The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is a public historically black university in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is part of the University of Arkansas System and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as agriculture, business, education, and engineering. UAPB has a student body of approximately 2,500 students and a faculty of over 200. The university was founded in 1873 as the Branch Normal College and has since grown to become a comprehensive university.