Interesting comparisons of North Louisiana to North Central Arkansas

crunching these numbers before actually figuring out what my point is


Ruston LA

1990 – 20,027 population
2000 – 20,546
2010 – 21,859
2020 – 22,166

Louisiana Tech enrollment – 12K
Louisiana Tech endowment – 118 million
D1 athletics (FBS)


Russellville AR

1990 – 21,260 population
2000 – 23,682
2010 – 27,920
2020 – 29,000 (already 31K by 2021 estimate)

Arkansas Tech enrollment – 8,900
Arkansas Tech endowment – 43 million
DII athletics


Now compare Conway AR to Monroe LA, which is basically 30 miles from Ruston

Monroe LA

1990 – 55,000 population
2000 – 53,107
2010 – 48,800
2020 – 47,702 - hello Pine Bluff

Louisiana Monroe enrollment – 8,854
Louisiana Monroe endowment – 73 million
D1 athletics (FBS)

Conway AR

1990 – 26,481 population
2000 – 43,167
2010 – 58,908
2020 – 64,134

UCA enrollment – 12K
UCA endowment – 47 million – I thought it would be more
D1 athletics as in FCS, 1-AA
also with Hendrix College, DIII athletics, 200 million endowment