Enrollment in Fayetteville officially 26,754.

wow. i think it was around 15,000 when i started back in 1999

"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!