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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

5210 Grand Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72913

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UA Fort Smith bell tower and award-winning arboretum campus
UA Fort Smith bell tower and award-winning arboretum campus
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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith School Description

What does genuine mean? It means honest. It means straightforward. It means true. That's our promise to you: a relevant, rewarding education, a caring, down-to-earth faculty and staff, and a learning environment that feels like home.

Our programs — which include top-notch offerings in biology, business, education, health care, history, and the applied sciences — have been developed in partnership with industry and government leaders, ensuring your degree will have genuine value. You'll graduate with the knowledge and skills you need to make it today and grow into new opportunities tomorrow.

Our professors teach all of their own classes — you'll never see a teaching assistant at Fort Smith — and they'll take a genuine interest in your needs and interests. They know you're studying to achieve a personal or professional goal, and they'll make your goals their own.

Our campus is the pride of Fort Smith and arguably the freshest and most well-equipped in the nation. Designed with students in mind, it has all the resources it takes to make your educational experience successful. The campus is also a genuine community resource — research tools of the Boreham Library and the performances at the Stubblefield Center are open to the public.

The mission of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (UA Fort Smith) is to raise the higher education achievement level of the residents of the Western Arkansas service area to meet or exceed the national averages, at a cost that is affordable.

UA Fort Smith is a unique regional university. The institution will raise the education achievement level by providing high quality baccalaureate, associate, and certificate programs and a wide range of credit and noncredit educational services for its six-county Western Arkansas service area. Education and training services designed to meet the workforce education and retraining needs of business and industry throughout the region are a direct support responsibility of UA Fort Smith.

Student learning and growth are the priorities for all members of the institution. The University will strengthen the educational, cultural, and economic development of the communities in Western Arkansas.

Surroundings matter. At UA Fort Smith, we felt it was our duty to create a living and learning environment that was as beautiful and well-appointed as our students and faculty were talented and industrious. After several years of building and planning, we think we’ve created a campus that would make any university proud to call home.

We achieved our goal by making the entire campus an arboretum, with more than 46 species of trees mapped out by GPS technology. As it grows to maturity, this "urban forest" will provide endless opportunities for field study, rest, and relaxation.

The Boreham Library, with tens of thousands of books, periodicals, and microfilms files and maintains subscriptions to several online databases, offers world class research and learning tools to our students and Fort Smith neighbors. The Baldor Technology Center can provide quality educational and technological programs to more than 1000 students per day.

The Joel and Barbara Stubblefield Center is a state-of-art, 3,100-seat venue performance space. Its frequent concerts, plays, dances, lectures and presentations anchor the cultural life of both the campus and the city.

The dramatic Reynolds Bell Tower with its plaza and fountains is our campus anchor. At seven stories, it is the tallest freestanding belfry in the South Central United States.

School Website: University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, known also as UA Fort Smith, is a public, co-educational, four-year university. It is one of 11 campuses that make up the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. UA Fort Smith is the sixth largest university in Arkansas, with a fall 2007 credit enrollment of approximately 6,500.

UA Fort Smith uniquely offers in-state tuition rates not only to Arkansas residents, but also to residents of Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.

The University campus occupies of an award-winning, nationally recognized arboretum that boasts 1,122 GPS-inventoried trees representing 69 species. In 2003 the campus was named the "Best Maintained Landscape in the Nation".

History

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith was established in 1928 as an extension of the public school system in Fort Smith, Arkansas, with the superintendent acting as the college president and the high school principal as dean. Known originally as Fort Smith Junior College, the institution operated within the Fort Smith public school system until 1950, when the school was incorporated as a private, nonprofit institution with its own governing board. In September 1952, the College moved from borrowed facilities in the high school to its current site, initially occupying 15 acres.

During the private college era, enrollment increased, as did course offerings, the number of faculty, and facilities. A vocational-technical division was added in 1960. During this period, the college began developing the programs and character of a comprehensive community college — a new concept in Arkansas and across the nation.

In the fall of 1965, the Sebastian County electorate approved the creation of the Sebastian County Community Junior College District, along with a tax levy on the real and personal property of the county. The governor appointed a Board of Trustees, and the school again became a public institution.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Southeast
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
6,787
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
91%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$8,950
Students Receiving Aid:
81%
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Admissions

Selectivity:
Selective
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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Degree Programs

Associates Degree Programs

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Bachelors Degree Programs

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Certificate Programs

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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 91%
Part-Time 9%
Men vs. Women
Women 56%
Men 44%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 83%
Other 6%
Asian 4%
African-American 4%
Hispanic 3%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 87%
Out-of-State 13%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Arkansas 87%
Oklahoma 9%
Mississippi 0%
Louisiana 0%
Texas 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 10%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $4,060 $8,950  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $3,120 $8,010  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $940 $940  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $2,687 45%  
State and Local Grants:
 $2,307 15%  
Institutional Grants:
 $2,425 50%  
Student Loans:
 $4,749 2%  
Any Aid:
   81%  

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Admissions

Acceptance Rate: 67% (Selective)
Test Scores  
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 82%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 19, Verbal: 19, Math: 18
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 24, Verbal: 25, Math: 24

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

College Advice on University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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Question: U of A Fort Smith dorms?

Does the University of Arkansas Fort Smith have coed dorm rooms/apartments?
18 months ago
AuntSis
AuntSis

Best Answer

My son is there now. There are only apartments-they are gated and very well secured with a strictly enforced no alcohol policy. They are not allowed to live co-ed.
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Question: What is Fort Smith, AR like? (For people who live(d) there)?

Whats the average pay for someone who works an entry-level job? (Like retail, clerical, etc) What is the University of Arkansas in Fort Smith like? How much is something like a nice 2 bedroom apt/duplex/townhouse/house for rent monthly? What kind of attractions do they have? Any info about it is appreciated. Please do not answer if you dont know, it will only result in a negative rating. I live in another part of AR, but plan to move to Ft Smith which is larger than the town I live in now. Im going to U of A for Dental Hygiene.
30 months ago
lizard one
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Best Answer

I live close to Fort Smith all in all it's not bad. The pay is going to be around minimum wage or a few dollars above. The good news is rent isn't that much 400 to 600 is about average for nice apartments. The college is growing and has a nice campus. Attractions aren't much it has a nice amphitheater and its close to Arkansas wine country and the University of Arkansas that has an abundance of NCAA athletic events going on. There are several casinos right outside of town in Oklahoma. Most of the town is pretty old but they try to pass it off as historic. Crime isn't to bad but the juveniles are getting into some gang activity mostly just dressing like gang-bangers and tagging nothing to serious. It's pretty much average America nothing to brag about but not much to complain about either.

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  • UA Fort Smith bell tower and award-winning arboretum campus
    UA Fort Smith bell tower and award-winning arboretum campus [source]
  • Baldor Technology Center
    Baldor Technology Center [source]
  • UA Fort Smith's award-winning campus grounds
    UA Fort Smith's award-winning campus grounds [source]
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