School History
The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant research university. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Founded as Arkansas Industrial University in 1871, its present name was adopted in 1899 and classes were first held in February 1872. It is noted for its strong architecture, agriculture (particularly poultry science) creative writing and business programs It is also noted for the fact that University of Arkansas engineering students won the 2006 world championship for solar-powered boats.
Established: 1871,
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas,
Website: www.uark.edu.
