Since its inception, the University of Arkansas System has developed a tradition of excellence that includes the state’s 1871 flagship, land-grant research university; Arkansas’s premier institution for medical education, treatment and research; a major metropolitan university; an 1890 land-grant university; two regional universities serving southern and western Arkansas; eight community colleges; two schools of law; a presidential school; a residential math and science high school; a 100 percent-online university and divisions of agriculture, archeology and criminal justice. The individual entities of the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ System maintain cooperative strength as well as diverse offerings that exhibit unmatched economic and social impact to the state.
The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ System provides communities in Arkansas with access to academic and professional opportunities, develops intellectual growth and cultural awareness in its students and provides knowledge and research skills to an ever-changing society. The system enrolls more than 70,000 students, employs over 28,000 and has a total budget of more than $4 billion. An intrinsic part of the texture and fabric of Arkansas, the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ System is a driving force in the state’s economic, educational and cultural advancement.
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