University of Arkansas, Fayetteville


Continente:
North America
Country:
United States of America United States of America
Address:
1 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701
Web Site:
www.uark.edu
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville


About University of Arkansas, Fayetteville:

The University of Arkansas (U of A, UARK, or UA) is a public land-grant, doctoral research university located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest, best-known university in the state. More than 27,500 students are enrolled in over 200 undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with the highest level of research activity. Founded as Arkansas Industrial University in 1871, its present name was adopted in 1899 and classes were first held on January 22, 1872. It is noted for its strong architecture, agriculture (particularly animal science and poultry science), business, communication disorders, creative writing, history, law, and Middle Eastern studies programs. Enrollment for the fall semester of 2017 was 27,558. The university campus consists of 378 buildings spread across 512 acres (2.07 km2) of land in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Some well known architecture on campus includes Old Main, the first permanent academic building erected. Academic programs are in excess of 200. The ratio of students to faculty is approximately 19:1. The university also received a combined total of $103.2 million in research awards for the 2017 fiscal year. UA's athletic teams, the Arkansas Razorbacks, compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with eight men's teams and eleven women's teams in thirteen sports. The University is known for its traditions, including Calling the Hogs at sports events, and Senior Walk, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of campus sidewalk etched with the names of all UA graduates since 1871. The University of Arkansas has a strong greek lifetradition, including the founding chapter of the Chi Omega sorority, and the largest fraternity chapter in North America, Kappa Sigma.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 232 232 499 - - - - - - - 651-700 601-650 651-700 701-750 701-750 701-750 751-800

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 148 222 274 283 100 261 256 291 - 301-350 301-350 292 351-400 301-350 301-350 351-400
Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - 253
Life Sciences 248 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Medicine 140 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Natural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences 139 236 255 270 219 212 255 277 279 301-350 266 261 277 282 238 257

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences 88 100 96 90 114 100 105 102 105 128 122 117 157
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chemistry 248 250 - - - - 401-450 401-450 451-500 401-450 - - 253
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - - - 451-500 - - -
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Computer Science - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500 401-450 221
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 133 159 - 140 164
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - 451-500 - - - - - 233
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science 260 273 - 298 - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 351-400 401-450 - 244
Mathematics - - - - - - - - - - - - 351-400
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Physics - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - -
Plant & Animal Science - 260 229 237 279 294 297 268 290 269 239 - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 301-350 301-350 351-400 301-350 351-400
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -