University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location: Southeast
Setting: Large Town Setting
Type: Public
Size: Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Mascot: Golden Lions
Nickname: UAPB
UAPB Golden Lions logo
UAPB Golden Lions logo
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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

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.

History

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).

Campus

Residential Life

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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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,136
On Campus Housing: Available
Full Time Students: 99%
Athletic Programs: Available
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 8,439
Students Receiving Aid: 95%
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Admissions
Selectivity: Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 99%
Part-Time 1%
Men vs. Women
Women 53%
Men 47%
Race/Ethnicity
African-American 95%
Caucasian 3%
Other 2%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 62%
Out-of-State 38%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Arkansas 62%
Missouri 8%
Illinois 7%
Tennessee 4%
Texas 4%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 34%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

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%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 89% (Selective)
Test Scores  
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

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

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

Degree Programs at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Associate's Level Majors
Bachelor's Level Majors

Certificate Programs at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Career Education Majors

Photos

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    UAPB Golden Lions logo [source]