| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Golden Lions |
| Nickname: | UAPB |
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, commonly referred to as UAPB is a historically black university located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Founded in 1873, it is the oldest HBCU, and the second oldest public institution in the state in Arkansas (after the University of Arkansas). UAPB is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, was founded in 1873 as the Branch Normal College; it was nominally part of the "normal" (education) department of Arkansas Industrial University, later the University of Arkansas, but was operated separately due to segregation. It later became a land-grant college under the 1890 amendments to Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act, which required states which did not open their land-grant university to all races to establish a separate land-grant university for each race. The school severed its ties with the University of Arkansas and became Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal (AM&N) College in 1927; it moved to its current campus location in 1929. The school re-joined what is now the University of Arkansas System in 1972, this time as a full-fledged campus, gaining its current name and university status in the process.
Since 1988, the university has gained recognition as a leading research institution in aquaculture studies, offering the state's only comprehensive program in this field, and supporting a growing regional industry throughout the Mid-South (according to the school, aquaculture is a $167 million industry in Arkansas alone and approximately $1.2 billion in the Mississippi Delta region).
Living on campus makes it easy to meet other students, become involved in campus organizations and activities, and helps ease your transition to college life. Because the experience offers so many opportunities, freshmen are encouraged to live in one of the university's campus residence halls.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 34% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Southwestern Athletic Conference) Basketball (Southwestern Athletic Conference) Baseball (Southwestern Athletic Conference) Track (Southwestern Athletic Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 4,254 | $ 8,439 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 3,150 | $ 7,335 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,104 | $ 1,104 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,765 | 73% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,506 | 21% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 4,037 | 35% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,770 | 68% | |
Any Aid: |
95% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 89% (Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 5% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 368, Math: 340 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 460, Math: 480 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 95% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 14, Verbal: 13, Math: 14 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 18, Verbal: 19, Math: 17 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
