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#45 of 14,131 In the World
#38 of 2,597 In North America
#35 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 25 In Arizona
#1 of 4 In Tucson
#1 of 1,018 For Entomology
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Acceptance rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Aid receiving
96%
Undergraduates
44,848
Graduates
11,517
Male:Female Ratio
45:55
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.arizona.edu

University of Arizona Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Arizona has an acceptance rate of 86% 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 86% 84% 88%
Applicants 58,339 25,635 32,704
Admissions 50,252 21,436 28,816
Freshmen enrolled full time 8,808 3,528 5,280
Freshmen enrolled part time 432 186 246

23,089 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

12,481 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,035 or 11%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1150
or below

75% of them
had 1420
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Arizona are 1150-1420 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,701 or 18%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 21
or below

75% of them
had 29
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Arizona are 21-29 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
Other Tests Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 24404 (44%)
Hispanic 14219 (25%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 5352 (10%)
Nonresident Alien 3636 (7%)
Asian 2810 (5%)
Two or more races 2697 (5%)
Black or African American 2315 (4%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 266 (0.5%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 110 (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
$13,776
Students receiving aid
96%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $12,168$14,738
Tuition in-state $12,168$14,738
Tuition out-of-state $40,520$33,992
Fee in-district $1,758$118
Fee in-state $1,758$118
Fee out-of-state $1,758$118

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 7,794
Combined charge for room and board $16,746
Room charge $9,575
Meal charge $7,171

University of Arizona majors

University of Arizona has granted 7,563 bachelor's degrees across 142 programs, 2,233 master's across 122 programs, and 1,156 doctorate degrees across 89 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Arizona.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Psychology, General 486 12
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 233 129 5
Public Health, General 169 167 5
Business Administration and Management, General 96 198 14
Physiology, General 288 6 6
Computer Science 226 16 6
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 239
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 214 3 5
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 212
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 210
Medicine 202
Finance, General 186
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 185
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 185
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other 93 64 13
Accounting 139 28
Political Science and Government, General 146
Nutrition Sciences 135 3 5
Law 141
Legal Studies 141
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 136
Cyber & Electronic Operations and Warfare 135
Management Information Systems, General 122
Elementary Education and Teaching 120
Optics & Optical Sciences 28 66 24
Information Technology 117
Experimental Psychology 113
Pharmacy 108
Veterinary Medicine 107
Community Health Services & Liaison & Counseling 106
Nursing Practice 105
Mechanical Engineering 84 16 4
Economics, General 101 2
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 102
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 80 9 8
Fine & Studio Arts, General 88 8
Human Development and Family Studies, General 93 1 2
Neuroscience 88 2 1
Spanish Language and Literature 77 1 9
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 60 16 9
Computer and Information Sciences, General 81
Pre-Veterinary Studies 81
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 67 13
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 80
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 48 21 10
Pharmaceutical Sciences 71 3 5
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 41 31 3
Biochemistry 65 2 6
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 56 11 5
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 57 15
Library and Information Science 72
Chemical Engineering 57 10 3
Geology & Earth Science, General 50 8 10
Learning Sciences 68
Retail Management 68
Systems Engineering 40 18 10
Journalism 60 7
Mathematics, General 53 3 9
Special Education and Teaching, General 8 57
History, General 58 2 4
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations, Other 64
Environmental Science 50 11 2
Music, General 19 20 21
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 59
Anthropology, General 44 4 10
Informatics 55
Animal Sciences, General 50 2
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 16 36
Web Page, Digital & Multimedia and Information Resources Design 52
Sociology, General 41 4 6
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 47
Public Administration 23 23
Sustainability Studies 34 11
English Language and Literature, General 37 3 4
International Relations and National Security Studies, Other 44
Creative Writing 42 1
Dance, General 40 3
Data Science, General 43
Chemistry, General 18 4 20
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 42
Real Estate Development 40
Engineering & Industrial Management 19 20
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 39
Financial Mathematics 38
International & Globalization Studies 19 18
Astronomy 21 3 11
Industrial Engineering 26 9
Environmental Studies 24 10
Mathematics and Statistics 34
Organizational Leadership 33
Biological & Biosystems Engineering 18 10 4
Cyber & Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism 32
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 25 4 3
Civil Engineering, General 31
Human Nutrition 31
Physics, General 13 2 16
Business & Managerial Economics 30
East Asian Studies 16 5 9
Education, General 23 4
Linguistics 16 2 9
Agricultural Business and Management, General 26
Microbiology, General 24 2
Geography 15 4 6
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 17 8
Philosophy 19 4 2
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor 24
Financial Planning and Services 23
Materials Science 11 9 2
Science Technologies & Technicians, Other 22
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 7 14
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 14 4 3
Game and Interactive Media Design 21
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 9 8 4
Mining and Mineral Engineering 17 4
Kindergarten & Preschool Education and Teaching 20
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 10 9
Applied Mathematics, General 10 8
Medical Science & Scientist 9 9
Education, Other 17
Music Teacher Education 17
Biotechnology 3 13
Engineering, General 16
Art Teacher Education 9 3 2
Computer Software Engineering 14
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 12 2
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other 14
School Psychology 6 8
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 13
Emergency Medical Technology & Technician (EMT Paramedic) 13
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 13
Human Services, General 13
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 13
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 12
Architectural Engineering 12
Music Performance, General 12
Musical Theatre 12
Plant Sciences, General 10 1 1
Rhetoric and Composition 2 10
Statistics, General 7 5
Agricultural Production Operations, General 11
Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology 11
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 8 3
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 11
Operations Management and Supervision 11
Genetics, General 5 5
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 10
Apparel and Textiles, General 9
Artificial Intelligence 9
Educational Psychology 5 4
French Language and Literature 6 3
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 7 2
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 4 2 3
Planetary Astronomy and Science 4 5
Secondary Education and Teaching 9
Agricultural & Animal & Plant & Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other 8
American Indian & Native American Studies 3 5
Development Economics and International Development 8
Pharmacology 4 4
Russian Language and Literature 6 2
Women's Studies 6 2
Bioinformatics 7
Entomology 4 3
Mass Communication & Media Studies 3 4
Oncology and Cancer Biology 7
Political Science and Government, Other 3 4
Reading Teacher Education 1 6
Agricultural Teacher Education 6
Applied Linguistics 6
Audiology & Audiologist 6
Genetic Counseling & Counselor 6
Health and Wellness, General 6
Latin American Studies 1 5
Pharmacology and Toxicology 2 4
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 6
Tribal & Indigenous Law 6
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 5
Applied Economics 5
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 3 2
Behavioral Aspects of Health 5
Design and Visual Communications, General 5
Information Science & Studies 4 1
Religion & Religious Studies 5
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 4
Italian Language and Literature 4
Molecular Medicine 4
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 4
Public Policy Analysis, General 4
Arabic Language and Literature 3
Biostatistics 2 1
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 3
Engineering-Related Technologies & Technicians, Other 2 1
Epidemiology 3
German Language and Literature 2 1
German Studies 3
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 1 1 1
Jewish & Judaic Studies 3
Civil Engineering, Other 2
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other 2
Comparative Literature 2
Family Resource Management Studies, General 1 1
Food Science and Technology, Other 2
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other 2
African-American & Black Studies 1
Environmental Health 1
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other 1
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 1
Philosophy, Other 1
Plant Pathology & Phytopathology 1
Grand Total 7,563 2,233 1,156

University of Arizona has a graduation rate of 68%, which is among the 26% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 68% 64% 71%
  • Full-time retention rate - 83%
  • Part-time retention rate - 52%

Publications & Citations

University of Arizona is a world-class research university with 236,934 scientific papers published and 9,069,881 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Medicine, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Quantum and Particle physics, and Genetics.

Publications
236,934
Citations
9,069,881

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
130,419 / 5,814,898
Physics
106,743 / 4,228,983
Engineering
104,524 / 3,837,116
Chemistry
103,456 / 4,347,474
Medicine
99,040 / 3,866,175
Computer Science
93,670 / 3,888,329
Environmental Science
93,237 / 4,019,017
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
92,281 / 3,558,319
Quantum and Particle physics
70,650 / 2,868,212
Genetics
57,664 / 2,818,345
Geology
56,807 / 2,695,665
Biochemistry
52,871 / 2,621,077
Geography and Cartography
51,624 / 2,215,597
Psychology
51,607 / 2,216,171
Organic Chemistry
44,961 / 1,748,228
Materials Science
43,535 / 1,468,816
Political Science
42,325 / 1,463,278
Philosophy
40,443 / 1,566,182
Pathology
40,050 / 1,610,559
Law
40,011 / 1,416,292
Ecology
39,825 / 1,985,853
Optical Engineering
38,377 / 1,354,182
Mathematics
38,045 / 1,615,323
Sociology
36,733 / 1,551,253
Astrophysics and Astronomy
35,355 / 1,630,168
Paleontology
34,385 / 1,780,670
Statistics
30,026 / 1,357,993
History
29,758 / 1,185,203
Psychiatry
27,547 / 1,203,248
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
26,857 / 1,077,458
Business
25,662 / 1,193,325
Surgery
25,633 / 825,257
Archaeology
24,598 / 1,085,838
Economics
21,471 / 806,495
Linguistics
20,781 / 787,644
Computer Vision
20,366 / 964,020
Neuroscience
20,229 / 966,615
Botany
19,265 / 993,925
Electrical Engineering
18,789 / 564,430
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
18,236 / 901,686

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 2917 37274
1994 3121 41441
1995 3150 45954
1996 3116 51598
1997 3349 56305
1998 3451 63522
1999 3206 70738
2000 3658 81641
2001 3717 90240
2002 4618 109440
2003 4795 123409
2004 5899 133145
2005 5052 156936
2006 5371 172878
2007 5283 189837
2008 5551 209672
2009 6503 232360
2010 6170 252896
2011 6095 279245
2012 6455 306476
2013 6467 330869
2014 7187 351044
2015 7144 365959
2016 7264 381022
2017 7648 395633
2018 8401 436445
2019 9051 472896
2020 10255 540984
2021 9473 595939
2022 8937 561657
2023 10742 577383
2024 8052 565275
2025 6445 496489
Academic rankings

University of Arizona alumni

  1. Kourtney Kardashian

    Kourtney Kardashian
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    modelsocialitecelebrityactortelevision actor
    Biography

    Kourtney Kardashian Barker is an American media personality, socialite and businesswoman. In 2007, she and her family began starring in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success led to the creation of spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take Miami  and Kourtney and Kim Take New York. After she and her family made the decision to end their show after 20 seasons in 2021, they began appearing in an all new reality television series titled The Kardashians on Hulu in 2022.

  2. Kristen Wiig

    Kristen Wiig
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    comediantelevision actorscreenwriterfilm actorvoice actor
    Biography

    Kristen Carroll Wiig is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Wiig achieved stardom in the late 2000s for her seven-season tenure on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 2005 to 2012.

  3. Nicole Richie

    Nicole Richie
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    film actormodeltelevision actorsingeractor
    Biography

    Nicole Camille Richie is an American media personality, fashion designer, and actress. She came to prominence after appearing on the reality television series The Simple Life (2003–2007), in which she starred alongside her friend and fellow socialite Paris Hilton. Richie's personal life attracted media attention during the series' five-year run and thereafter.

  4. Steve Kerr

    Steve Kerr
    Born in
    Lebanon Flag Lebanon
    Years
    1965-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    basketball playerbasketball coachbusinessperson
    Biography

    Stephen Douglas Kerr is an American professional basketball coach and former player, broadcaster, commentator and executive, who is the head coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the head coach of the U.S. national team. Kerr is known as one of the most accurate three-point shooters in NBA history and holds the record for highest career three-point percentage. He is also a nine-time NBA champion, having won five titles as a player and four as a head coach. Kerr was named one of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names University of Az
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U of A
Ariz.
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Tucson
University of Arizona
UA
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Tucson, AZ
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85721
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Univ. of Arizona
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Arizona
Founded 1885
Motto Bear Down
Colors cardinal red, navy blue
Academic calendar August to May. Summer Session (June - August). Winter Session (December-January)
Total FTE staff 12,142
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 1401 E University Blvd
Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0066
United States
City population 543,000
Phone 5206212211

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