University Of Arizona

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in fine arts, science, architecture and planning, media, and drama and performing arts.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

University Of Arizona participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 80% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 38,057 in 2009-2010 (34,589 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 46% of enrolled students and graduate students are 54%.

Students under 25 years old represent 74% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Arizona provides on-campus housing for 6,800 of its 34,589 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School 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) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Arizona offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (48 awarded)

• Agricultural Economics
• Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (32 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (246 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 (16 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,074 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 (178 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (67 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 (76 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (711 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
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• 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 (600 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 (235 awarded)

• Consumer Economics
• Family Resource Management Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (160 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (27 awarded)

• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Horticultural Science
• Plant Sciences
• Range Science and Management
• Soil Science and Agronomy

LAW (157 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (1,654 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• 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
• Linguistic/Comparative/Related Language Studies & Services
• 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 (73 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (495 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (9 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (5 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (332 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 (92 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (220 awarded)

• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (108 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education
• Nutrition Sciences
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (51 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (984 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
• Physiology
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
• Zoology/Animal Biology

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• Science Technologies/Technicians

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (21 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (566 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Educational Psychology
• Genetic Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology
• School Psychology