University of Arkansas System

The University of Arkansas System is a public higher education network and the state's first land-grant institution, founded in 1871. It comprises 22 campuses, divisions, and units, including six universities - among them the flagship campus in Fayetteville - eight community colleges, two law schools, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the state's premier medical education and research facility. The system enrolls more than 70,000 students and employs over 28,000 people across Arkansas.

Work spans a wide range of disciplines: medicine, law, agriculture, technology, research, and higher education scholarship. The flagship campus is classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the top 2 percent of U.S. universities with highest research activity. Recent federal appropriations across the system topped $105 million, within a total budget exceeding $4 billion. Community colleges within the network serve regional and local workforce needs.

Roles at the system draw on its land-grant tradition of expanding access to academic, practical, and professional opportunities, and on cooperation among its constituent entities. Its stated mission - education, scholarship, and service - is directed at the economic, educational, and cultural advancement of Arkansas, with programmes adapted to the needs of an ever-changing society.