University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, Arkansas · Private · 767 undergraduates · ozarks.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
92%
of 1,438 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
910 to 1180
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$44,660Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at University of the Ozarks
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
92% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$44,660
a year in 2027-28, from a $44,660 sticker price
What to do with your 1040
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1040).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- Test-optional applicants submit one letter of recommendation, academic writing sample/essay, interview with admission committee member, and resume/student profile
Source: Incoming Freshman Application Process - University of the Ozarks · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
92%
of applicants were admitted: 1,319 of 1,438 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 7.5% of them sent SAT scores and 69% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 910 to 1180
Reading and Writing 470 to 610
Math 440 to 570
ACT composite 17 to 24
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000%
- 1200 to 139912%
- 1000 to 119953%
- 800 to 99935%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.53
- 4.016%
- 3.75 to 3.9924%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.4917%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.9913%
- Below 2.502.2%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$44,660
a year
- Tuition$27,530
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$15,018
- $30,001 to $48,000$14,592
- $48,001 to $75,000$14,759
- $75,001 to $110,000$17,640
- Over $110,000$23,104
Financial aid
86%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$21,467
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
25%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $12,759 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Arkansas programs for residents
Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarship
$10,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.50+ GPA, 1410+ SAT or 32+ ACT, Single tier; Graduating HS senior; FAFSA; apply by March 1; 12 hrs first semester then 15/semester at one institution
Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship (traditional students)
$2,000 to $5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.00+ GPA, Pathway: HS GPA 3.00 or higher (test score on record, no minimum); Standardized test score (ACT, SAT, Accuplacer or equivalent) on record; FAFSA; apply by July 1; full-time enrollment
- 990+ SAT or 19+ ACT, Pathway: HS GPA below 3.00 with qualifying test score; FAFSA; apply by July 1; enroll full-time (12 hrs first fall, 15/semester after)
Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program (Achievement)
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Pathway: highest-scoring student in county (ACT/SAT + GPA + class rank); Top-scoring eligible student in county by ACT or SAT score, cumulative GPA and class rank; must apply for Academic Challenge to be considered; FAFSA; deadline July 1, an application, essay or interview
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
21 of 21
Earn credit with a score of 3
2 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,750Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO104 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT175 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MAT175 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CSC133 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG103 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | BIO134 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HST153 or HST163 |
| European History | 5 | 6 | HST153 and HST163 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FRN103 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GER103 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | HST203 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY214 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY224 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY244 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY234 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | MAT 133 | |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY103 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA 143 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POL103 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HST253 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HST153 or HST163 |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 | HST153 and HST163 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
48%
Come back for a second year
69%
Typical earnings
$44,113
a year, 10 years after starting here
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