Established: 1879
Enrollment: 3,275
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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is the only academic health sciences university in the state of Arkansas. It is the state鈥檚 largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees in 73 of the state鈥檚 75 counties. UAMS and its clinical affiliates, Arkansas Children鈥檚 Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, are an economic engine for the state with an annual economic impact of $3.92 billion.