by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Arizona was awarded 437 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general multi-/interdisciplinary studies.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, University of Arizona is ranked #133 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when University of Arizona held the #164 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 26 colleges in Arizona, University of Arizona is ranked at #3.
With an acceptance rate of 87%, University of Arizona 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.
About 13% of students accepted to University of Arizona submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 680. Math scores were between 560 and 690.
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 University of Arizona, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Arizona is 78%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Arizona has a freshmen retention rate of 84%. 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 University of Arizona for first-time, full-time students is 47%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 35,357 undergraduates at University of Arizona with 28,556 being full-time and 6,801 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,987 | $10,160 | $13,644 | $18,708 | $20,187 |
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 University of Arizona, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At University of Arizona, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $6,970 a year. That adds up to $27,880 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at University of Arizona is 5.4%. 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.
See which majors at University of Arizona make the most money.
Get more details about the location of University of Arizona.
Contact details for University of Arizona are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1401 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721-0066 |
| Phone: | 520-621-2211 |
| Website: | https://www.arizona.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/uarizona |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/uofa |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 473 | $30,835 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 296 | $41,289 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 294 | $32,382 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 279 | $21,288 |
| Business Administration & Management | 234 | $48,115 |
| Political Science & Government | 229 | $32,899 |
| Public Health | 221 | $32,385 |
| Management Information Systems | 219 | $61,523 |
| Computer Science | 207 | $72,627 |
| Marketing | 201 | $46,774 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 26,981 students took at least one online class at University of Arizona. This is an increase from the 25,329 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 26,981 | 8,727 |
| 2019-2020 | 25,329 | 7,280 |
| 2018-2019 | 18,590 | 5,073 |
| 2017-2018 | 16,943 | 4,242 |
| 2016-2017 | 15,443 | 3,394 |
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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.
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