender there are 198 male and 189 female employees.
Among them, 157 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 110 full-time and 47 part-time faculty. By gender there are 85 male and 72 female faculty teaching at OBU.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 387 | 198 | 189 | 294 | 153 | 141 | 93 | 45 | 48 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 157 | 85 | 72 | 110 | 59 | 51 | 47 | 26 | 21 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Management | 25 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 73 | 43 | 30 | 55 | 35 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Service | 44 | 18 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 33 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | - | - | - |