J. William Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences

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• Fulbright College is the largest college. It is 1/3 of the student population.
• The college was named after Senator J. William Fulbright
• There are 7,700 plus undergraduate students and 19 academic departments
• Fulbright students comprise nearly half of the universities total study abroad participation, with 700 plus students traveling to over 400 countries.
• Minority students comprise more than 23 percent of the college's current student body.
• 55.89 percent of students are women.
• The faculty is made up of 22 percent minority members.
• 39.48 percent of faculty are women.
• 41% of all U of A Honors College students are in Fulbright College.
• Fulbright has a 70 percent acceptance rate for medical school applicants, typically 90 percent or more of honors students.
• Fulbright College home states:
  • Arkansas: 55.25%
  • Kansas: 1.9%
  • Missouri: 4.77%
  • Oklahoma: 3.36%
  • Tennessee: 1.22%
  • Texas: 13.4%
  • Other states: 20.1%
• Faculty by the Numbers:
  • As an example of our size, Fulbright College's four largest departments (Mathematical Sciences, World Languages, Literatures & Cultures, English and History) combined are larger than the second largest college (College of Education & Health Professions) in it's entirety.
  • There are over 500 Fulbright College faculty members.

Fulbright College alumni by state as of 2014:

400 plus alumni living outside of the United States.