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.
- Top 1%Undergraduates
- Top 18%Full-time retention
- Top 25%Average SAT
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
- $15,960749th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,626875th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $41,0951,656th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $28,543881st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,620615th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,979544th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,665684th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 65.9%558th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 87.7%325th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 85.7%1,096th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1261254th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 40,76916th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,815th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.2%1,409th highest of 2,140 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
- EANov 1
- RDMay 1
- 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $78,000 | $79,199 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,930 | $72,699 |
| Mining and Mineral EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,015 | $73,035 |
| Systems EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,338 | $68,047 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $68,219 | $61,218 |
| PhysicsPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $68,219 | $64,791 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsEngineering Technology | bachelors | $67,660 | $73,215 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $67,507 | $63,501 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,055 | $63,275 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,826 | $64,617 |
| Biological/Biosystems EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,012 | $63,005 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,516 | $63,005 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1885source
- Athletic nickname: "Wildcats"source
- Mascot: Wilbur and Wilmasource
- Arizona Stadium seats about 56,037source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Motto: "Sursum"source
- Campus size: about 392 acressource
- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A space-grant]] institutionsource
- Football rivalry: Arizona–New Mexico (since 1908)source
- Plays for the "Territorial Cup" (since 1899)source
- Fight song: "*"Fight, Wildcats, Fight!""source
- Notable alum: Garry Shandlingsource
- Notable alum: Brian Schmidtsource
- Notable alum: Bob Dolesource
- Notable alum: Kristen Wiigsource
- Notable alum: Kourtney Kardashiansource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Softball: 2007
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitearizona.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 104179)
- Compare colleges in AZRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in ArizonaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Arizona vs Northern Arizona UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.