UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO L-11

Monticello, AR 71656
Tel: (870)367-6811; Admissions: (870)460-1026; Fax: (870)460-1321; Web Site: http://www.uamont.edu/

Description: State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of University of Arkansas System. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1909. Setting: 400-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 2,875. Faculty: 247 (157 full-time, 90 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 1,208 applied, 73% were admitted. Full-time: 2,253 students, 57% women, 43% men. Part-time: 441 students, 73% women, 27% men. Students come from 20 states and territories, 2 other countries, 9% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 28% black, 0.4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 22% 25 or older, 25% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Retention: 54% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; agriculture. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program. Off campus study at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for nursing program. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, proof of immunization. Placement: SAT I or ACT required; ACT recommended. Entrance: non-competitive. Application deadline: 8/1.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2700 full-time, $117.50 per hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6120 full-time, $231.50 per hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $685 full-time. College room and board: $3150. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment: Choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: national fraternities, national sororities; 20% of eligible men and 22% of eligible women are members. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 634 college housing spaces available; 477 were occupied in 2002-03. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. 126,229 books and 862 serials. 140 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.