Arkansas State University (A-State) is a comprehensive public research university and the flagship institution of the Arkansas State University System, located on a 1,376-acre campus on Crowley’s Ridge in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Founded in 1909 as a regional agricultural training school, A-State has grown into a major Carnegie R2 Doctoral Research University serving over 14,000 students across more than 150 undergraduate and graduate fields of study. The university encompasses eight distinguished degree-granting colleges: College of Agriculture, Neil Griffin College of Business (AACSB-accredited), College of Engineering and Computer Science (ABET-accredited), College of Nursing and Health Professions, Beck College of Sciences and Mathematics, College of Education and Behavioral Science (CAEP-accredited), College of Liberal Arts and Communication, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. A-State is home to the Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI), the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Health Sciences, and is the host institution for the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State. The university fields 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic teams known as the Red Wolves, competing in the Sun Belt Conference.

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