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WHY CHOOSE UAPB?

Choose UAPB for a world-renowned education and a unique HBCU experience!
At UAPB, you will broaden your horizons, experience leadership opportunities,
establish lifelong friendships, gain real-world experience that will allow you to compete, and excel in the global marketplace

ACADEMICS & RESEARCH

Choose UAPB to find your career path. The Pridelands is home to world-renowned centers and programs including our Aquaculture and Fisheries Center of Excellence, Center for Biotechnology and Nanosciences, and the state’s only online graduate program in Addiction Studies. Choose from over 40+ degree programs.

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AFFORDABILITY

Choose UAPB for an affordable education that prepares you for global competition. We’re PROUD to rank consistently as one of the most affordable universities in Arkansas, and one of the most affordable HBCUs in the nation. (Bestvalueschools.com). We also take PRIDE in finding ways to help students pay for college.

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HBC-YOU EXPERIENCE

Choose UAPB for a unique HBCU experience. Our campus life offers opportunities to walk the yard as a Greek, become a part of Division I athletic teams, and play or groove with the M4Marching Band–known as the Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South. Choose a complete college experience. Join The Pride.

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NEWS FROM THE PRIDE LANDS

Dr. Ryan Nedd has been hired as an Extension specialist at the ÌÇÐÄviog¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ (UAPB). In this role, he will help...

Faculty/Staff

Dr. Rebecca Lochmann, a professor in the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries at the ÌÇÐÄviog¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ (UAPB), has received a Fulbright...

Faculty/Staff

The ÌÇÐÄviog¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ (UAPB) marked a significant milestone in its journey of academic excellence and leadership with the Emerging Scholars Leadership...

Academic programs/Events/Faculty/Staff/Students

Four current and one former student in the Department of Biology at the ÌÇÐÄviog¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ (UAPB) have earned competitive internship opportunities...

Academic programs/Alumni/Faculty/Staff/News/Students

By Danielle L. Simpson-Holder, who earned a master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling during the 2025 spring commencement When I began my journey in rehabilitation counseling, I...

Alumni/News/Students

With determination stitched into every step of her journey, Ciniya McCray-Fleming walked across the stage on Saturday, May 10, graduating summa cum laude with a...

Academic programs/Alumni/News/Students
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POINTS OF PRIDE

what’s going down on the yard

  • July

    3

    *Last Day of Instruction/Final Examinations

  • July

    4

    Independence Day Observed (No Classes/Administrative Offices Closed)

  • July

    7

    First Day of Instruction

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  • June

    20

    Juneteenth in the Bluff: An Arts and Culture Festival - 2025

  • June

    20

    New Student Orientation (NSO) Session

  • July

    4

    Independence Day Observed (No Classes/Administrative Offices Closed)

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STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

HEAR US ROAR

Jordan has accepted a position as a Soil Scientist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, in Minot, North Dakota.

Jordan I. Robinson Agriculture-Agronomy/Plant Science

After graduation, Ms. Franks plans to attend the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to obtain her Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences.

Lakeisha Franks General Studies

This summer I will be interning with PwC within their audit department. This upcoming fall, I will be pursuing my MBA.

Niesha B. Sims Accounting

Going to Graduate School for Sport Psychology while continuing to play softball.

Layla Stouder Health and Physical Education, Recreation/Wellness Option

J’Mya Smith aspires to become an attorney and intends to enroll in the concurrent JD/MPS program at The UA Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law, and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.

Her goal is to work as an in-house attorney for a grant-making foundation that supports narrative change and economic development in the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta region.

J’Mya Smith Political Science

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