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 1,709 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is planetary astronomy and science.
University of Arizona landed the #164 spot in College Factual's 2023 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,241 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. 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 #487 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 26 colleges in Arizona, University of Arizona is ranked at #3.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 85%, some consider University of Arizona to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 46% 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 550 and 660. Math scores were between 540 and 690.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, University of Arizona is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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%.
The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Arizona enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about 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 30% of students took out student loans averaging $7,592 a year. That adds up to $30,368 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.
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Contact details for University of Arizona are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1401 E University, 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 |
| Materials Sciences | 221 | NA |
| Management Information Systems | 219 | $61,523 |
| Computer Science | 207 | $72,627 |
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 2019-2020, 25,329 students took at least one online class at University of Arizona. This is an increase from the 18,590 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 25,329 | 7,280 |
| 2018-2019 | 18,590 | 5,073 |
| 2017-2018 | 16,943 | 4,242 |
| 2016-2017 | 15,443 | 3,394 |
| 2015-2016 | 12,997 | 2,579 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Arizona.
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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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