Southern Arkansas University

Spring 2025 Commencement
Southern Arkansas University will come together to honor over 700 spring 2025 graduates during three undergraduate ceremonies on Friday, May 9, and two graduate ceremonies on Saturday, May 10. The ceremonies will be held in the W.T. Watson Athletic Center.
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SAU offers more than 100 academic programs, from Engineering to Musical Theatre to Plant Science
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Southern Arkansas University celebrates impact of public health grant

The College of Science and Engineering at Southern Arkansas University recently hosted a reception to celebrate the successful completion of a transformative public health initiative funded by the Arkansas Department of Health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Launched in 2022, the project provided hands-on training to

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More than

Degree Programs
41

Established in

2022
Acres on the northern edge of Magnolia, AR
300
Student/Teacher Ratio
30 to 1
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100 E. University, Magnolia, Arkansas 71753-5000 Telephone: (870) 235-4000
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