About Ouachita Baptist University

Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) is a private, Baptist university in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The university’s post is taken from the Ouachita (pronounced WAH-shi-tah) River, which forms the eastern campus boundary. It is affiliated taking into account the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.

Arkadelphia is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,714. The city is the county seat of Clark County. It is situated at the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. Two universities, Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University, are located there. Arkadelphia was incorporated in 1857.