University Of Arkansas

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

University of Arkansas, also known as U of A or UA, is the state's flagship university. A public, coeducational, state and land-grant university, it resides on 345 acres in Fayetteville, overlooking the Ozark Mountains.

U of A was established as Arkansas Industrial University in 1871 and took its present name in 1899.

Old Main, the university's signature building, is one of 11 campus buildings on the National Registry of Historic Places. Starting on Old Main's front step with the year 1876, the names of thousands of graduates have been chiseled into more than two miles of campus walkways.

U of A offers an array of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Education and Health Professions
• College of Engineering
• Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
• Global Campus
• Graduate School
• Honors College
• J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
• Sam M. Walton College of Business
• School of Architecture
• School of Law

The University of Arkansas Honors College was established and endowed in 2002.

Athletic teams are known as the Razorbacks. School sports include football, basketball, baseball and track, and U of A is in the Southeastern Conference for major sports.

Among U of A's many student organizations are film societies, information technology clubs, fraternities and sororities, debate teams, and a newspaper and literary magazine.

Former President Bill Clinton and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton started their careers as faculty members of U of A.

Notable alumni include J. Walter Keller, developer of the heart pacemaker; J. William Fulbright, former U.S. Senator, creator of the Fulbright Program for International Education Exchange and president of the university; Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys and member of the 1964 National Champion football team; Pat Summerall, professional football sportcaster for the Fox Network; Professor Emeritus E. Fay Jones, recipient of the American Institute of Architects' highest award, the Gold Medal; S. Robson Walton, chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Tommy Holloway, manager of NASA's space shuttle programs; and Joe Johnson, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management, computer science and engineering, and engineering.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High male/female ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

University Of Arkansas participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 69% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 19,194 in 2009-2010 (16,719 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students, graduate students are 19%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 76% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Arkansas provides on-campus housing for 4,953 of its 16,719 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southeastern Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 188 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 152 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Arkansas offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (81 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Production Operations
• Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (53 awarded)

• Animal Sciences
• Poultry Science

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (55 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES (43 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (897 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Human Resources Development
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (116 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (14 awarded)

• Environmental Science

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (40 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (16 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (417 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
• Educational Evaluation and Research
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational Statistics and Research Methods
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Technical Teacher Education
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (299 awarded)

• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Operations Research
• Transportation and Highway Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (181 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Housing and Human Environments
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Public Policy Analysis
• Social Work

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (32 awarded)

• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Horticultural Science
• Ornamental Horticulture
• Plant Sciences

LAW (133 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (434 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (32 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (185 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (52 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (14 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (41 awarded)

• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (98 awarded)

• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (136 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (16 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (226 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Chemistry
• Entomology
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics
• Planetary Astronomy and Science
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (36 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (90 awarded)

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Psychology