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Arizona State University

#105 in National Universities (tie)

4 year • Tempe, AZ

4 year • Tempe, AZ
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Overview

Arizona State University is a public institution that was founded in 1885. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 65,492 (fall 2022), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 2,006 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Arizona State University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #105. Its in-state tuition and fees are $12,051; out-of-state tuition and fees are $32,193.


Arizona State University, which has one of the largest undergraduate populations in the nation, offers students a wide range of academic and extracurricular options. Collectively, the campuses in Tempe and three other locations in the Phoenix area offer students more than 300 undergraduate academic programs to pick from and more than 500 clubs and organizations to check out. For time away from Arizona, students can choose from more than 250 study abroad options. Freshmen are required to live on campus, unless they commute from a parent's home, are married or fall under other exceptions. The Arizona State Sun Devils sports teams compete in the NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference and are particularly known for their baseball prowess.


Arizona State also offers a wide range of highly ranked graduate programs through schools including the W. P. Carey School of Business, the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Among the scores of notable people who have attended ASU are actor David Spade, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and baseball star Barry Bonds.

Arizona State University is a public institution that was founded in 1885. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 65,492 (fall 2022), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 2,006 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Arizona State University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #105. Its in-state tuition and fees are $12,051; out-of-state tuition and fees are $32,193.


Arizona State University, which has one of the largest undergraduate populations in the nation, offers students a wide range of academic and extracurricular options. Collectively, the campuses in Tempe and three other locations in the Phoenix area offer students more than 300 undergraduate academic programs to pick from and more than 500 clubs and organizations to check out. For time away from Arizona, students can choose from more than 250 study abroad options. Freshmen are required to live on campus, unless they commute from a parent's home, are married or fall under other exceptions. The Arizona State Sun Devils sports teams compete in the NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference and are particularly known for their baseball prowess.


Arizona State also offers a wide range of highly ranked graduate programs through schools including the W. P. Carey School of Business, the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Among the scores of notable people who have attended ASU are actor David Spade, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and baseball star Barry Bonds.

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At-a-Glance

Setting

Urban

In-state tuition and fees

$12,051

Undergraduate Enrollment

65,492

Acceptance Rate

90%

2024 Rankings

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Admissions

Rolling

Application Deadline

90%

Acceptance Rate

SAT Range*

1120-1370

ACT Range*

19-27

High School GPA*

3.5

* These are the average scores of applications admitted to this school. Ranges represent admitted applicants who fell within the 25th and 75th percentile.

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Cost

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees

$32,193

In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,051

Room & Board

$16,091(2023-24)

Average Need-Based Aid Package

$16,985

$12,814

Annual Cost*

$12,814

Annual Cost*

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees

$32,193

In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,051

Room & Board

$16,091(2023-24)

Average Need-Based Aid Package

$16,985

*Average in-state cost after aid

Academics

54%

4-Year Graduation Rate

19:1

Student/Faculty Ratio

40%

Classes With Fewer Than 20 Students

Popular Majors

MAJOR

% OF GRADUATES

ALUMNI STARTING SALARY

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

22%

N/A

Engineering

9%

N/A

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

9%

N/A

Health Professions and Related Programs

7%

N/A

Psychology

6%

N/A

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
22% Percent of Graduates
N/A Alumni Starting Salary
Engineering
9% Percent of Graduates
N/A Alumni Starting Salary
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
9% Percent of Graduates
N/A Alumni Starting Salary
Health Professions and Related Programs
7% Percent of Graduates
N/A Alumni Starting Salary
Psychology
6% Percent of Graduates
N/A Alumni Starting Salary

* In cases where salary data at the specific major level is unavailable, a general salary for the major category is displayed.

Faculty Research Impact

Bibliometric Rank

70

Bibliometrics is the statistical analyses of publications and citations for the purpose of measuring faculty research impact.

Publications Cited in Top 25% of Journals

69%

Publications Cited in Top 5% of Journals

24%

Total Papers published between 2018-2022

29,848

Citations Per Publication

13:1

Data provided byLast updated 2023.

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Students

65,492

Undergraduate Enrollment

Graduate Enrollment

14,573

Total Enrollment

80,065

Full-Time Degree-Seeking Students

59,765

Student Diversity

Gender Distribution

Male51%
Female49%

Ethnic Diversity

45%

Minority Enrollment

45%

Minority Enrollment

45%

White

26%

Hispanic

9%

Asian

7%

International

5%

Two or more races

4%

Black

3%

Unknown

1%

American Indian

Not Specified is not included in this breakdown due to an enrollment of 0%.

Campus Life

Housing and Dorms

Types of campus housing available:

  • coed dorms
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • apartment for single students
  • special housing for disabled students
  • theme housing
  • other housing options
  • Student Activities

    106+

    Sports Teams

    38

    Fraternities

    28

    Sororities

    After College

    Graduation Rate

    54%

    Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)

    41%

    Average Debt at Graduation

    $23,515

    $44,456

    Median Starting Salary of Alumni

    $44,456

    Median Starting Salary of Alumni

    Graduation Rate

    54%

    Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)

    41%

    Average Debt at Graduation

    $23,515

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