by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Ozarka College was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health sciences & services.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Ozarka College is ranked #1,926 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Ozarka College also holds the #23 spot on the Best Colleges in Arkansas ranking.
Ozarka College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Ozarka College, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 Ozarka College is 51%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
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 Ozarka College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,033 undergraduates at Ozarka College with 522 being full-time and 511 being part-time.
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 Ozarka College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Ozarka College, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $4,462 a year. That adds up to $17,848 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Ozarka College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 218 College Dr, Melbourne, AR 72556-0010 |
| Phone: | 870-368-7371 |
| Website: | https://www.ozarka.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 159 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 106 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 90 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 68 | NA |
| Nursing | 33 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 26 | NA |
| Information Science | 25 | NA |
| Air Transportation | 22 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 21 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 20 | NA |
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, 664 students took at least one online class at Ozarka College. This is an increase from the 655 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 664 | 330 |
| 2021-2022 | 655 | 323 |
| 2020-2021 | 695 | 363 |
| 2018-2019 | 709 | 300 |
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.
References
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