The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Fayetteville is located in the Northwest corner of the state. The city population is approximately 70,000. Fayetteville, along with Springdale, Rogers, and Bentonville make up the area known as Northwest Arkansas. This area is rich in opportunity.
The home offices of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Tyson Foods, and J.B. Hunt Transport are all located in Northwest Arkasas. Also, over 300 Fortune 500 companies are located here. This gives our graduate students an amazing number of opportunities.
Fayetteville was:
* Ranked in the Top 100 places to live in 2006 by Relocate America.
* Voted #1 in Arkansas and #74 nationally for best green places to live in America by Sperling’s.
* Ranked as the #1 clean air city by COPD Digest.
* Ranked by Kiplinger’s as one of the top ten Best College Towns in 2007 and rated 7th among the BEST Places to Live, Work and Play in 2008.
Things to do and see include:
* The Walton Arts Center – www.waltonartscenter.org
* Historic downtown square
* Farmer’s market
* Dickson Street
* Northwest Arkansas Naturals – minor league baseball
* Razorback athletics
Outdoor activities include:
* Floating our numerous rivers including the Buffalo, White, Elk, Mulberry, Illinois and King’s River
* Rock Climbing and hiking at Devil’s Den
* Biking in the Ozarks
* Camping at any of our 52 Arkansas state parks, 6 national parks or 3 national forests
Business Environment:
* Home to over 300 Fortune 500 companies.
* Corporate headquarters for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Tyson Foods, and J.B. Hunt.
* Expansion Management in 2007 recognized the Fayetteville MSA as the #12 Economic Development hot spot and #3 in the mid-size category among Top Cities for Business Recruitment and Attraction.
* Voted by Forbes at 8th in the nation for Best Places for Business and Careers in 2007.
* Voted #4 in Inc. magazine for Best Cities Doing Business, mid-size city category and #13 overall.
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