University of Arkansas
Work 232 Silas Hunt Hall
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Work(800) 377-8632
Admissions E-mail: uofa@uark.edu
Web site: http://www.uark.edu
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Tier 1
College Category:
National Universities
National Universities
Overview : University of Arkansas
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Public |
| Year founded: | 1871 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 15,426 |
| Setting: | urban |
| Endowment: | $858,839,699 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 8/1 |
| Application fee: | $40 |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: | 57.7% |
| Selectivity: | more selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2009-2010 In-state: $6,460; Out-of-state: $15,338 |
| Mission | |
| School mission: | Starting on Old Main's front step with the year 1876, the names of the more than 125,000 University of Arkansas graduates have been chiseled into more than two miles of campus walkways, the names grouped by year of graduation. Today, the University of Arkansas is a nationally competitive, student-centered research university, which recently completed a successful billion-dollar capital campaign. The campaign received a major boost from a historic $300 million dollar gift from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation. This largest-ever gift to a public university established and endowed the Honors College, providing financial support to nearly 2,200 honors students. The gift also endowed the graduate school. The endowment provides more than $300,000 to undergraduates each year for study abroad support and more than $500,000 each year for undergraduate research. Since 1997, students have won an incredible number of nationally and internationally prestigious scholarships, awards and fellowships, including: two Gates Cambridge Scholarships, one Rhodes Scholarship, four James Madison Scholarships to support the teaching of the constitution, three British Marshall Scholarships, 25 J. William Fulbright Scholarships, five Rotary Scholarships, eight David L. Boren Scholarships for International Study, nine Freeman in Asia Scholarships, 19 Gilman Scholarships for Study Abroad, seven Harry S. Truman Scholarships in for graduate school, awarded to students in public service, 21 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, 35 Goldwater Scholarships in math, science and engineering, five Udall Scholarships in environmental science, and 11 USA Today All-College Academic Team selections, among many other awards and scholarships. Since its founding, the University of Arkansas has compiled a remarkable record of scientific, technological, intellectual and creative accomplishment. This accomplishment is exemplified by the late U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright, a Rhodes Scholar as a student and eventual president of the university (1939-41). Fulbright went on to serve at the national level, founding in 1946 the greatest international exchange program for faculty and students in the world. |
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