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University of Arizona

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Tucson, AZ
Population 1,000,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 40,769
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 47%
Hispanic 28%
Black 6%
Asian 5%
Mixed 5%
International 4%
Native American 2%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 31%
Life & Natural Sciences 25%
Business & Economics 18%
Engineering, Computing & Math 15%
Arts 6%
Education 3%
Professional 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,926
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $42,278
Est. In-State Cost $18,015
Est. Out-of-State Cost $54,691
10-Year ROI $198,000
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Weather

Comfortable Days 85 (10th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,806 (99th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 312 (95th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $759M #28
Humanities & Social Sciences $52M #28
Engineering, Computing & Math $146M #41
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 725 #17
Humanities & Social Sciences 333 #63
Engineering, Computing & Math 84 #68

Honors College

Name W.A. Franke Honors College
Students 4,047 (10%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 29%
SAT Range 1,150 – 1,420
ACT Range 21 – 29

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 511 26% / 74% 3% $56,534
Agricultural Production Operations 11 36% / 64% 0%
Agricultural Sciences 8 62% / 38% 0% $59,165
Animal Sciences 50 +1 10% / 90% 0% $51,879
Biochemistry 65 +4 35% / 65% 6% $68,749
Biotechnology 3 33% / 67% 0%
Environmental Studies 24 +2 29% / 71% 12% $46,146
Food Science and Technology 2 +1 50% / 50% 50%
Microbiology 24 +3 33% / 67% 4% $54,223
Natural Resources 60 +2 28% / 72% 0% $46,146
Nutritional Sciences 135 +1 15% / 85% 1% $55,649
Plant Science 10 70% / 30% 10%
Pre-Veterinary Studies 81 +1 9% / 91% 4% $56,728
Agricultural Business and Management 26 77% / 23% 4% $73,828
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 12 67% / 33% 8%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture 124 64% / 36% 7% $78,648
Architecture 57 46% / 54% 16%
Urban Planning 67 +1 79% / 21% 0% $78,648
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 244 14% / 86% 1% $49,980
Early Childhood Education 11 9% / 91% 0% $50,681
Education 17 6% / 94% 0%
Elementary Education 120 9% / 91% 0% $50,681
Learning Sciences 68 28% / 72% 3% $48,095
Pre-K and Kindergarten Education 20 0% / 100% 0% $50,681
Special Education 8 12% / 88% 0% $52,779
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 513 73% / 27% 14% $100,627
Aerospace Engineering 56 80% / 20% 7% $102,512
Architectural Engineering 12 50% / 50% 8%
Biomedical Engineering 48 56% / 44% 12% $97,422
Biosystems Engineering 18 50% / 50% 0%
Chemical Engineering 57 58% / 42% 21% $94,782
Civil Engineering 31 90% / 10% 35% $87,737
Computer Software Engineering 14 100% / 0% 0%
Electrical and Computer Engineering 93 82% / 18% 18% $113,186
Engineering Physics 3 +1 100% / 0% 33%
Environmental Engineering 14 29% / 71% 0%
Industrial Engineering 26 77% / 23% 38%
Mechanical Engineering 84 81% / 19% 7% $94,725
Mining Engineering 17 65% / 35% 0% $101,807
Systems Engineering 40 70% / 30% 5% $102,849
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Fine Arts 337 33% / 67% 4% $43,335
Game and Interactive Media Design 21 +4 81% / 19% 0%
Art Education 9 0% / 100% 0% $58,358
Art History 13 +1 31% / 69% 0% $36,211
Dance 40 10% / 90% 2%
Design and Visual Communications 5 0% / 100% 0%
Film Studies 80 +2 45% / 55% 6% $55,155
Music 19 +1 53% / 47% 11% $38,776
Music Education 17 47% / 53% 0% $58,358
Music Performance 12 +3 42% / 58% 0% $38,776
Musical Theatre 12 33% / 67% 0% $28,931
Studio Art 88 22% / 78% 5% $36,211
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 13 38% / 62% 0% $28,931
Theatre 8 0% / 100% 0% $28,931
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Humanities 561 42% / 58% 5% $50,651
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 42 +1 26% / 74% 0%
Arabic 3 +5 33% / 67% 0%
Classics 10 +4 50% / 50% 10%
Comparative Literature 2 0% / 100% 100% $50,710
Creative Writing 42 +7 36% / 64% 2% $47,511
English 37 +10 30% / 70% 8% $48,073
French 6 +4 50% / 50% 17% $47,112
German 2 +4 50% / 50% 0%
Humanities 59 +2 36% / 64% 2%
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 57% / 43% 14%
Interdisciplinary Studies 210 58% / 42% 7% $53,256
Italian 4 +6 50% / 50% 0% $47,112
Linguistics 16 +7 44% / 56% 12% $50,710
Professional Writing 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,511
Russian 6 50% / 50% 0%
Spanish 77 +25 16% / 84% 0% $47,112
Sustainability Studies 34 50% / 50% 3%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Nursing 417 15% / 85% 1% $83,025
Communication Sciences and Disorders 41 2% / 98% 2% $64,212
Community Health 106 +1 13% / 87% 3% $50,774
Emergency Medical Technology 13 54% / 46% 0%
Health Sciences 4 75% / 25% 0%
Health and Wellness 6 17% / 83% 0%
Nursing 233 14% / 86% 0% $102,946
Mental Health Services 14 14% / 86% 7% $50,774
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Pharmacy 71 28% / 72% 3% $141,690
Pharmaceutical Sciences 71 +2 28% / 72% 3% $141,690
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science 2,590 43% / 57% 6% $70,568
Astronomy 21 +3 71% / 29% 29%
Computer Information Science 81 +7 77% / 23% 16% $97,873
Computer Science 226 +3 80% / 20% 28% $114,292
Digital Information 52 +6 35% / 65% 2%
Informatics 55 84% / 16% 0% $97,873
Mathematics 53 +20 66% / 34% 21% $80,432
Mathematics and Statistics 34 +7 76% / 24% 18%
Optical Sciences and Engineering 28 79% / 21% 21% $128,564
Physics 13 +7 77% / 23% 8% $128,564
Bioinformatics 7 57% / 43% 0%
Biology 185 34% / 66% 5% $59,636
Chemistry 18 +1 50% / 50% 0% $102,273
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 25 +2 28% / 72% 4% $46,547
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services 2 100% / 0% 0%
Geosciences 50 56% / 44% 52% $65,803
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 9 56% / 44% 0% $65,803
Materials Science 11 64% / 36% 18% $98,050
Molecular and Cellular Biology 80 +2 25% / 75% 1% $65,428
Neuroscience 88 +2 30% / 70% 0% $62,360
Physiology 288 36% / 64% 0% $65,075
Engineering Management 19 68% / 32% 5%
Criminal Justice and Corrections 136 +2 40% / 60% 2%
Human Development and Family Studies 93 +4 8% / 92% 0% $46,843
Legal Studies 185 +15 35% / 65% 2%
Psychology 113 +3 23% / 77% 4%
Psychology 486 +24 16% / 84% 2% $51,459
Apparel and Textiles 9 +1 22% / 78% 0%
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare 135 80% / 20% 0%
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations 64 +1 83% / 17% 0%
Science Technology 22 55% / 45% 0% $58,958
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences 730 42% / 58% 4% $59,616
Applied Economics 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $69,335
African American Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $45,289
American Indian/Native American Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $45,289
Anthropology 44 +4 34% / 66% 5% $45,552
Communication 214 +9 37% / 63% 2% $70,437
East Asian Studies 16 +5 56% / 44% 0% $51,889
Environmental Science and Policy 50 34% / 66% 2% $46,146
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 16 75% / 25% 0% $59,756
Geography 15 +5 53% / 47% 0% $59,756
History 58 +7 60% / 40% 2% $48,784
International Studies 19 +2 32% / 68% 11% $50,006
Jewish Studies 3 33% / 67% 0%
Journalism 60 +3 33% / 67% 2% $58,644
Latin American Studies 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% $51,889
Mass Communication 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $70,437
Mexican American Studies 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $45,289
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 4 +3 25% / 75% 0% $51,889
Philosophy 19 +8 58% / 42% 16% $56,419
Political Science 146 +24 51% / 49% 9% $63,821
Religious Studies 5 +5 40% / 60% 0%
Sociology 41 +9 34% / 66% 5% $48,090
Women's Studies 6 +2 0% / 100% 0% $45,289
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Eller College of Management 1,296 55% / 45% 7% $89,934
Accounting 139 +7 55% / 45% 6% $93,039
Business Economics 101 +6 71% / 29% 33% $69,335
Economics 30 +1 80% / 20% 3% $102,557
Entrepreneurship
Finance 186 +4 72% / 28% 8% $105,287
Financial Planning 23 74% / 26% 0% $105,287
Human Resources Management 239 +5 54% / 46% 3% $75,834
Management 96 48% / 52% 0% $99,675
Management Information Systems 122 +41 69% / 31% 16% $91,768
Marketing 212 +5 36% / 64% 5% $89,060
Operations Management 11 +10 64% / 36% 9% $99,675
Organizational Leadership 33 52% / 48% 0% $99,675
Retail Management 68 25% / 75% 0% $99,675
Human Services 13 15% / 85% 0%
Public Administration 23 +4 52% / 48% 0% $62,450
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health 169 17% / 83% 0% $70,321
Public Health 169 17% / 83% 0% $70,321