University Of Arkansas Main Campus

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.

Campus Location

Administration Bldg 425
Fayetteville, AR 72701
USA
Main Tel: (479) 575-2000
Web Site

The campus is in a rural area.

University Of Arkansas Main Campus Highlights

Where University Of Arkansas Main Campus stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in business and management, nutrition and exercise therapy, and engineering.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
High faculty salary.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.
Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
High male/female ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Student meal (board) plan
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	2,382	73
Master	939	84
First-professional degree	139	1
Doctorale	115	35
Post-master's certificate	3	8
Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	6

University Of Arkansas Students

The student enrollment at University Of Arkansas was 18,648 in 2007 (15,913 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 78% of enrolled students, graduate students are 20%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 2%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

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

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 6,038
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 14,492
Room	$ 4,387
Board	$ 2,630
Books and supplies	$ 966
Other	$ 3,138

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

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of Arkansas:

School	Location	Enrollment
The University of Tennessee	Knoxville, TN	29,937
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	Norman, OK	26,068
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln, NE	22,973
SUNY at Buffalo	Buffalo, NY	28,054
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Stillwater, OK	23,213
University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY	25,856
Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, LA	28,628
University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	28,025
University of Colorado at Boulder	Boulder, CO	31,796
University of Louisville	Louisville, KY	20,592

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		557
Without tenure; working toward tenure		139
Without tenure; tenure not available		286

Housing and Meals

University Of Arkansas provides on-campus housing for 4,646 of its 15,913 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

University Of Arkansas Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. University Of Arkansas is in the Southeastern Conference for major sports.

University Of Arkansas 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) .

University Of Arkansas Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	62%
Women	62%
All	62%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	510-630
Math	520-650

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (65 awarded)

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

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (51 awarded)

Animal Sciences
Poultry Science

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (53 awarded)

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

ART STUDIES (39 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (788 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (117 awarded)

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

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (10 awarded)

Environmental Science

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (35 awarded)

Apparel and Textiles

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (16 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (453 awarded)

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
Agricultural Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Education
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
Special Education and Teaching
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (294 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 (127 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 (50 awarded)

Agronomy and Crop Science
Horticultural Science
Ornamental Horticulture
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
Plant Sciences

LAW (149 awarded)

Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (399 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 (43 awarded)

Mathematics
Statistics

MEDIA (186 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (48 awarded)

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (15 awarded)

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

MUSIC (39 awarded)

Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (114 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (128 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 (13 awarded)

Philosophy

SCIENCE (222 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (38 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (87 awarded)

Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
Psychology