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University of Arizona

General Information

Name: University of Arizona
Address: 1401 E University, Tucson, AZ 85721-0066
Phone:

  • General information: (520) 621-2211
  • Financial aid office: (520) 621-1858
  • Admissions office: (520) 621-3237

Website: www.arizona.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$4,766$4,498$4,098
        Out-of-state$14,972$13,682$13,078
Books and supplies$816$780$762
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,850$7,460$7,108
        Other expenses$3,120$2,990$2,924
Off-campus
        Room and board$8,390$8,060$7,896
        Other expenses$5,050$5,100$4,956
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$5,520$5,300$5,186

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$16,552$15,728$14,892
        Off-campus$19,022$18,438$17,712
        Off-campus with family$11,102$10,578$10,046
Out-of-state
        On-campus$26,758$24,912$23,872
        Off-campus$29,228$27,622$26,692
        Off-campus with family$21,308$19,762$19,026

Note that the undergraduate application fee is $25 for Arizona residents (waivable depending on need) and $65 for out of state applicants. First professional application fees vary by college: $50 for Law, $65 for the Pharm.D. program; College of Medicine application fees are payable to the American Medical Colleges Application Service and are $160 plus $30 for each additional application. Fees for students paying per credit hour charges vary by number of units; Undergraduate and graduate, resident and non-resident students taking one credit pay $50 per semester in fees.

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 71%
  • Federal grants: 19%
  • Institutional grants: 55%
  • Student loans: 26%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3267
  • State/local grants:$880
  • Institutional grants:$4788
  • Student loans:$3878

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$25
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants16,6097,9828,606
Percent admitted86.1%83.6%88.5%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time40.5%40.4%40.6%
Part-time1.5%1.7%1.4%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 37036
Undergraduate enrollment: 28462
First-time student retention: 79%
Overall graduation rate: 59%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 87%
    • Part Time: 13%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 47%
    • Women: 53%

White non-hispanic: 65%
Black non-hispanic: 3%
Hispanic: 15%
Asian/pacific islander: 6%
American indian/alaska native: 2%
Other: 9%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Agricultural Economics - Bachelor, Master
  • Agriculture, General - Bachelor
  • Agronomy and Crop Science - Bachelor
  • Animal Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Plant Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Range Science and Management - Master, Doctor
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Bachelor, Master
  • Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) - Master
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • American Indian/Native American Studies - Master, Doctor
  • Asian Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • East Asian Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Latin American Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Anatomy - Master, Doctor
  • Animal Genetics - Master, Doctor
  • Animal Physiology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Biotechnology - Master
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Ecology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Entomology - Master, Doctor
  • Epidemiology - Master, Doctor
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology - Master, Doctor
  • Pharmacology - Master, Doctor
  • Plant Pathology/Phytopathology - Master, Doctor
  • Zoology/Animal Biology - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Master, Doctor
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor
  • Business/Managerial Economics - Bachelor
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies - Bachelor
  • Fashion Merchandising - Bachelor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Bachelor
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
  • Operations Management and Supervision - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Journalism - Bachelor
  • Radio and Television - Bachelor, Master
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Education
  • Agricultural Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Art Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education - Master
  • Biology Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Education, General - Master, Doctor
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • French Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Health Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration - Master, Doctor
  • History Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Bachelor
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master, Doctor
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Social Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Social Studies Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master, Doctor
    Engineering
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Engineering Mechanics - Master, Doctor
  • Engineering Physics - Bachelor
  • Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Engineering, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering - Bachelor
  • Industrial Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  • Materials Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Systems Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Water Resources Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Engineering/Industrial Management - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Bachelor, Master
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Bachelor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Consumer Economics - Bachelor
  • Family Resource Management Studies, General - Master, Doctor
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Comparative Literature - Master, Doctor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences - Doctor
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist - Bachelor
  • Communication Disorders, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) - Master
  • Genetic Counseling/Counselor - Master
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management - Bachelor
  • Medicine (MD) - First Professional
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) - First Professional
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies - Bachelor
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) - Master
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other - Master
    Library Science
  • Library Science/Librarianship - Master
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Master, Doctor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Doctor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Gerontology - Master
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Neuroscience - Master, Doctor
  • Nutrition Sciences - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other - Doctor
  • Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General - Master, Doctor
  • Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies - Bachelor
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Astronomy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Optics/Optical Sciences - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Educational Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Bachelor, Master
    Science Technologies/Technicians
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, Other - Bachelor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Applied Economics - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Economics, Other - Doctor
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Social Sciences, Other - Doctor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Master
  • Dance, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Music, Other - Bachelor
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology - Bachelor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General - Bachelor


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