How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Among enrolled undergraduates, 39.8% receive Pell Grants and 34.7% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is 16.5%. University of the Ozarks admits about 59.5% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,020 and 1,160 on the SAT or between 20 and 25 on the ACT (interquartile range). Retention is 68.6% and the six-year graduation rate is 51.5%, with 46.3% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window.
Azimuth ranks University of the Ozarks #772 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 47.9th percentile for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution enrolls a substantial share of undergraduates from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds, reflecting its commitment to broad access in a rural setting.
Azimuth ranks University of the Ozarks #1301 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 12.1st percentile for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates from low-income backgrounds earn median earnings of $38,500 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 26.4th percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The university's mobility ranking reflects the earnings outcomes its graduates achieve relative to peers, with low-income graduate earnings below the median for nonprofit four-year institutions — a signal that prospective students from lower-income backgrounds should weigh alongside the institution's strong access profile.
Among enrolled undergraduates, 39.8% receive Pell Grants and 34.7% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is 16.5%. University of the Ozarks admits about 59.5% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,020 and 1,160 on the SAT or between 20 and 25 on the ACT (interquartile range). Retention is 68.6% and the six-year graduation rate is 51.5%, with 46.3% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window.
Azimuth ranks University of the Ozarks #772 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 47.9th percentile for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution enrolls a substantial share of undergraduates from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds, reflecting its commitment to broad access in a rural setting.
Azimuth ranks University of the Ozarks #1301 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 12.1st percentile for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates from low-income backgrounds earn median earnings of $38,500 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 26.4th percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The university's mobility ranking reflects the earnings outcomes its graduates achieve relative to peers, with low-income graduate earnings below the median for nonprofit four-year institutions — a signal that prospective students from lower-income backgrounds should weigh alongside the institution's strong access profile.
Among enrolled undergraduates, 39.8% receive Pell Grants and 34.7% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is 16.5%. University of the Ozarks admits about 59.5% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,020 and 1,160 on the SAT or between 20 and 25 on the ACT (interquartile range). Retention is 68.6% and the six-year graduation rate is 51.5%, with 46.3% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window.
Azimuth ranks University of the Ozarks #772 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 47.9th percentile for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution enrolls a substantial share of undergraduates from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds, reflecting its commitment to broad access in a rural setting.
Azimuth ranks University of the Ozarks #1301 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions — in the 12.1st percentile for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates from low-income backgrounds earn median earnings of $38,500 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 26.4th percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The university's mobility ranking reflects the earnings outcomes its graduates achieve relative to peers, with low-income graduate earnings below the median for nonprofit four-year institutions — a signal that prospective students from lower-income backgrounds should weigh alongside the institution's strong access profile.
