Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR — Public university, est. 1890; home of the Reddies; Great American Conference member (NCAA Division II); located in Arkadelphia alongside Ouachita Baptist University — making Clark County, Arkansas, one of the most college-dense small counties in the American South; one of two public universities in Arkadelphia; strong programs in business, education, and nursing; Henderson State has a long tradition of athletic excellence at the Division II level, including conference championships in football and basketball; serves the rural communities of the Ouachita River valley in southwest-central Arkansas; its proximity to Ouachita Baptist creates a distinctive educational community in one of Arkansas's smaller cities