The University of Arizona (locally referred to as UA or U of A) is located in Tucson, Arizona. U of A was founded in 1885 and it is the oldest, four-year university in the State. University of Arizona is home to one of only three medical schools located in the State of Arizona. However, the University of Arizona College of Medicines is the only one that grants students the status of MD. The Arizona Board of Regents oversees the University of Arizona. The University focuses on educating, serving, inspiring and helping its students discover what they need to become successful in their careers, personal lives, and as members of society. The University of Arizona is the only university in Arizona that belongs to the Association of American Universities.
University of Arizona athletics participate in the NCAA and the Pacific-12 Conference; they play as the Arizona Wildcats or simply the “Cats.” Student athletes at U of A, mostly men’s baseball, basketball and softball, have earned several national titles. Navy Blue and Cardinal Red are the colors of U of A athletic teams as well as the school’s colors.
General Information
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Admission Office Robert L. Nugent Building Box 210040 Tucson, AZ 85721-0040 (520) 621-3237 Fax: (520) 621-9799 [email protected] Contact: Paul Kohn Dean of Admissions |
Main Address PO Box 210040 Tucson, AZ 85721 (520) 621-2211 www.arizona.edu |
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Size Total undergrads: 29,719 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 6,709 Degree-seeking undergrads: 29,340 Graduate enrollment: 6,962 Setting | Degrees offered: |
Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $25 Out-of-state application fee: $65 Online application fee: $25 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 81% Percent students who return sophomore year: 79% |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| Tuition and fees | $5,048 | $5,542 | $6,855 | $8,237 | +20.16% |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | 0.00% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $7,370 | $7,812 | $8,614 | $9,023 | +4.75% |
| Other | $3,726 | $3,936 | $4,050 | $4,120 | +1.73% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $8,550 | $9,086 | $11,234 | $11,234 | 0.00% |
| Other | $6,238 | $6,510 | $7,950 | $7,984 | +0.43% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| In-state On Campus | $17,144 | $18,290 | $20,519 | $22,380 | +9.07% |
| In-state Off Campus | $20,836 | $22,138 | $27,039 | $28,455 | +5.24% |
| In-state with Family | $6,048 | $6,542 | $7,855 | $9,237 | +17.59% |
| Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $8,404 |
| In-state Student Fees | $623 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $24,266 |
| Out-of-state Fees | $623 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 5,045 | 80% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 4,547 | 72% | $26,940,547 | $5,925 |
| • Federal grants | 1,239 | 20% | $5,545,360 | $4,476 |
| • Pell grants | 1,233 | 19% | $4,343,428 | $3,523 |
| • Other federal grants | 988 | 16% | $1,201,932 | $1,217 |
| State/local government grant or scholarships | 255 | 4% | $377,827 | $1,482 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 4,363 | 69% | $21,017,360 | $4,817 |
| Student loan aid | 1,821 | 29% | $10,929,729 | $6,002 |
| • Federal student loans | 1,820 | 29% | $10,915,484 | $5,998 |
| Other student loans | 2 | 0% | $14,245 | $7,123 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 6150 | 1329 | 822 | – | 10 |
| Agriculture | 91 | 23 | 10 | – | – |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 31 | – | – | – | – |
| Agricultural Business Technology | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Agricultural Economics | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Animal Sciences | 31 | 7 | 1 | – | – |
| Horticultural Science | – | – | – | – | – |
| Plant Sciences | 8 | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Range Science and Management | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Soil Science and Agronomy | – | 7 | 4 | – | – |
| Architecture and Related Services | 165 | 38 | – | – | – |
| Architecture | 43 | 7 | – | – | – |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 122 | 16 | – | – | – |
| Landscape Architecture | – | 15 | – | – | – |
| Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies | 92 | 48 | 8 | – | – |
| African-American/Black Studies | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | – | 5 | 3 | – | – |
| East Asian Studies | 20 | 6 | 4 | – | – |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 11 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Latin American Studies | 17 | 14 | – | – | – |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 26 | 15 | 1 | – | – |
| Women’s Studies | 15 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biomedical Sciences | 551 | 46 | 47 | – | – |
| Anatomy | – | – | – | – | – |
| Animal Genetics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Animal Physiology | – | – | – | – | – |
| Biochemistry | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other | 42 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biological Sciences, General | 52 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Biotechnology | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 126 | 2 | 4 | – | – |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ecology | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 37 | 3 | 9 | – | – |
| Entomology | – | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Epidemiology | – | – | – | – | – |
| Genetics | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | – | – | – | – | – |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Microbiology and Immunology | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Microbiology | 72 | – | 3 | – | – |
| Molecular Medicine | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Neuroscience | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pharmacology | – | 8 | 3 | – | – |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | – | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Physiology | 215 | 15 | 5 | – | – |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | – | 1 | 3 | – | – |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | – | – | – | – | – |
| Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. | 975 | 224 | 12 | – | – |
| Accounting | 146 | 42 | – | – | – |
| Business Administration and Management | – | 182 | 12 | – | – |
| Business/Commerce | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 63 | – | – | – | – |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 56 | – | – | – | – |
| Fashion Merchandising | – | – | – | – | – |
| Finance | 147 | – | – | – | – |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 167 | – | – | – | – |
| Management Information Systems | 55 | – | – | – | – |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | 193 | – | – | – | – |
| Operations Management and Supervision | 28 | – | – | – | – |
| Retail Management | 104 | – | – | – | – |
| Communication and Journalism Programs | 370 | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Journalism | 131 | – | – | – | – |
| Radio and Television | – | – | – | – | – |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 239 | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Computing and Information Sciences | 72 | 52 | 5 | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences | – | – | – | – | – |
| Computer Science | 71 | 19 | 4 | – | – |
| Information Technology | 1 | 33 | – | – | – |
| Education | 356 | 199 | 64 | – | 2 |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Art Teacher Education | 9 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| Biology Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | 13 | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dance Teacher Education | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Education | – | 49 | 4 | – | – |
| Education, Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | – | 11 | 6 | – | – |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 178 | – | – | – | – |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – |
| French Language Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – |
| Health Teacher Education | 36 | – | – | – | – |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | – | 20 | 9 | – | – |
| History Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Music Teacher Education | 17 | – | – | – | – |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Reading Teacher Education | – | 21 | 18 | – | 2 |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| Social Science Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – |
| Special Education and Teaching | 48 | 30 | 10 | – | – |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | – | 10 | 17 | – | – |
| Engineering | 278 | 89 | 38 | – | – |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 34 | 6 | 2 | – | – |
| Agricultural Engineering | – | 5 | 4 | – | – |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 41 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 51 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| Civil Engineering, Other | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Computer Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Other | – | 21 | 17 | – | – |
| Engineering Mechanics | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | 3 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Engineering, Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | – | 9 | 4 | – | – |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Industrial Engineering | 8 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 84 | 13 | 1 | – | – |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 18 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Systems Engineering | 12 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Water Resources Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering Technology | 142 | – | – | – | – |
| Computer Engineering Technology/Technician | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician | 65 | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 53 | – | – | – | – |
| English Language, Composition and Literature/Letters | 226 | 30 | 15 | – | – |
| Creative Writing | 104 | 25 | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 122 | 5 | 4 | – | – |
| Rhetoric and Composition | – | – | 11 | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 218 | 30 | 13 | – | – |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 24 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Comparative Literature | – | – | – | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 22 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| German Language and Literature | 14 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Italian Language and Literature | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Latin Language and Literature | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Linguistics | 34 | 7 | 4 | – | – |
| Russian Language and Literature | 10 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 101 | 2 | 8 | – | – |
| Health Services and Allied Health Sciences | 336 | 112 | 223 | – | – |
| Audiology/Audiologist | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | – | – | – | – | – |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 82 | 11 | 1 | – | – |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | – | – | – | – | – |
| Genetic Counseling/Counselor | – | – | – | – | – |
| Health Services Administration | 13 | – | – | – | – |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | – | – | – | – | – |
| Medicine | – | – | 108 | – | – |
| Nursing Practice | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | – | 3 | 4 | – | – |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pharmacy | – | – | 84 | – | – |
| Pre-veterinary Studies | 46 | – | – | – | – |
| Public Health | – | 54 | – | – | – |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 194 | 32 | 13 | – | – |
| Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | – | 12 | 3 | – | – |
| History | 144 | 4 | 8 | – | – |
| History | 144 | 4 | 8 | – | – |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | 37 | – | – | – | – |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 37 | – | – | – | – |
| Human Services | 29 | 23 | – | – | – |
| Public Administration | 29 | 23 | – | – | – |
| Legal and Law Studies | – | 16 | 165 | – | – |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| International Business, Trade, and Tax Law | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| Law | – | – | 161 | – | – |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| General Studies | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | – | – | – | – | – |
| Library Science | – | 122 | – | – | – |
| Library and Information Science | – | 122 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 92 | 20 | 14 | – | – |
| Applied Mathematics | – | 16 | 5 | – | – |
| Mathematics | 92 | 3 | 9 | – | – |
| Statistics | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | 223 | 6 | 3 | – | – |
| Gerontology | – | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 152 | – | – | – | – |
| Nutrition Sciences | 71 | 6 | 3 | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 46 | 14 | 15 | – | – |
| Environmental Science | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Studies | – | – | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation, Other | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | 23 | 14 | 5 | – | – |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | – | – | – | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | – | – | – | – | – |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | – | – | – | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | – | – | – | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 135 | 95 | 85 | – | – |
| Astronomy | 8 | 5 | 6 | – | – |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| Chemistry | 34 | 6 | 24 | – | – |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Geology and Earth Science | 18 | 9 | 10 | – | – |
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | 2 | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Materials Science | 17 | 10 | 7 | – | – |
| Optics/Optical Sciences | 35 | 42 | 19 | – | – |
| Physics | 21 | 9 | 7 | – | – |
| Planetary Astronomy and Science | – | – | 6 | – | – |
| Psychology | 460 | 17 | 21 | – | 8 |
| Educational Psychology | – | 4 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Psychology | 460 | 13 | 12 | – | – |
| School Psychology | – | – | 8 | – | 6 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 651 | 43 | 39 | – | – |
| Anthropology | 84 | 8 | 16 | – | – |
| Applied Economics | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Economics | 137 | 11 | 4 | – | – |
| Geography | 22 | 9 | 10 | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 241 | 4 | 3 | – | – |
| Social Sciences, Other | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Sociology | 162 | 11 | 5 | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 321 | 67 | 27 | – | – |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 25 | 5 | 2 | – | – |
| Art/Art Studies | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| Brass Instruments | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 73 | – | – | – | – |
| Dance | 25 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts | 16 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 107 | – | – | – | – |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Music Performance | – | – | – | – | – |
| Music | 25 | 36 | 25 | – | – |
| Musical Theater | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Percussion Instruments | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Stringed Instruments | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Technical Theater/Theater Design and Technology | 17 | – | – | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Voice and Opera | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Woodwind Instruments | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Work and Family Studies | 132 | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| Consumer Economics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Family Resource Management Studies | 3 | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 129 | – | – | – | – |
Undergraduate Majors
Agriculture & Related Sciences Architecture & Related Programs Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies Arts, Visual & Performing Biological & Biomedical Sciences Business, Management, & Marketing Communications & Journalism Computer & Information Sciences Education Engineering Engineering Technologies English Language & Literature Family & Consumer Sciences Foreign Language & Literature Health Professions & Clinical Sciences History Mathematics Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Natural Resources & Conservation Philosophy & Religion Physical Sciences Psychology Public Administration & Services Science Technologies Social Sciences |
Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor’s degree C = Certificate or diploma |
*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.