What to Buy for Your Major
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The majority of colleges and schools on the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus recommend students own a computer that at least meets these minimum university standards:
- i5 or M1 processor
- 8GB RAM
- 250GB storage
- webcam
- 3-year accidental damage protection warranty
- Microsoft Office
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A system with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB Hard Drive is a smart alternative to the minimum university standards. *ChromeBooks and iPads do not meet the minimum system requirements.
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Technology requirements by college or degree:
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Sam Walton College of Business Meet the minimum standards and recommends Windows OS - Inspiron 16, XPS 13", XPS 13" Touch The College of Engineering Require 16GB of RAM, 1TB Hard Drive, USB A, USB C ports and Windows OS - XPS 15", XPS 15", EXT HD Bachelor of Science in Data Science M2 or i7 processor, 16GB of RAM and 1TB solid state hard drive - recommends Mac - 14" MB Pro, 16" MB Pro Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design i7 or AMD Ryzen processor+, 16GB/32GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070/3070 w 4GB/8GB, 512GBHD+ and Windows Pro OS - Reliable performance, High Performance. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
M1 or M2 processor, 16GB of RAM, 512GBsolid state hard drive and Mac OS - 14" MB Pro, 16" MB Pro
Technology recommendations by college or degree:
College of Education and Health Professions |
Meet the minimum recommendations - Inspiron 16, 13"MBA, 15" MBA |
J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
Meet the minimum recommendations. Art, Music, Theatre and Journalism recommend a Mac - 13"MBA, 15" MBA, Inspiron 16 |
School of Law |
Meet the minimum recommendations and using a Windows OS - Inspiron 16 |
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
Exceed the minimum recommendations with 16GB of RAM and using a Windows OS - Inspiron 16, XPS 13" |
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Recommended Technology Accessories:
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Webcam Headset with Microphone Ethernet Cable External display External Hard Drive 1 or 2TB InkJet Printer USB-C Adaptor
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
- Apple M2 MacBook Pro 14"
- Apple M2 MacBook Pro 16"
- Apple Extended Warranty, AppleCare+
Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
Graphic Design majors are required to have a laptop with at least an M1 chip, 16GB of RAM and 512GB hard drive.
- 14" MacBook Pro M2
- 16" MacBook Pro M2
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Apple Extended Warranty, AppleCare+