Private · Clarksville, AR
University of the Ozarks
University of the Ozarks merit aid, cost of attendance, freshman GPA and SAT/ACT scores, net price by income, and graduate earnings.
Costs, merit aid & admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 92%
- Undergraduates
- 767
- Avg merit aid / yr
- $12,758.62
- Cost of attendance
- $40,145
- SAT 75th percentile
- 1160
- ACT 75th percentile
- 25
Costs are annual prices before aid. Average merit aid is the average non-need-based award to freshmen who got one — not an offer to every applicant.
University of the Ozarks incoming freshman academic profile
- Average high school GPA
- Not reported
- SAT composite middle score
- 1,0402025-26 CDS · Source
- ACT composite middle score
- 212025-26 CDS · Source
Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.
Freshman financial need & merit gifts
2025-26 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source
- Average freshman need met
- 86%
- Average undergraduate need met
- 89%
Merit gifts among freshmen receiving need-based aid
52 recipients · 30.6% of freshman aid recipients.
Merit gifts to freshmen without financial need
58 recipients · 25.4% of all freshmen.
$12,759 average annual award
These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee.
Published scholarship grid
University of the Ozarks merit scholarship grid
The college describes these awards as automatic for admitted students who meet the criteria. Test scores are optional for these awards.
| Award | GPA | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Trustee Scholarship | 3.75+ | $14,000 |
| Hurie Scholarship | 3.50–3.74 | $13,500 |
| Presidential Scholarship | 3.00–3.49 | $13,000 |
| Dean’s Scholarship | 2.50–2.99 | $12,000 |
Automatic on acceptance; GPA-only (page does not specify GPA weighting). Annual award includes $1,000 Annual Fund component; renewable up to four years with 12 credits/semester and 2.0 GPA.
University of the Ozarks's official scholarship page ↗University of the Ozarks net price by family income
Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.
| Family income | $0–30K | $30–48K | $48–75K | $75–110K | $110K+ | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual net price | $15,018 | $14,592 | $14,759 | $17,640 | $23,104 | $17,192 |
Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.
At what family income does financial aid stop at University of the Ozarks?
There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use University of the Ozarks's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.
Graduation, earnings & student debt
- 6-year graduation
- 48.3%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort
- First-year retention
- 68.6%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- $44,1132011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars
- Median federal debt
- $15,000Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled
Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 107558).
Colleges with acceptance rates similar to University of the Ozarks
University of the Ozarks accepts about 92% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX92% acceptance
- University of California-Merced · Merced, CA92% acceptance
- University of North Carolina Asheville · Asheville, NC92% acceptance
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA91% acceptance
- California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt · Arcata, CA92% acceptance
- Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA92% acceptance
- College for Creative Studies · Detroit, MI92% acceptance
- College of Saint Benedict · Saint Joseph, MN92% acceptance
- College of Staten Island CUNY · Staten Island, NY92% acceptance
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · East Stroudsburg, PA92% acceptance
Colleges with merit aid similar to University of the Ozarks
University of the Ozarks reports average merit aid of $12,758.62 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.
- Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO$12,776 avg merit aid / yr
- University of California-San Diego · La Jolla, CA$12,722 avg merit aid / yr
- University of California-Irvine · Irvine, CA$12,649 avg merit aid / yr
- Shenandoah University · Winchester, VA$12,583 avg merit aid / yr
- University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT$12,975 avg merit aid / yr
- University of California-Riverside · Riverside, CA$12,152 avg merit aid / yr
- Principia College · Elsah, IL$12,000 avg merit aid / yr
- Harvey Mudd College · Claremont, CA$11,875 avg merit aid / yr
- Otis College of Art and Design · Los Angeles, CA$13,645 avg merit aid / yr
- American University · Washington, DC$13,691 avg merit aid / yr
Data sources & limitations
Admissions, costs and merit aid: collegedata.fyi (Common Data Set + federal data), imported Oct 2026. Net prices and outcomes: College Scorecard, Oct 15, 2026 release, matched by federal ID. SAT 75th percentile adds section scores; 90th-percentile and GPA match thresholds are estimates. ROI compares four years of average net price with median earnings 10 years after entry, ranked in thirds across colleges. Blank means not reported — never estimated. Confirm costs and scholarships with the college.