Public research university in Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Former name
Little Rock Junior College (1927–1957) Little Rock University (1957–1969)[1]
Motto
Cultus, Veritas, Scientia
Motto in English
Culture, Truth, Knowledge
Type
Public research university
Established
1927; 97 years ago (1927)[2]
Parent institution
University of Arkansas System
Academic affiliations
CUMU
Space-grant
Endowment
$80 million (2019)
Chancellor
Christina Drale
President
Donald R. Bobbitt
Academic staff
471 (full-time)
Administrative staff
1,852 (1,465 full-time)
Students
8,197 (Fall 2022)[3]
Location
Little Rock
,
Arkansas
,
United States
Campus
Urban
Colors
Maroon and silver[4]
Nickname
Trojans
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – OVC
Website
ualr.edu
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock) is a public research university in Little Rock, Arkansas. Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, the institution became a private four-year university under the name Little Rock University in 1957. It returned to public status in 1969 when it merged with the University of Arkansas System under its present name. The former campus of Little Rock Junior College is now (2019) the campus of Philander Smith University.
At 250 acres (100 ha), the UA Little Rock campus encompasses more than 56 buildings, including the Center for Nanotechnology Integrative Sciences, the Emerging Analytics Center, the Sequoyah Research Center, and the Ottenheimer Library[5] Additionally, UA Little Rock houses special learning facilities that include a learning resource center, art galleries, KUAR public radio station,[6] University Television, and a campus-wide wireless network. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[7]
^"About Us: History". ualr.edu. University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^"Facts UALR". ualr.edu. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
^"UA Littlerock Administration Quick Facts". Retrieved June 29, 2023.
^"Colors – UALR". Retrieved 2016-09-17.
^Ottenheimer library
^KUAR public radio station
^"Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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