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30,936 students in Fayetteville this fall. 7,099 freshmen. New all-time record.

Posted on 7/31/22 at 1:42 pm
Posted by Numberwang
Bike City, USA
Member since Feb 2012
13163 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 1:42 pm
Both numbers set new records. There are so many freshmen, the U of A is housing 900 of them off-campus at nearby apartment complexes.

LINK

We continued to grow while sucking at sports for a while. Now, we are good (or at least not embarrassing) and there's a rush for admission on the Hill. Nuts. Also, prayers sent for anyone trying rent anything in Fayetteville anytime soon.

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This post was edited on 9/7/22 at 7:37 pm
Posted by TheCheshireHog
Cashew Chicken Country
Member since Oct 2010
40851 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 2:02 pm to
That’s nuts. There was 15,000 total when I was there in the early 2000s and it felt crowded then.
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
65559 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 2:54 pm to

I think there were about 12K total when I went in 89. My squid is a junior this year and says it's Texas North. Cutest little Pi Phi y'all never saw.
Posted by rockiee
Sugar Land, TX
Member since Jan 2015
28540 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 3:07 pm to
quote:

says it's Texas North


Felt like that 10 years ago, not just the people either. Feels like all the businesses started shifting locations up there as well.
Posted by ArHog
Muss is a coward
Member since Jan 2008
32875 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 4:10 pm to
I'd be curious of the break down of residents vs out of state students
Posted by Numberwang
Bike City, USA
Member since Feb 2012
13163 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 4:22 pm to
I would guess it is close to 50/50 in-state vs out of state.

Some of the out of staters apply for and get residency while they're in school, especially if they're staying for grad school.

The past couple of freshman classes have been majority out of state.
Posted by Numberwang
Bike City, USA
Member since Feb 2012
13163 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 4:23 pm to
quote:

Feels like all the businesses started shifting locations up there as well.


Whole Foods
Torchy's Tacos
Whataburger
DQ

Coming soon:
Chuy's
Velvet Taco
Posted by Porker Face
Midnight
Member since Feb 2012
15308 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 5:50 pm to
DQ has nothing to do with Texas

2021 enrollment 29068

State of origin

Arkansas 14370 49.4%
Texas 7141 24.6%
Missouri 1676 5.8%
International 1247 4.3%
Oklahoma 1050 3.6%
Tenn 389 1.3%
Louisiana 245 0.8%
Posted by Numberwang
Bike City, USA
Member since Feb 2012
13163 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 10:46 pm to
Wow. Looks like we are already majority OOS.

Also, while not started in Texas..

Is DQ a "Texas Thing"?
Posted by Maytheporkbewithyou
Member since Aug 2016
12565 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 10:50 pm to
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Chuy's


Barf. Hopefully they just relocate the one in NLR. It sucks!
Posted by Porker Face
Midnight
Member since Feb 2012
15308 posts
Posted on 8/1/22 at 7:27 am to
Texans claiming something to be a "Texas thing" is irrelevant. They are prone to doing that by nature. That article describes generic small town life from the perspective of someone who has never been outside Texas and thinks everything that happens in their bubble is unique to them

For example- white girls in the KC suburbs love Chick Fil A. That doesn't make it a "KC thing" - even if they say it is

I also happen to know the ownership group opening the DQs in NWA and they are not affiliated with Texas in any way
Posted by hogfly
Fayetteville, AR
Member since May 2014
4622 posts
Posted on 8/1/22 at 8:06 am to
Dreading the return of insane traffic. This summer, there was such a huge drop off in traffic once the students went home. Fayetteville’s street network is not adequate for all the students. Not even close.
Posted by ArHog
Muss is a coward
Member since Jan 2008
32875 posts
Posted on 8/1/22 at 8:26 am to
Thanks Porker

Posted by Arksulli
Fayetteville
Member since Aug 2014
25156 posts
Posted on 8/1/22 at 12:15 pm to
quote:

International 1247 4.3%


For a school of our size that is a lot of International students.
Posted by wmr
North of Dickson, South of Herman's
Member since Mar 2009
32518 posts
Posted on 8/2/22 at 10:16 am to
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Dreading the return of insane traffic.


Yeah it will suck. I noticed an uptick last Friday when I believe the sorats were coming back to prep for rush. The school has gotten big quickly.

Its insane how many student-oriented apartment buildings there are now, and they are all apparently full.
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
American dissident
Member since Nov 2013
35737 posts
Posted on 8/2/22 at 10:42 am to
I'm *smashing my head in wall emoji* for not buying a 1 bed 1 bath tiny condo on Rollston Ave 8 years ago

it's was fricking $150K, probably worth 800K now


upstairs above Theo's


damnit where's that bash your head in the wall emoji?



like the cigarette machine to Ben's Apt was maybe 40 feet away? I think?
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
American dissident
Member since Nov 2013
35737 posts
Posted on 8/2/22 at 10:50 am to
frick Chuy's



overpriced scaled-down whatever with pompous management, especially the one in Rogers


food trucks with Tex-Mex or straight Mex in Rogers and Bentonville blow chuy's away
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
American dissident
Member since Nov 2013
35737 posts
Posted on 8/2/22 at 11:03 am to
quote:

For example- white girls in the KC suburbs love Chick Fil A. That doesn't make it a "KC thing" - even if they say it is



I don't get teh Chik-Fil-A thing

saw a line backed up in the four-lane avenue yesterday waiting to make orders

why?? they don't even salt their fries. "Waffle" fries? Who gives a shite they look like a "waffle"?

the kids working at CFA in rogers and Bentonville are nice kids - the ones working at the Fayetteville location are hateful leftist pieces of shite
Posted by STLhog
Nashville, TN
Member since Jan 2015
17712 posts
Posted on 8/2/22 at 12:24 pm to
Should buy more Wingstop.

It's way better.

Sandwich coming soon as well.
Posted by Hubbhogg
Fayettechill
Member since Dec 2010
13414 posts
Posted on 8/2/22 at 4:59 pm to
quote:

I also happen to know the ownership group opening the DQs in NWA and they are not affiliated with Texas in any way



Speaking of DQ, I used to like them, but these new ones they've put in Fayetteville are fricking trash. The one on MLK already closed its doors for good
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