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The University of Arizona is a land-grant public institution of higher education and research. Founded in 1885, it was the first university in the state of Arizona. The campus is home to over 170 buildings and covers an area of 380 acres.
UA offers over 300 areas of study at bachelors, masters, doctoral and first professional levels. It is organized into various colleges and schools like the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Nursing and the School of Natural Resources, to name a few.
UA recognizes over 40 fraternity and sorority chapters. As of 2006, 10.3% of the male students were members of campus fraternities, while 10.8% of the female population were members of sororities.
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Campus Location1401 E University
Tucson, AZ 85721-0066
USA
Main Tel: (520) 621-2211
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
HighlightsWhere the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in science, fine arts, drama and performing arts, media, religion and philosophy, and architecture and planning.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- Numerous part-time students.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 5,619 | 127 | | Master | 1,392 | 115 | | 452 | 76 | | 326 | 3 | | Post-master's certificate | 20 | 5 |
StudentsStudent enrollment was 37,217 in 2007-2008 (31,208 full-time equivalent). About 47% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 53% of the class. Undergrads are 48% of enrolled students and graduate students are 52%. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 94% are full-time and 6% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 5,542 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 18,676 | | Room | $ 5,044 | | Board | $ 2,768 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,000 | | Other | $ 3,936 |
Financial Aid: University Of Arizona participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2008-2009): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 1,149 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 391 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 656 |
Housing and MealsUniversity Of Arizona provides on-campus housing for 5,800 of its 31,208 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).
AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Pacific-10 Conference for major sports. The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 190 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 158 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .
Admissions (2008-2009)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 78% | | Women | 83% | | All | 81% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 480-600 | | Math | 500-620 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses) AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (46 awarded) - Agricultural Economics
- Agriculture
ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (41 awarded) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (201 awarded) - Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
- Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
ART STUDIES (18 awarded) - Art/Art Studies
- Visual and Performing Arts
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,031 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Business/Commerce
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Fashion Merchandising
- Finance
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing/Marketing Management
- Operations Management and Supervision
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (127 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (60 awarded) - Environmental Studies
- Natural Resources Management and Policy
- Natural Resources and Conservation
- Natural Resources/Conservation
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (65 awarded) - Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (624 awarded) - Agricultural Teacher Education
- Art Teacher Education
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education
- Biology Teacher Education
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Drama and Dance Teacher Education
- Education
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Educational/Instructional Media Design
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
- French Language Teacher Education
- Health Teacher Education
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
- History Teacher Education
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Music Teacher Education
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Reading Teacher Education
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- Spanish Language Teacher Education
- Special Education and Teaching
- Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
ENGINEERING (576 awarded) - Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering
- Engineering/Industrial Management
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Geological/Geophysical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Materials Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mining and Mineral Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (251 awarded) - Consumer Economics
- Family Resource Management Studies
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Public Administration
FINE ARTS (168 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (46 awarded) - Agronomy and Crop Science
- Horticultural Science
- Plant Sciences
- Range Science and Management
- Soil Science and Agronomy
LAW (159 awarded) - Law (LLB, JD)
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
LIBERAL ARTS (1,608 awarded) - American Indian/Native American Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Economics
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Comparative Literature
- Creative Writing
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- German Language and Literature
- Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- History
- Italian Language and Literature
- Latin American Studies
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Library Science/Librarianship
- Linguistics
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Russian Language and Literature
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Speech and Rhetorical Studies
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (80 awarded) - Applied Mathematics
- Mathematics
MEDIA (475 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Journalism
- Radio and Television
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (12 awarded) - Health/Health Care Administration/Management
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded) - Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
MEDICINE (286 awarded) - Gerontology
- Medicine (MD)
- Neuroscience
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
- Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
- Pre-Veterinary Studies
- Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
MUSIC (76 awarded) NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (207 awarded) - Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (97 awarded) - Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
- Health and Physical Education
- Nutrition Sciences
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (69 awarded) - Jewish/Judaic Studies
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (866 awarded) - Anatomy
- Animal Genetics
- Animal Physiology
- Astronomy
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
- Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biotechnology
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- Chemistry
- Ecology
- Entomology
- Epidemiology
- Geology/Earth Science
- Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
- Microbiology
- Optics/Optical Sciences
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
- Zoology/Animal Biology
SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (3 awarded) - Science Technologies/Technicians
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (36 awarded) - Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (581 awarded) - Communication Disorders
- Educational Psychology
- Genetic Counseling/Counselor
- Psychology
- School Psychology
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