Arizona State University - Tempe: Statistics

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#58 of 14,131 In the World
#46 of 2,597 In North America
#43 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 25 In Arizona
#1 of 5 In Tempe
#1 of 1,184 For Urban and Regional planning
Top10 For 13 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
88%
Aid receiving
92%
Undergraduates
64,716
Graduates
13,165
Male:Female Ratio
50:50
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.asu.edu

Arizona State University - Tempe Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Arizona State University - Tempe has an acceptance rate of 88% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 88% 86% 90%
Applicants 61,603 29,380 32,223
Admissions 54,329 25,323 29,006
Freshmen enrolled full time 14,097 6,917 7,180
Freshmen enrolled part time 153 79 74

37,856 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

4,453 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Recommended
Secondary school GPA Recommended
Secondary school rank Recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 34568 (45%)
Hispanic 18379 (24%)
Nonresident Alien 9163 (12%)
Asian 6057 (8%)
Two or more races 3636 (5%)
Black or African American 3229 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1838 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 341 (0.4%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 147 (0.2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$12,201
Students receiving aid
92%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $10,710$11,720
Tuition in-state $10,710$11,720
Tuition out-of-state $28,800$23,544
Fee in-district $638$888
Fee in-state $638$888
Fee out-of-state $638$888

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 16,334
Combined charge for room and board $13,696
Room charge $8,176
Meal charge $5,520

Arizona State University - Tempe majors

Arizona State University - Tempe has granted 14,794 bachelor's degrees across 151 programs, 3,926 master's across 131 programs, and 897 doctorate degrees across 75 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Arizona State University - Tempe.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 1,154
Computer Science 531 436 19
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 920 21 12
Psychology, General 809 16 13
Management Science 150 462
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 438 18 12
Social Work 203 229 3
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 201 189 44
Mechanical Engineering 273 120 20
Political Science and Government, General 393 4 3
Finance, General 393
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 374
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration 373
Purchasing, Procurement & Acquisitions and Contracts Management 372
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 275 36
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 310
Law 283
Elementary Education and Teaching 198 70
Secondary Education and Teaching 173 82
Computer Engineering, General 82 155 9
Accounting 244
English Language and Literature, General 199 27 10
Journalism, Other 191 45
Economics, General 225 2 7
Business Administration and Management, General 216 1 15
Civil Engineering, General 153 56 22
Biochemistry 200 4 12
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, Other 176 14 4
Chemical Engineering 149 37 6
Pre-Medicine & Pre-Medical Studies 192
Family Resource Management Studies, General 176 2
Art & Art Studies, General 155 19
Engineering, General 149 25
Computer Software Engineering 62 105
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 115 44 6
International Business & Trade & Commerce 71 94
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 158
Environmental Studies 107 31 17
Industrial Engineering 95 44 13
Film & Video and Photographic Arts, Other 150
Mathematics, General 136 8 3
Health & Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 144
Special Education and Teaching, General 111 33
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 117 21
Construction Engineering Technology & Technician 92 39
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 88 35 2
History, General 113 10 2
Computer and Information Sciences, General 118
Legal Studies 106 7 3
Public Policy Analysis, General 97 18
International & Globalization Studies 105 1 4
Sports Communication 91 12
Information Technology Project Management 68 31
Sociology, General 99
Aeronautics & Aviation & Aerospace Science and Technology, General 97
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 83 13
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 66 28 1
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 94
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 87 6
Materials Engineering 37 30 25
Public Administration 86 4
Music Performance, General 42 47
Anthropology, General 73 6 6
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 80 2
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 82
Nursing Practice 77
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 61 8 1
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 58 8 1
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 66
Financial Mathematics 65
Fashion & Apparel Design 64
Health and Wellness, General 62 2
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering 64
Architecture 59 4
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 61
Human Computer Interaction 19 38 3
Philosophy 54 4 2
Environmental Design & Architecture 59
Health Services Administration 19 40
Physical Sciences, General 58
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 57
Microbiology, General 45 4 5
Spanish Language and Literature 43 6 4
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 36 16
Physics, General 34 3 13
Music, General 6 4 39
Chemistry, General 33 1 13
Science Technologies & Technicians, Other 47
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other 46
Forensic Chemistry 46
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 46
Graphic Design 45
Engineering & Industrial Management 36 6
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 41
Education, Other 40
Music Teacher Education 24 16
Organizational Leadership 37
Neuroscience 27 5 4
Geography 31 4
Tourism and Travel Services Management 35
Science, Technology and Society 15 14 5
Bioinformatics 14 14 4
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 26 6
Industrial and Product Design 32
Applied Mathematics, General 22 3 6
Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management 27 4
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 6 23
Informatics 28
Interior Design 28
Landscape Architecture 25 3
Real Estate Development 28
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 26 1
Statistics, General 17 7 3
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 7 19
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other 25
Dance, General 19 6
Science & Technology Management 25
Healthcare Innovation 24
Molecular Biology 24
Taxation 24
Computational Mathematics 22
Applied Behavior Analysis 21
Construction Engineering 18 3
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 20
Manufacturing Engineering 4 16
Visual and Performing Arts, General 20
Earth Systems Science 19
Public Health, General 19
Music Therapy & Therapist 13 5
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 10 6 2
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 7 10
Linguistics 10 7
Applied Psychology 16
Design and Applied Arts, Other 14 2
Family and Community Services 16
Regulatory Science & Affairs 14 2
American Indian & Native American Studies 13 2
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 14
Education, General 14
Geology & Earth Science, General 7 7
Engineering Design 13
French Language and Literature 13
International Relations and Affairs 13
Social Sciences, General 11 2
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 13
Actuarial Science 6 6
Educational Psychology 12
Political Science and Government, Other 12
Criminology 6 5
Applied Mathematics, Other 4 4 2
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 6 1 3
Engineering & Engineering-Related Technologies & Technicians, Other 10
Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling 10
Pharmacology and Toxicology 10
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 10
Curriculum and Instruction 9
Religion & Religious Studies 6 2 1
Women's Studies 7 2
Asian Studies & Civilization 8
Community Organization and Advocacy 8
Environmental Science 8
Interior Architecture 8
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 8
Systems Engineering 2 6
Design and Visual Communications, General 7
Environmental Biology 3 4
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 7
Music Theory and Composition 6 1
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 7
Astrophysics 1 5
Biophysics 6
Creative Writing 6
Cultural Studies & Critical Theory and Analysis 1 4 1
Education Policy Analysis 6
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 6
Natural Sciences 6
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 6
Russian Language and Literature 6
Solar Energy Technology & Technician 6
German Language and Literature 5
Political Economy 5
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General 4
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 4
Kinesiotherapy & Kinesiotherapist 4
Biological & Biosystems Engineering 3
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 3
Evolutionary Biology 2 1
Italian Language and Literature 3
Mass Communication & Media Studies 1 1 1
Nanotechnology 3
Nursing Science 3
Public Health Education and Promotion 3
Therapeutic Recreation & Recreational Therapy 3
Urban Studies & Affairs 3
Biotechnology 2
Botany & Plant Biology 2
Engineering, Other 2
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 2
Jewish & Judaic Studies 2
Mathematics, Other 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General 2
Animal Behavior and Ethology 1
Biometry & Biometrics 1
Construction Management, General 1
Engineering Science 1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 1
Geography Teacher Education 1
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 1
Latin American Studies 1
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 1
Grand Total 14,794 3,926 897

Arizona State University - Tempe has a graduation rate of 66%, which is among the 29% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 66% 63% 70%
  • Full-time retention rate - 86%
  • Part-time retention rate - 41%

Publications & Citations

Arizona State University - Tempe is a world-class research university with 129,794 scientific papers published and 3,861,089 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Quantum and Particle physics, Medicine, and Political Science.

Publications
129,794
Citations
3,861,089

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
65,872 / 1,916,902
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
65,115 / 1,929,395
Biology
61,527 / 2,170,431
Physics
60,631 / 1,942,295
Computer Science
57,560 / 1,766,168
Environmental Science
55,635 / 1,799,249
Chemistry
50,796 / 1,768,747
Quantum and Particle physics
42,600 / 1,351,023
Medicine
39,181 / 1,198,208
Political Science
35,078 / 966,938
Psychology
34,117 / 1,101,303
Law
32,587 / 908,167
Sociology
31,594 / 937,728
Geography and Cartography
30,544 / 904,270
Philosophy
30,360 / 967,250
Mathematics
30,076 / 877,590
Geology
29,896 / 1,055,726
Materials Science
29,490 / 956,961
Business
26,557 / 797,467
Organic Chemistry
24,411 / 892,114
Ecology
24,406 / 904,756
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
23,331 / 702,999
Statistics
20,747 / 684,697
Biochemistry
20,728 / 862,670
History
20,396 / 523,758
Genetics
19,784 / 772,509
Economics
19,049 / 549,119
Paleontology
18,882 / 644,542
Archaeology
17,410 / 495,185
Optical Engineering
16,753 / 451,901
Electrical Engineering
16,221 / 393,229
Linguistics
13,989 / 447,566
Pathology
13,802 / 451,675
Social Psychology
13,800 / 550,824
Management
13,723 / 457,272
Art & Design
13,148 / 331,440
Machine Learning
12,309 / 412,440
Psychiatry
12,023 / 406,278
Astrophysics and Astronomy
11,220 / 428,146
Neuroscience
10,927 / 390,822

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 1129 7653
1991 1279 8902
1992 1357 10060
1993 1502 11266
1994 1327 11898
1995 1394 13126
1996 1517 14731
1997 1648 16556
1998 1654 19204
1999 1747 20717
2000 1892 23956
2001 1910 26510
2002 2101 32018
2003 2293 36056
2004 2587 42428
2005 2798 51353
2006 3181 60161
2007 3383 70457
2008 3766 83429
2009 3975 98818
2010 4133 114119
2011 4210 134915
2012 4315 153579
2013 4648 173877
2014 5386 192725
2015 5366 206528
2016 5733 214186
2017 6074 226771
2018 6089 239907
2019 6486 274278
2020 7457 319223
2021 8122 391529
2022 6181 345170
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Arizona State University - Tempe alumni

  1. James Harden

    James Harden
    Born in
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    Years
    1989-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    James Edward Harden Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Harden is widely regarded as one of the greatest scorers and shooting guards in NBA history.

  2. Jimmy Kimmel

    Jimmy Kimmel
    Born in
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    Years
    1967-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    television producervoice actorfilm producercomedianfilm actor
    Biography

    James Christian Kimmel is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show which premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, at Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood, California; and on April 1, 2019, at a secondary home, the Zappos Theater on the Las Vegas Strip. Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012, 2016 and 2020. He also hosted the Academy Awards in 2017, 2018 and 2023.

  3. Nick Nolte

    Nick Nolte
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    modelstage actorbasketball playertelevision actorvoice actor
    Biography

    Nicholas King Nolte is an American actor. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1991 film The Prince of Tides. He received Academy Award nominations for Affliction (1998) and Warrior (2011), and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for the 1976 miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man.

  4. David Spade

    David Spade
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    film actor
    Biography

    David Wayne Spade is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and television host. After several years as a stand-up comedian, Spade was a writer and cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1996. Following his departure from SNL, he began an acting career in both film and television, starring or co-starring in the films Tommy Boy (1995), Black Sheep (1996), Senseless (1998), Joe Dirt (2001), Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003), The Benchwarmers (2006), Grown Ups (2010) and its 2013 sequel, The Ridiculous 6 (2015), The Do-Over (2016), and The Wrong Missy (2020).

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General info

Alternative names ASU Main
ASU Tempe
Founded 1885
Colors maroon, gold
Academic calendar August to May
Total FTE staff 11,663
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address University Drive and Mill Avenue
Tempe, Arizona, 85287
United States
City population 181,000
Phone 8552785080

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