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Enrollment in Fayetteville officially 26,754.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:36 am
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:36 am
That's with no other campuses included, like a few other SEC schools always do.
In state vs out of state kids: 57% in-state, 43% out-of-state.
This year's freshman class is 51% out of state students.
Hispanics outnumber AAs.
Largest freshman class at 4,916.
In state vs out of state kids: 57% in-state, 43% out-of-state.
This year's freshman class is 51% out of state students.
Hispanics outnumber AAs.
Largest freshman class at 4,916.
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Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:53 am to Numberwang
wow. i think it was around 15,000 when i started back in 1999
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:57 am to Numberwang
Posted on 9/11/15 at 10:07 am to Numberwang
Insane. It was around 18 when I started in 06.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 10:14 am to WaveHog
It was around 16 or so when I started in 2003. Crazy to think that it's grown by 10k in a decade.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 12:52 pm to Numberwang
"The campus is more diverse and becoming more reflective of the state’s ethnic diversity with 5,006 students of African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, Hawaiian descent and those who indicate two or more races. When international students are included, the diversity number reaches 6,551, which is a little less than 25 percent of the overall student body."
"Students must score at least 32 on the ACT exam and have a 3.8 grade point average to apply to be an Honors Fellow. This class boasts an average ACT score over 33, placing them in the 99th percentile nationwide, and a high school GPA of 4.16."
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I believe this is positive news all the way around. Increasing diversity to reflect the State and nation is a starting point to engage these kids into the real world. I do believe the quality and quantity of the education has certainly increased from the early 2000's before the boom started.
It's certainly a bigger and better school then when I was there. I believe the goal is to hit 30,000 students and level off as that is the average student body of all SEC schools.
I know some people dislike the influx of out-of-state kids however I'm all for bringing the hard working and brightest to one of the prettiest locations in the South. NWA is doing a whole lot of infrastructure building to help retain these kids after college. You'll never stop the cream of the crop from moving back to Dallas or NYC where their talents can be utilized at a premium. Arkansas is smart to connect the DFW metro to NWA.
NWA is only getting better!
"Students must score at least 32 on the ACT exam and have a 3.8 grade point average to apply to be an Honors Fellow. This class boasts an average ACT score over 33, placing them in the 99th percentile nationwide, and a high school GPA of 4.16."
LINK /
I believe this is positive news all the way around. Increasing diversity to reflect the State and nation is a starting point to engage these kids into the real world. I do believe the quality and quantity of the education has certainly increased from the early 2000's before the boom started.
It's certainly a bigger and better school then when I was there. I believe the goal is to hit 30,000 students and level off as that is the average student body of all SEC schools.
I know some people dislike the influx of out-of-state kids however I'm all for bringing the hard working and brightest to one of the prettiest locations in the South. NWA is doing a whole lot of infrastructure building to help retain these kids after college. You'll never stop the cream of the crop from moving back to Dallas or NYC where their talents can be utilized at a premium. Arkansas is smart to connect the DFW metro to NWA.
NWA is only getting better!
Posted on 9/11/15 at 2:02 pm to SunHog
Having the cream of the crop leave for major metro areas may not immediately benefit the state, but it does benefit the university once those graduates rise within their professions. They can donate to the school and provide opportunities for future students and graduates.
Taking excellent students from other states is almost always a good idea as long as the university is still serving students from its own state. If an Arkansan student isn't good enough to compete with out-of-staters who want to attend UA, there are plenty of other schools in the state they can attend.
Taking excellent students from other states is almost always a good idea as long as the university is still serving students from its own state. If an Arkansan student isn't good enough to compete with out-of-staters who want to attend UA, there are plenty of other schools in the state they can attend.
This post was edited on 9/11/15 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 9/11/15 at 2:03 pm to Numberwang
It sucks. There is no parking, which has led to overcrowded busses. They also still let bums ride the U of A transit for free, but students have to pay a transit fee even if they don't ride the bus.
Not enough dorms for the freshmen so some of them are living in study rooms and common areas.
It has gotten out of control but it looks like there are no plans to cap enrollment. They should have capped it at 25,000 for now until they get the infrastructure to accommodate more students. They don't have it right now and it's really disappointing.
Not enough dorms for the freshmen so some of them are living in study rooms and common areas.
It has gotten out of control but it looks like there are no plans to cap enrollment. They should have capped it at 25,000 for now until they get the infrastructure to accommodate more students. They don't have it right now and it's really disappointing.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 2:09 pm to Stonehog
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It has gotten out of control but it looks like there are no plans to cap enrollment. They should have capped it at 25,000 for now until they get the infrastructure to accommodate more students. They don't have it right now and it's really disappointing.
It really is a shite show up there.
Not surprised with Fayetteville's legendary jackass planning committee's. Has spilled over into the U of A for years.
BUILD IT FIRST, worry later!
Always has been the short sighted mentality there.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 2:10 pm to Hog on the Hill
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Having the cream of the crop leave for major metro areas may not immediately benefit the state, but it does benefit the university once those graduates rise within their professions. They can donate to the school and provide opportunities for future students and graduates.
It's not a big deal.
Many (Myself included) left for bigger markets but I fully plan to come back at a much higher salary and most likely raise a family in NWA.
NWA will still hold onto quite a few but those that want to get out and see the bigger markets early in their careers will do so anyway. As you said, it only benefits the area in the long run. Those coming back will command higher salaries, have more disposable income and in turn boost the economy.
It's a win win.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 2:11 pm to Stonehog
They just plowed some houses on Razorback to make another big gravel parking lot. I was so excited when it was completed last week but then they put up a sign that said it's for football players only. It hasn't been close to half full yet while all the other ones in the area are packed from 8am on. I'm pissed 
This post was edited on 9/11/15 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 9/11/15 at 2:28 pm to STLhog
A lot of the out of state kids do stay. Get a marketing degree and you can actually get a job within your field in NWA. Homeless guys can't swing a machete without hitting a marketing firm these days.
Tyson and JB both still keep a lot of their white-collar jobs in other places. Tyson, especially with their Hillshire Farm folks in Chicago. I see both continuing to bring more back as the area gets more amenities that "cityfolk" like. JB has already announced they're bringing 1500 to NWA.
Walmart hasn't begun to bring its dot-com jobs into the region.
Tyson and JB both still keep a lot of their white-collar jobs in other places. Tyson, especially with their Hillshire Farm folks in Chicago. I see both continuing to bring more back as the area gets more amenities that "cityfolk" like. JB has already announced they're bringing 1500 to NWA.
Walmart hasn't begun to bring its dot-com jobs into the region.
This post was edited on 9/11/15 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 9/11/15 at 2:39 pm to Stonehog
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It has gotten out of control but it looks like there are no plans to cap enrollment. They should have capped it at 25,000 for now until they get the infrastructure to accommodate more students. They don't have it right now and it's really disappointing.
Right around when I was nearing graduation was when they were reactive mode because they started to realize that UA's infrastructure not only couldn't support future enrollment growth, it wasn't big enough for the (then) current student body.
Old Main and Ozark Hall were falling in on themselves, Kimpel was outdated and cramped, Brough wasn't big enough, and the Union was horrendously out of date. That was around the time they started having to hold a few large lecture classes in Barnhill.
I love UA deeply, but we're way behind the curve on dorms. The Maple Hill complex is very nice, but Reid, Hump Dump, G-Rip, Buch-Droke, and parts of Pomfret are old and very outdated. It's still crazy to me that Humphreys just got A/C within the last few years. The Northwest Quad is over 10 years old now. I know academic buildings are a must, but we've got to significantly upgrade and add to our dorm facilities.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 5:33 pm to Feral
The "private dorms" keep going up around Dickson. The campus still needs a couple more dorm complexes. The ironic part of all of the private apartments set up like dorms right off campus, it has made on-campus living more popular, because everybody who can afford it is living within a few blocks of campus now. It's cool to be downtown and campus-adjacent, and living on-campus is the cheaper alternative.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 5:40 pm to wmr
Them not having enough on campus and close to campus alternatives has also made rents artificially inflated in Fayetteville.
I know a lot of young professionals making decent money that struggle to find decent places to live in Fayetteville for under $1200-$1500. That is too high for NWA. Out of state parents pay whatever when it comes to monthly rents on houses.
I know a lot of young professionals making decent money that struggle to find decent places to live in Fayetteville for under $1200-$1500. That is too high for NWA. Out of state parents pay whatever when it comes to monthly rents on houses.
This post was edited on 9/11/15 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 9/11/15 at 6:51 pm to STLhog
That's not the primary issue driving rents. Apartment vacancies all over NWA are at all-time lows because the whole area is booming right now. 99.9% of the students live in Fayetteville, but a lot of people prefer living here to Springdale for easy to understand reasons.
Fayetteville average apartment rents are actually somewhat lower than Bentonville. Not everybody can afford to live downtown, but that's ok. There are still affordable places in Fayetteville, if you can find vacancies to meet your need.
The last thing the city needs is a bunch of cheaper apartments.
Fayetteville average apartment rents are actually somewhat lower than Bentonville. Not everybody can afford to live downtown, but that's ok. There are still affordable places in Fayetteville, if you can find vacancies to meet your need.
The last thing the city needs is a bunch of cheaper apartments.
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