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Central Baptist College Data & Information Overview

64% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Central Baptist College Ranked?

Biblical Studies Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

CBC was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into CBC?

64% Acceptance Rate
42% Of Accepted Are Women
14% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Central Baptist College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 64%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 14% of students accepted to CBC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 418 and 525. Math scores were between 423 and 558.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Central Baptist College  ( 418 to 525 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Central Baptist College  ( 423 to 558 )
200
800
CBC received ACT scores from 76% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 17 and 24.

ACT Composite Scores for Central Baptist College  ( 17 to 24 )
1
36

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Central Baptist College Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
31% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At CBC, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Central Baptist College is 31%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  31 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Central Baptist College

63% Freshmen Retention
32% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Central Baptist College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  63 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At CBC this rate is 32%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  32 out of 100
0
100

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Central Baptist College Undergraduate Student Diversity

521 Full-Time Undergraduates
30.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
45.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 604 undergraduates at CBC with 521 being full-time and 83 being part-time.

How Much Does Central Baptist College Cost?

$18,852 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
$28,368 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of CBC is $18,852. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for CBC

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$16,873$18,247$18,999$20,316$22,018

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CBC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CBC, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,092 a year. That adds up to $28,368 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do CBC Graduates Make?

$46,789 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from CBC with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $46,789 in their early years. That's great news for CBC students since it is 5% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of Central Baptist College

Arkansas State
521 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Central Baptist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for CBC are given below.

Contact Details
Address:1501 College Avenue, Conway, AR 72034
Phone:501-329-6872
Website:www.cbc.edu/

Central Baptist College Majors

24 Majors With Completions
182 Undergraduate Degrees
182 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 24 majors graduated from Central Baptist College. Of these students, 182 received undergraduate degrees and 182 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Health & Physical Education20NA
General Psychology8NA
General Biology7NA
Liberal Arts General Studies7NA
Other Business, Management & Marketing6$53,451
Teacher Education Grade Specific6NA
Biblical Studies6$36,109
Communication & Media Studies5NA
Business Administration & Management4NA
Other Psychology4NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Central Baptist College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at CBC

39% Take At Least One Class Online
8% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2022-2023, 219 students took at least one online class at Central Baptist College. This is a decrease from the 248 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-202321946
2021-202224835
2020-202140533
2018-201935236

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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