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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · The Univ. of AZ · The University of Arizona · U of A · UA · UArizona · Univ. of AZ · University of AZ · UofA

Public institution in Tucson, AZ · 40,769 undergraduates · 86% acceptance rate · $59,979 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$15,960748th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$13,626872nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$41,0951,639th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$28,543880th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,620611th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,979543rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,665683rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
65.9%555th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
87.7%322nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
85.7%1,085th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1261254th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
40,76916th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
26.2%1,395th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 103 mi (PHX)

On 5 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$80
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 116 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$78,000$79,199
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,930$72,699
Mining and Mineral EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,015$73,035
Systems EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338$68,047
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,219$61,218
PhysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors$68,219$64,791
Engineering-Related FieldsEngineering Technologybachelors$67,660$73,215
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$67,507$63,501
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,055$63,275
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$63,826$64,617
Biological/Biosystems EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,012$63,005
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,516$63,005

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $12,761,727 (M $6,425,554 · W $6,336,173)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Arizona’s 40,769 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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