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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

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POINTS OF PRIDE

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  • September

    16

    Enrollment Census (09/10) Report Due in Registrar’s Office (By 12:00 Noon)

  • September

    19

    Enrollment Census Drops

  • October

    15

    Mid-Term Examination Week

  • October

    20

    Homecoming Week October 20 - 26, 2024

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  • October

    12

    High School Day (11th & 12th grade only)

  • November

    22

    High School Day (11th & 12th grade only)

  • February

    15

    High School Day (9th – 12th grade)

  • October

    20

    Homecoming Week October 20 - 26, 2024

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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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