The University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

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Tuition & Fees

$17,926

$45,395

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
680
25th
570
75th
690
25th
570
75th
29
25th
20
75th
28
25th
20
75th
29
25th
21
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undergraduateRatios

44%

male

56%

female

17

students

1

faculty

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Not Selective

86%

acceptance rate

Accepted 45,194
Declined 6,897
Total Received 52,091
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Public

38,751

undergraduate students

10,652

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

Founded in 1885, The University of Arizona is a public four-year research university that is known for its strong academic programs in fields such as engineering, medicine, and business. It is located on a 392-acre campus in Tucson, Arizona.

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Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 49,403
Established in 1885
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

Social Networks

392-acre campus in Tucson (population: 535,677); branch campus in outskirts of Tucson. Served by air, bus, and train. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Major city

The University of Arizona
1200 East University Boulevard
Tucson, AZ
85721

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
20%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
76%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
36%
Top 1/4
65%
Top 1/2
88%
Bottom 1/2
12%
Bottom 1/4
3%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
680
25th
570
75th
690
25th
570
75th
29
25th
20
75th
28
25th
20
75th
29
25th
21

Admissions Facts

Application fee $50
Other application fee ($80 for out-of-state applicants)
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Required of some
Application deadline (final deadline) May 1
SAT/ACT requirements ACT only Required of some SAT or ACT Considered if submitted

Not Selective

86%

acceptance rate

Accepted 45,194
Declined 6,897
Total Received 52,091

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
Secondary School Record
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies
Recommendations

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Math
  • Reading
  • Study skills
  • Writing

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

Not Reported

Additional services

  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Reader services
  • Special housing
  • Special transportation
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

98%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$13,279

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $13,626
Housing $8,900
Food $5,500
Additional fees $4,300
Books & supplies $800
Total $33,126
Average Financial Aid - $13,279
Total with Avg. Aid $19,847

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Financial Aid Office


P: 520 621-1858
F: 520 621-9473
askaid@arizona.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Beach volleyball yes
Football yes
Golf yes yes
Gymnastics yes
Soccer yes
Softball yes
Swimming and diving yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes

Club Sports - Men's

archery, badminton, ballroom dance, baseball, cheerleading, cycling, equestrian, fencing, lacrosse, racquetball, roller hockey, rugby, running, soccer, tang soo do, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wheel chair basketball,wrestling

Club Sports - Women's

archery, badminton, ballroom dance, cheerleading, cycling, equestrian, fencing, lacrosse, quidditch, racquetball, roller hockey, rugby, running, soccer, synchronized swimming, tang soo do, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wheelchair basketball, wrestling

Intramural/Recreational Sports

basketball, badminton, dodgeball, flag football, floor hockey, inner-tube water polo, kickball, racquetball, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball (indoor/sand), water basketball, wiffleball

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Pacific-12 Conference (Football I-A)

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes yes
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General yes
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General yes yes yes
Agricultural Engineering yes yes
Agricultural Teacher Education yes
Anthropology, General yes yes yes
Apparel and Textiles, General yes
Applied Economics yes
Applied Linguistics yes yes
Applied Mathematics, General yes yes
Arabic Language and Literature yes
Architectural Engineering yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes yes
Art Teacher Education yes yes yes
Artificial Intelligence yes
Astronomy yes yes yes
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General yes yes
Behavioral Aspects of Health yes yes
Biochemistry yes yes yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes yes
Bioinformatics yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other yes yes
Biological/Biosystems Engineering yes yes yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes
Biostatistics yes yes
Biotechnology yes yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes yes
Business/Commerce, General yes
Business/Managerial Economics yes
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology yes yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology yes yes yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Cinematography and Film/Video Production yes
Civil Engineering, General yes yes
Civil Engineering, Other yes yes
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General yes yes yes
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling yes
Comparative Literature yes
Computer Science yes yes yes
Computer Software Engineering yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes
Creative Writing yes yes
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism yes
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare yes
Dance, General yes yes
Data Science, General yes
Design and Applied Arts, Other yes
Design and Visual Communications, General yes
Development Economics and International Development yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes yes
Economics, General yes yes yes
Education Policy Analysis yes
Education, General yes yes
Education, Other yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General yes yes
Educational Psychology yes yes
Educational/Instructional Technology yes
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other yes yes yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) yes
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics yes
Engineering, General yes
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other yes yes yes
Engineering/Industrial Management yes yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
Entomology yes yes
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies yes yes
Environmental Health yes yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering yes yes yes
Epidemiology yes yes
Experimental Psychology yes
Family Resource Management Studies, General yes yes
Film/Cinema/Media Studies yes
Finance, General yes
Financial Mathematics yes
Financial Planning and Services yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General yes yes
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other yes
French Language and Literature yes yes
Game and Interactive Media Design yes
Genetic Counseling/Counselor yes
Genetics, General yes yes
Geographic Information Science and Cartography yes yes
Geography yes yes yes
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes yes
German Language and Literature yes yes
Health Teacher Education yes
Health and Wellness, General yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management yes
Health/Medical Physics yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration yes yes
History, General yes yes yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General yes
Human Nutrition yes
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General yes
Humanities/Humanistic Studies yes
Hydrology and Water Resources Science yes yes yes
Industrial Engineering yes yes
Informatics yes
Information Science/Studies yes yes
Information Technology yes
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations, Other yes
International Relations and National Security Studies, Other yes
International/Globalization Studies yes yes
Iranian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics yes yes
Italian Language and Literature yes
Jewish/Judaic Studies yes
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching yes
Learning Sciences yes
Legal Professions and Studies, Other yes
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other yes
Library and Information Science yes yes
Linguistics yes yes yes
Linguistics and Anthropology yes
Management Information Systems, General yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes yes
Materials Science yes yes yes
Mathematics Teacher Education yes
Mathematics and Statistics yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Medical Science/Scientist yes yes
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor yes
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other yes
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other yes yes
Microbiology, General yes yes yes
Mining and Mineral Engineering yes yes yes
Molecular Medicine yes yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes yes yes
Music Performance, General yes
Music Teacher Education yes
Music, General yes yes yes
Musical Theatre yes
Natural Sciences yes yes yes
Neuroscience yes yes yes
Nutrition Sciences yes yes yes
Oncology and Cancer Biology yes yes
Operations Management and Supervision yes
Optics/Optical Sciences yes yes yes
Organizational Leadership yes
Pharmacology yes yes
Pharmacology and Toxicology yes yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Philosophy, Other yes
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics yes
Physician Associate/Assistant yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Physiology, General yes yes yes
Planetary Astronomy and Science yes yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology yes yes
Political Science and Government, General yes
Political Science and Government, Other yes yes
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies yes
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing yes
Psychology, General yes yes
Public Administration yes yes
Public Health, General yes yes yes
Public Policy Analysis, General yes
Reading Teacher Education yes yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse yes yes yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods yes
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other yes
Retail Management yes
Rhetoric and Composition yes yes
Russian Language and Literature yes yes
School Psychology yes yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education yes yes
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other yes
Secondary Education and Teaching yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes yes yes
Statistics, General yes yes
Sustainability Studies yes yes
Systems Engineering yes yes yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor yes yes
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology yes
Tribal/Indigenous Law yes
Visual and Performing Arts, General yes
Visual and Performing Arts, Other yes
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Psychology
  2. Physiology
  3. Speech Communication/rhetoric

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Pre-professional Programs

  • Other
  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-optometry
  • Pre-pharmacy
  • Pre-veterinary science

49,403

total students

47%

in-state

53%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

78%

38,751
students

Female
56%
21,538

Male
44%
17,213

22%

10,652
students

Female
55%
5,880

Male
45%
4,772

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

78%

30,230
students

Female
57%
17,183

Male
43%
13,047

22%

8,521
students

Female
51%
4,355

Male
49%
4,166

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Student Break-down

4%
Nonresident aliens
4%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
5%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
27%
Hispanic/Latino
48%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
5%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements College GPA: 2.00
High school transcript Required of Some
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Not Required/Recommended
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Not Required/Recommended
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Not Required/Recommended

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: rolling

Spring: rolling

Summer: rolling

Transfer Credits

Minimum transfers must complete

30

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 120
Countries most often represented China
India
Indonesia
Kuwait
Mexico
Saudi Arabia
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
English lab
International student center
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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