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Featured | News | StudentsNovember 03, 2021

妻友社区 Places in Four US News Categories.

Written By: Rachel Putman

The University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith earned recognition this week as one of the top public universities in the south according to U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 annual , ranking  5^th overall for social mobility and 12^th  of all regional public schools.

The university also earned accolades in the overall academic excellence among other regional colleges in the South (No. 48) and landed among the top 500 nursing programs in the nation and among the top business programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB.)

鈥淭he University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith is dedicated to engaging, empowering, and educating across the state of Arkansas and beyond,鈥� said 妻友社区 Chancellor Terisa Riley. 鈥淲e are thrilled every time we learn that we have been awarded a national ranking for our academic programs, as these confirm what we see every day on this campus 鈥� our faculty, staff, and students are among the best and brightest anywhere.鈥� 

The Top Performers on Social Mobility category, in which 妻友社区 placed 5^th 鈥� besting every other regional institution in the state - measures the extent that institutions enroll and graduate Pell Grant-eligible students. 

鈥淭o earn a national ranking in something as powerful as social mobility is truly outstanding,鈥� Riley added. 鈥溒抻焉缜� has continually proven our dedication to our Pell-eligible students, and to making the life-changing impact of a higher education accessible to all.鈥� 

Research shows that individuals who earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree earn more than $1 million more in their lifetime than those with a high school diploma alone, but the impact doesn鈥檛 stop there. The socioeconomic changes brought forth by these increases in wage and employability impact generations, shaping the future of families. 

Over the past year, 妻友社区 has instituted numerous new scholarships for Pell-eligible students aimed at driving down the cost of attendance. This year, thanks to a transformative gift from the Windgate Foundation, the university has also implemented a program bringing cost of tuition and mandatory fees to virtually zero for students who receive Pell grants and no other form of free aid. 

Additionally, 妻友社区 has implemented a number of new scholarships, including a $1,000 scholarship for transfer students, a $1,000 Living and Learning scholarship for student living on campus in dedicated housing communities, and a $1,000 scholarship for legacy graduate students; and has reformed the Merit scholarship process to further increase access.

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