University of Arkansas at Little Rock

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Former name	Little Rock Junior College (1927–1957) Little Rock University (1957–1969)[1]
Motto	Cultus, Veritas, Scientia
Motto in English	Culture, Truth, Knowledge
Type	Public research university
Established	1927; 97 years ago (1927)[2]
Parent institution	University of Arkansas System
Academic affiliations	CUMU Space-grant
Endowment	$80 million (2019)
Chancellor	Christina Drale
President	Donald R. Bobbitt
Academic staff	471 (full-time)
Administrative staff	1,852 (1,465 full-time)
Students	8,197 (Fall 2022)[3]
Location	Little Rock , Arkansas , United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Maroon and silver[4]
Nickname	Trojans
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I – OVC
Website	ualr.edu

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock) is a public research university in Little Rock, Arkansas. Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, the institution became a private four-year university under the name Little Rock University in 1957. It returned to public status in 1969 when it merged with the University of Arkansas System under its present name. The former campus of Little Rock Junior College is now (2019) the campus of Philander Smith University.

At 250 acres (100 ha), the UA Little Rock campus encompasses more than 56 buildings, including the Center for Nanotechnology Integrative Sciences, the Emerging Analytics Center, the Sequoyah Research Center, and the Ottenheimer Library^[5] Additionally, UA Little Rock houses special learning facilities that include a learning resource center, art galleries, KUAR public radio station,^[6] University Television, and a campus-wide wireless network. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".^[7]