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Our Purpose

The Graduate School and International Education is the home for all graduate students and all international students, both graduate and undergraduate, and all students seeking an educational experience abroad. We recruit, retain and graduate students who ask tough questions, drive innovation, break barriers, explore every angle and solve complex problems. We lead change, and our future has never been brighter.

Our Students

The Graduate School at the University of Arkansas has a reputation for producing some of the most influential leaders and researchers of our time. Our students work with experts in their fields who are striving to answer today’s most challenging questions. They are at the forefront of discovery and are committed to enriching the global community.

4,354 graduate students enrolled
45:55 ratio of male to female graduate students
21% under-represented graduate students
16% international graduate students
9 Southern Regional Education Board Scholars
50 Benjamin Franklin Lever Fellows
55 Fulbright Scholars enrolled
356 doctoral fellows
421 travel grants awarded (fiscal year 2020)
1,468 graduate assistantships awarded

Our Community

Serving as a gateway to outdoor adventures of the Ozarks, and home to the state's flagship educational institution, Fayetteville is U.S. News & World Report's Best Place to Live in the SEC and one of their Top 5 Best Places to Live in the United States in 2019, and has consistently ranked on Livability.com's Top 100 Best Places to Live lists.