by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Arizona State University - Tempe was awarded 434 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice.
Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
College Factual ranked ASU - Tempe as #119 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when ASU - Tempe held the #130 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
ASU - Tempe is also ranked #2 out of 26 schools in Arizona.
See all of the rankings for Arizona State University - Tempe.
With an acceptance rate of 88%, Arizona State University - Tempe is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Arizona State University - Tempe, this ratio is 18 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Arizona State University - Tempe is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Arizona State University - Tempe has a freshmen retention rate of 86%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at ASU - Tempe for first-time, full-time students is 50%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Arizona State University - Tempe.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 63,124 undergraduates at ASU - Tempe with 57,485 being full-time and 5,639 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,969 | $10,628 | $15,561 | $19,031 | $20,774 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of ASU - Tempe, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At ASU - Tempe, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $7,451 a year. That adds up to $29,804 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at ASU - Tempe is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about paying for Arizona State University - Tempe.
See which majors at Arizona State University - Tempe make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Arizona State University - Tempe.
Contact details for ASU - Tempe are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | University Drive And Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85287 |
| Phone: | 855-278-5080 |
| Website: | www.asu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/arizonastateuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/asu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 1,177 | $43,967 |
| General Biology | 920 | $28,259 |
| General Psychology | 809 | $33,198 |
| Business Administration & Management | 677 | $51,542 |
| Computer Science | 531 | $72,698 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 439 | $39,971 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 437 | $40,436 |
| Political Science & Government | 410 | $37,568 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 393 | $53,254 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 374 | $39,110 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 42,309 students took at least one online class at Arizona State University - Tempe. This is a decrease from the 63,680 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 42,309 | 4,453 |
| 2019-2020 | 63,680 | 8,479 |
| 2018-2019 | 24,895 | 322 |
| 2017-2018 | 23,837 | 268 |
| 2016-2017 | 23,723 | 368 |
Learn more about online learning at Arizona State University - Tempe.
If you’re considering Arizona State University - Tempe, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.
Curious on how these schools stack up against ASU - Tempe? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.