Arizona State University Description:
Arizona State University has a complex structure with four campuses: the main campus in Tempe, the Downtown Campus in Phoenix, the West Campus in Phoenix, and the Polytechnic Campus in Mesa. With over 51,000 students, the Tempe campus is one of the largest in the country. Arizona State has a reputation as a party school, but it does have well-respected academic programs in Education, Business and Engineering, to name a few. It was also awarded a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for its strengths in the liberal arts and sciences. The Arizona State Sun Devils (What's a Sun Devil?) compete in the NCAA Division I Pacific 12 Conference.
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Arizona State Photo TourAdmissions Data (2012):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 89%
- GPA, ACT and SAT graph for ASU
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 480 / 610
- SAT Math: 490 / 630
- SAT Writing: - / -
- ACT Composite: 21 / 27
- ACT English: 20 / 27
- ACT Math: 21 / 27
Enrollment (2011):
- Total Enrollment: 72,254 (58,404 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 50% Male / 50% Female
- 86% Full-time
Costs (2012 - 13):
- Tuition and Fees: $9,724 (in-state); $22,977 (out-of-state)
- Books: $1,020
- Room and Board: $9,094
- Other Expenses: $3,136
- Total Cost: $23,001 (in-state); $36.254 (out-of-state)
Arizona State University Financial Aid (2010 - 11):
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 89%
- Arizona State Scholarships (Cappex.com)
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 83%
- Loans: 44%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $9,573
- Loans: $5,658
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Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 84%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 32%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 57%
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Arizona State University Mission Statement:
To establish ASU as the model for a New American University, measured not by who we exclude, but rather by who we include; pursuing research and discovery that benefits the public good; assuming major responsibility for the economic, social, and cultural vitality and health and well-being of the community.


