Fast Facts
Rankings & Awards
An education at the University of Arkansas is among the "best values" in the country for Arkansas students, and an even better value for non-residents, according to an annual survey published by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. The University of Arkansas placed 59th on the list of 100 Best Values in Public Colleges for 2008, a substantial improvement from last year, when the university placed 95th on the list. The university was ranked in 50th place for out-of-state students.
Students
2008 Enrollment by Department
| Undergraduate | Master's | Doctoral | Total | |
| Biological Engineering | 64 | 18 | 7 | 89 |
| Chemical Engineering | 158 | 2 | 16 | 176 |
| Civil Engineering | 191 | 20 | 6 | 217 |
| Computer Science Computer Engineering | 160 | 31 | 22 | 213 |
| Electrical Engineering | 129 | 37 | 33 | 199 |
| Industrial Engineering | 109 | 374 | 26 | 509 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 241 | 20 | 10 | 271 |
|
Freshman Engineering |
613 | 613 | ||
| Non-degree | 15 | 20 | 35 | |
|
Total |
1680 | 522 | 120 | 2,322 |
Percentage of undergraduates that are women: 15.7
Faculty
2008 Faculty by Department
| Undergraduate | Undergraduate to Faculty Ratio | |
| Biological Engineering | 13 | 5:1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 16 | 10:1 |
| Civil Engineering | 21 | 10:1 |
| Computer Science Computer Engineering | 15 | 11:1 |
| Electrical Engineering | 26 | 5:1 |
| Industrial Engineering | 17 | 7:1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 17 | 14:1 |
| Total | 125 | 8:1 |
Academics
Students can choose from eight different undergraduate and 31 graduate degree programs:
- Biological Engineering: BSBE, MSBE, MSE, PhD
- Biomedical Engineering: MS
- Chemical Engineering: BSChE, MSChE, MSE, PhD
- Civil Engineering: BSCE, MSCE, MSE, PhD
- Computer Science: BS, MS, PhD
- Computer Engineering: BSCmpE, MSCmpE., MSE, PhD
- Electrical Engineering: BSEE, MSEE, MSE, PhD
- Environmental Engineering: MSEnE
- Industrial Engineering: BSIE, MSIE, MSE, PhD
- Mechanical Engineering: BSME, MSME, MSE, PhD
- Micro Electronics-Photonics: MS, PhD
- Operations Management: MS
- Operations Research: MSOR
- Telecommunications Engineering: MSTcE
Incoming engineering student average ACT: 28
Incoming engineering student average High School GPA: 3.76
Research
Professors, as well as graduate and post-graduate researchers, are working on world-class research ranging from using nanotechnology to address pressing medical concerns to examining electrical power distribution. The work of our researchers is being transformed into business, creating jobs and opportunities for Arkansans and improving the way the world operates. Here are just a few of the research projects in each of our departments:
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Bioprocess engineering for phytonutrients; Biotechnology Engineering; Food processing, quality, and safety; Biosensors for food safety and health; Biocatalyic potential of microbes; Bio-nanotechnology remote sensing and site-specific agriculture; Poultry litter conversion for thermal energy; Agricultural waste management; Non-point source pollution engineering; Ecological Engineering; Water Quality and Quantity Management; Watershed modeling; Nutrient transport at various spatial and temporal scales; Biomedical Engineering; Tissue Engineering; Physiological modeling for disease prevention.
Chemical Engineering
Membrane separations, chemical and biochemical separations, bio-separations, mathematical modeling, hazardous chemical releases, mixing, petro-chemical processes, chemical process safety, supercritical fluid technologies, environmental fate of chemicals.
Civil Engineering
Transportation facility, planning, design, operation and management; water/wastewater and wetlands research; computational mechanics and structural modeling; construction materials. Environmental site remediation; geotechnical slope stability and monitoring; non-destructive testing techniques.
Computer Science & Computer Engineering
Electronic circuits for space and aero-space applications, Middleware, RFID, Network security, Combinatorial optimization, Computer forensics, Low power digital systems, Grid computing.
Electrical Engineering
Advanced materials technologies for multichip module and packaging of microelectronics; Development of amorphous silicon solar cells on flexible substrates for space application; Power Electronics Packaging; Silicon Microprobe System Development; A Microjet Impingement Array Cooling Device; Nanoparticle Detection Scheme for Immuno and DNA Assay in Microfluidic Devices; Immuno Impedance Biosensor for Rapid Detection of Pathogens in Poultry Samples; Sensor Networks; Wireless Sensor and Network Control; Highway Collision Warning Technology; Development of a New Automotive Chassis Control Actuator; Through-wafer Interconnects for Future Electronic Devices; Three-Dimensional Packaging Technology; Direct Cooling of Propulsion Drives; Integrated Controllers for Automotive Auxiliary Electric Motors; Modeling Silicon Carbide Devices; Algorithms and Tools for Automatic Behavioral Model Generation; Rad-Hard, High-Voltage Bias Circuitry for a MEMS Microgyroscope; Model Building Tools for VTB; Mixed-signal and Linear Design and Test Research; IGERT: A new Era in Electronics Education; Development of Through-Substrate Vias; Center for Ferroelectric Electronic-Photonic Nano Devices; Undergraduate Research on Nanodevices REU Site; Mixed-Signal and Linear Microelectronics; Direct Cooling of Propulsion Drives; Innovative Microwave Imaging System for Breast Cancer Detection; Optical Properties of III-V Semiconductor Quantum Wells and Superlattices; Infrared Applications of III-Nitride quantum dots.
Industrial Engineering
International Trade and Transportation, Intelligent Systems, Logistic Systems Analysis and Design, Material Flow Design and Improvement, Transportation Systems Modeling, Transportation Safety, Supply Chain Modeling, Operations Research.
Mechanical Engineering
Materials processing, nano surface engineering of materials, micro/nano tribological studies of hard coatings, atomistic simulations of interface structure-property relationships, thermodynamic modeling of metastable phases, synthesis of carbon nanotubes, atomic layer deposition of conformal nano-scale coatings and laser processing. MEMS devices, molecular motors and packaging. Energy systems, improved performance of K-12 school buildings, building simulation. Combustion, Biofuels, Spacecraft Systems and Simulations.
Funding
2008 Research Expenditures by External Funding Source
| Amounts | |
| Federal & national government contracts | $6,597,403 |
| State government contracts | $6,135,703 |
| Foreign Government | $437,746 |
| Local government grants and contracts | $3,026 |
| Business and industrial grants, contracts, and gifts | $3,305,734 |
| Private non-profit organizations grants, contracts, and gifts | $2,031,544 |
| Total | $18,511,157 |
