Accreditation

Southern Arkansas University is accredited by the following entities:

AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
777 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 750
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 769-6500
www.aacsb.edu

The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
(312) 263-0456 or 800-621-7440

National Association of Schools of Music
11250 Roger Bacon Dr., Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 437-0700
www.arts-accredit.org

National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
NCATE
2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 466-7496

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
NLNAC
3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000

Council on Social Work Education
1725 Duke Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314-3457
(703) 519-2058
www.cswe.org

Commissions on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
2201 Double Creek Drive, Suite 5006
Round Rock, TX 87664
Phone – (512) 733-9700
Fax – (512) 733-9701

National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP)
www.nacep.org

Quick Facts

No other college or university in the world except SAU has a Mulerider as a mascot. The name is absolutely unique to SAU.
Since 2002, SAU has committed close to one hundred million dollars to new buildings and other improved facilities.
Total number of faculty - 190 (55% of SAU faculty are Ph.Ds).
Total number of staff - 197
Enrollment - approximately 3,400
Student-teacher ratio – 17-to-1

Increases in the last 10 years:

Athletics- 7,320 sq ft.
Housing- 165,985 sq ft.
Student Activities 57,419;
E&G- 209,117 sq ft.
Rodeo Arena- 77,770 sq. ft.
= Total of 527,611 sq. ft. added.

Distinguished Alums

Harry Thomason, '62, Hollywood producer and director of such award winning TV program and films as Designing Women and The Blue and the Gray;
Leland Tollett, '56, President and CEO of Tyson Foods, world's largest meat products company
Dr. Ron Ponder, '65, information technology leader as CIO at Fedex, AT&T, and WellPoint Health Networks and CEO of the Ponder Group;
Joan Dempsey, Deputy Director of CIA and Executive Director of President George W. Bush's Foreign Intelligence Intelligence Advisory Board
Jordan Babineaux, 2004, defensive back for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and the Tennessee Titans.

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