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Campus Address
1200 North University Drive
Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601
Telephone: 870-543-8000
Toll-free: 800-264-6585
Fax: 501-534-2021
Admissions Address
Telephone: 870-575-8492 or 8493
Toll-free: 800-264-6585
Fax: 870-543-8014
http://www.uapb.edu
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History
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is a four-year, private, coed, liberal arts institution founded in 1875 as the Branch Normal College. The first classes were taught to 7 students in a rented frame building in Pine Bluff.
In 1882, the state erected a two-story brick building on a 50-acre lot in suburban Pine Bluff. Between 1881 and 1894, ten Bachelor of Arts degrees were awarded. From 1894 to 1929, Branch Normal College operated as a junior college.
In 1927, several significant changes took place: first, the governor appointed an independent board of trustees; second, the state legislature appropriated $275,000 to begin building a new campus just outside the city. Finally, funds from the General Education Board and the Rosenwald Fund, totaling $216,000, were donated to aid the project.
In 1929, the school became known as Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College (AM&N). In 1933, Arkansas AM&N was certified to grant baccalaureate degrees. Two aggressive building programs begun between 1935 and 1940 resulted in the campus doubling in size by the late 1960s. Additions included academic and administrative buildings, student service facilities, additional living quarters for faculty members and students, and an expansion in services and research facilities at the 220-acre College Farm and Agri-Lab. On July 1, 1972, Arkansas AM&N merged into the University of Arkansas System and was renamed University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
As a land-grant institution, UAPB is committed to providing high-quality educational programs in the agricultural sciences as well as the arts and sciences. UAPB works to recruit students who are from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
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General Information
Public institution
Year founded: 1873
Religious affiliation: None
Academic calendar: Semester
Undergraduate student body: 3,200
Setting: Urban
Fall 2005 Admissions
Application deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Least selective
2005-2006 Expenses
Tuition and fees: $4,326 in-state, $8,511 out-of-state
Room/board: $5,290
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