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Arizona State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Tempe, AZ
Population 4,500,000
Website https://www.asu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 64,398
Men / Women 51% / 49%
White 39%
Hispanic 24%
Asian 8%
International 8%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
Native American 2%
From State 65%
From Region 12%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 25%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25%
Health Sciences 9%
Life & Natural Sciences 9%
Arts 8%
Computer Science 8%
Engineering 8%
Education 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,223
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $33,139
Est. In-State Cost $15,812
Est. Out-of-State Cost $42,869
10-Year ROI $225,000
ROI Percentile 89th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,872 (100% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 332 (100% 🏖️)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $123M #5
Engineering, Computing & Math $328M #15
Life & Natural Sciences $328M #62
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 495 #20
Engineering, Computing & Math 193 #21
Life & Natural Sciences 217 #123

Honors College

Name Barrett, The Honors College
Students 7,200 (11%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Global Futures 5 20% / 80% 0% $57,983
Sustainability 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $57,983 58 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Solutions 960 31% / 69% 1% $55,920 93%
Nutrition 47 — 21% / 79% 2% $58,242 58 —
Exercise and Wellness 213 — 51% / 49% 1% $53,897 47 94%
Health Education and Health Promotion 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $62,990 68 99%
Health Sciences 62 — 10% / 90% 0% $63,402 69 100%
Kinesiology 59 — 46% / 54% 0% $53,897 47 94%
Medical Studies 213 — 36% / 64% 0% $55,479 51 91%
Population Health 164 — 26% / 74% 0% $55,479 51 91%
Public Health 20 — 25% / 75% 0% $62,990 68 99%
Science of Health Care Delivery 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $50,265 36 100%
Speech and Hearing Science 89 — 6% / 94% 1% $56,764 55 90%
Biomedical Informatics 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $58,927 60 —
Health Care Compliance and Regulations 13 — 8% / 92% 0% $50,265 36 100%
Health Care Coordination 14 — 21% / 79% 0% $62,990 68 99%
Healthcare Innovation 13 — 8% / 92% 0% $50,265 36 100%
Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management 13 — 31% / 69% 8% $56,982 55 100%
Therapeutic Recreation 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $55,893 52 —
Music Therapy 13 — 31% / 69% 0% $52,451 43 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts 568 54% / 46% 4% $66,531 91%
Data Science 47 — 72% / 28% 19% $84,208 91 —
Human Systems Engineering 25 — 44% / 56% 4% $74,477 84 —
Applied Mathematics 15 — 73% / 27% 13% $80,371 88 100%
Earth and Environmental Studies 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $59,373 61 —
Applied Biological Sciences 33 — 58% / 42% 0% $73,181 83 91%
Organizational Leadership 72 — 49% / 51% 1% $79,619 88 94%
Dispute Resolution 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $58,009 58 —
Ethnic Studies 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $55,681 52 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 179 — 61% / 39% 6% $63,362 69 91%
International Studies 92 — 23% / 77% 0% $51,348 40 90%
Liberal Studies 73 — 71% / 29% 1% $62,843 68 86%
Science, Technology and Society 8 — 88% / 12% 0% $57,990 58 100%
Technical Communication 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $63,437 69 91%
Applied Science 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $79,008 87 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation 480 16% / 84% 1% $91,152 95%
Nursing 480 — 16% / 84% 1% $91,152 95 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts 1,065 42% / 58% 4% $52,088 92%
Digital Culture 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $62,225 67 92%
Environmental Design 20 — 25% / 75% 5% $55,430 51 100%
Animation 82 — 60% / 40% 4% $54,254 48 91%
Architectural Studies 162 — 53% / 47% 5% $66,030 73 96%
Art 216 +4 34% / 66% 4% $43,348 17 87%
Dance 20 — 5% / 95% 5% $48,294 30 100%
Design Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,188 68 94%
Fashion 80 — 14% / 86% 4% $63,188 68 94%
Film and Media Production 18 — 61% / 39% 0% $48,485 31 90%
Film and Media Studies 140 +1 55% / 45% 2% $48,485 31 90%
Graphic Design 55 — 25% / 75% 7% $63,188 68 94%
Industrial Design 34 — 56% / 44% 3% $63,188 68 94%
Interior Design 53 — 9% / 91% 2% $63,188 68 94%
Landscape Architecture 13 — 46% / 54% 8% $60,959 64 92%
Music 30 — 60% / 40% 7% $27,211 2 84%
Music Composition 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $27,211 2 84%
Music Performance 46 — 52% / 48% 7% $27,211 2 84%
Theatre 51 — 29% / 71% 8% $33,590 4 94%
Urban Planning 39 — 62% / 38% 8% $61,411 65 92%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication 346 38% / 62% 3% $62,225 92%
Communication 346 — 38% / 62% 3% $62,225 67 92%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering 2,578 79% / 21% 13% $98,370 96%
Aerospace Engineering 109 — 88% / 12% 8% $97,599 97 96%
Applied Physics 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $93,172 95 —
Biomedical Engineering 115 — 58% / 42% 3% $88,459 93 94%
Chemical Engineering 89 — 65% / 35% 15% $101,977 98 95%
Civil Engineering 115 — 83% / 17% 12% $87,208 93 95%
Construction Engineering 19 — 58% / 42% 5% $113,895 99 100%
Electrical Engineering 187 — 86% / 14% 11% $102,932 98 94%
Engineering 139 — 86% / 14% 7% $98,096 97 98%
Engineering (Robotics) 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $61,002 64 96%
Environmental Engineering 43 — 35% / 65% 5% $70,312 79 100%
Industrial Engineering 65 — 77% / 23% 40% $95,124 96 96%
Manufacturing Engineering 15 — 100% / 0% 0% $84,193 91 100%
Materials Science and Engineering 31 — 68% / 32% 6% $88,115 93 100%
Mechanical Engineering 287 — 83% / 17% 9% $94,295 96 97%
Computer Science 701 — 84% / 16% 24% $109,476 99 95%
Computer Systems Engineering 74 — 81% / 19% 9% $113,500 99 91%
Informatics 32 — 69% / 31% 9% $97,416 97 96%
Information Technology 65 — 95% / 5% 17% $96,094 96 100%
Software Engineering 46 — 87% / 13% 7% $113,500 99 91%
Environmental and Resource Management 104 — 31% / 69% 4% $60,661 64 92%
Engineering Management 45 — 76% / 24% 16% $107,203 98 100%
Technological Entrepreneurship and Management 59 — 85% / 15% 5% $90,211 94 96%
Aeronautical Management Technology 88 +4 82% / 18% 5% $74,848 84 96%
Construction Management 140 — 84% / 16% 1% $105,722 98 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College 667 19% / 81% 2% $52,054 94%
Early Childhood Education 58 — 2% / 98% 2% $51,853 41 95%
Education 13 — 8% / 92% 15% $44,015 19 90%
Educational Studies 15 — 13% / 87% 0% $55,405 51 —
Elementary Education 313 — 7% / 93% 1% $51,853 41 95%
Physical Education 13 — 46% / 54% 0% $54,599 49 97%
Secondary Education 172 — 46% / 54% 2% $51,853 41 95%
Special Education 60 — 8% / 92% 2% $53,261 45 90%
Music Learning and Teaching 23 — 61% / 39% 0% $54,599 49 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences 277 47% / 53% 4% $80,274 96%
Applied Computing 150 — 71% / 29% 7% $97,416 97 96%
Environmental Science 18 — 22% / 78% 0% $60,661 64 92%
Latin American Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,735 41 —
Law and Behavioral Science 94 — 18% / 82% 0% $61,817 66 97%
Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance 13 — 23% / 77% 0% $47,489 28 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 3,931 37% / 63% 4% $59,070 92%
Chemistry 28 — 61% / 39% 4% $55,428 51 97%
Computational Mathematical Sciences 16 — 69% / 31% 19% $80,371 88 100%
Earth and Space Exploration 49 — 43% / 57% 4% $64,606 71 96%
Mathematics 103 — 69% / 31% 14% $84,496 91 92%
Mathematics (Applied) 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $80,371 88 100%
Physics 37 — 76% / 24% 11% $73,544 83 83%
Statistics 11 — 64% / 36% 27% $71,669 81 95%
Biochemistry 159 — 46% / 54% 8% $66,602 74 95%
Biological Sciences 832 — 34% / 66% 3% $58,703 59 92%
Biophysics 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $66,602 74 95%
Biotechnology 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $66,132 74 —
Food and Nutrition 11 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,150 42 90%
Foods and Nutrition 12 — 17% / 83% 0% $52,150 42 90%
Microbiology 51 — 41% / 59% 8% $69,627 79 86%
Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology 19 — 63% / 37% 16% $66,602 74 95%
Neuroscience 99 — 25% / 75% 5% $61,497 65 —
Pharmacology and Toxicology 16 — 38% / 62% 6% $85,731 92 —
Economics (Quantitative) 128 — 72% / 28% 22% $74,632 84 90%
Political Economy 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $68,231 77 92%
African and African American Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,370 40 89%
American Indian Studies 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $51,370 40 89%
American Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,700 41 —
Anthropology 73 — 42% / 58% 3% $54,391 48 92%
Applied Psychological Science 38 — 24% / 76% 0% $75,447 85 92%
Asian American Studies — — — — $52,046 42 —
Asian Languages 28 — 43% / 57% 0% $39,960 11 64%
Asian Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $51,630 40 —
Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership 19 — 42% / 58% 0% $68,231 77 92%
Criminology and Criminal Justice 277 — 37% / 63% 2% $56,419 54 95%
Disability Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,370 40 89%
English 139 — 33% / 67% 1% $50,363 37 88%
Family and Human Development 90 — 14% / 86% 1% $49,656 34 89%
Forensic Science 55 — 20% / 80% 0% $55,428 51 97%
French 12 — 25% / 75% 0% $53,459 46 83%
Geographic Information Science 15 — 73% / 27% 7% $59,314 61 90%
Geography 30 — 53% / 47% 0% $59,314 61 90%
German 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $52,810 44 —
History 93 — 65% / 35% 0% $50,922 38 91%
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology — — — — $53,913 47 —
Italian 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,459 46 83%
Languages and Cultures 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,875 44 —
Philosophy 46 — 54% / 46% 4% $58,158 58 91%
Philosophy, Religion and Society 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $57,198 56 —
Political Science 352 — 51% / 49% 5% $68,231 77 92%
Psychology 868 — 23% / 77% 2% $52,287 42 92%
Religious Studies 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,713 44 93%
Russian 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,602 43 —
Social Sciences 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $54,668 49 94%
Sociology 99 — 27% / 73% 6% $49,636 34 91%
Spanish 35 — 26% / 74% 0% $53,459 46 83%
Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies 11 — 27% / 73% 0% $51,370 40 89%
Women and Gender Studies 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $51,370 40 89%
Urban and Metropolitan Studies 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $61,480 65 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Thunderbird School of Global Management 48 48% / 52% 17% $74,184 100%
Global Management 48 — 48% / 52% 17% $74,184 83 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
W. P. Carey School of Business 3,181 59% / 41% 12% $79,423 94%
Information Systems (Technology Management) 18 — 89% / 11% 6% $79,619 88 94%
Accountancy 216 — 57% / 43% 8% $82,689 90 96%
Actuarial Science 11 — 73% / 27% 18% $101,034 97 100%
Business 1,251 +15 59% / 41% 9% $73,457 83 94%
Business (Entrepreneurship) 110 — 58% / 42% 5% $63,188 68 99%
Business Data Analytics 156 — 72% / 28% 26% $101,034 97 100%
Business Statistics 7 — 71% / 29% 57% $101,034 97 100%
Economics 10 — 60% / 40% 40% $74,632 84 90%
Finance 427 — 76% / 24% 12% $90,586 94 89%
Management 187 — 46% / 54% 9% $79,619 88 94%
Marketing 418 — 38% / 62% 5% $80,113 88 95%
Sports Business 13 — 92% / 8% 8% $53,897 47 94%
Supply Chain Management 357 — 65% / 35% 30% $79,619 88 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication 327 46% / 54% 1% $60,422 99%
Journalism and Mass Communication 156 — 25% / 75% 1% $62,711 68 98%
Sports Journalism 106 — 78% / 22% 1% $58,667 59 100%
Digital Audiences 65 — 42% / 58% 2% $57,795 57 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions 312 23% / 77% 3% $54,539 92%
Nonprofit Leadership and Management 11 — 9% / 91% 0% $79,619 88 94%
Tourism Development and Management 37 — 22% / 78% 8% $51,941 41 94%
Community Advocacy and Social Policy 14 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,342 48 100%
Public Service and Public Policy 88 — 49% / 51% 7% $62,990 68 92%
Social Work 162 — 13% / 87% 0% $48,856 32 91%

Rankings

Politically Incorrect

Equal Opportunity Objectification Most Attractive Men
Greek God Territory
I'm Getting Cancelled in 3, 2, 1... Most Attractive Women
Instagram vs Reality (It's Real)

Prestige

I Peaked in AP Calc But Now I Get Priority Registration Top 15 Honors Colleges
Public Ivy But With Actual Fun and/or Football

Engineering

It Actually IS Rocket Science Aerospace Engineering
CubeSat Crew
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Polymer Whisperers & Battery Bros
Playing House Civil Engineering
Hard Hat Ready
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Short Circuit Survivors
Hugging Trees with Calculus Environmental Engineering
Pollution Police
Making Spreadsheets Go Brrrr Industrial Engineering
The Classics
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Alloy Stars
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Computer Science

Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better. Artificial Intelligence
Solid Programs
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science (Eng)
10k-Student Server Crashers

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Kinetics & Dynamics Club
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Ocean Explorers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
The Cosmic Voyeurs (Astrophysics & Astronomy)
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Number Crunchers

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Cell Division
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Climate Warriors
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Harvest Season
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Diagnostic Detectives

Health Sciences

Behind Every Doctor Health Services
Care Coordinators
Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Lab Coats Required
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
Articulation Crew
Saving Lives One Spreadsheet At a Time Public Health
Population Health
Sweat Equity Sports & Fitness
Game Day Ready

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
Spreadsheet Soldiers
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets Business Analytics
Just-In-Time Jugglers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors
Move Fast, Break Tuition Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Startup Scene
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Sun, Sand, and Syndication
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
Solid Training Ground
Office Politics 101 Human Resources
People Operations
Passport Stamp Power Rankings International Business
The Border Is Right There
Tik-Tok Generation Marketing
Getting There
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
Nepo-Baby Adjacent

Humanities & Social Sciences

Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Bookworm Elite
Saving the Planet, One Policy at a Time Environmental Policy & Sustainability
Compost Curriculum
Smashing the Patriarchy 101 Gender Studies
Studies Squad
Mappy Few, the Cartography Crew Geography & Cartography
Plot Twisters
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Campaign Trail
Nosy for a Living Journalism
Statehouse Press-Corps Factories
I'll Figure Out the Career Later Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Generalist Geniuses
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
State-Funded Media Monoliths
Spin Class Professional Communication
State-Flagship Spin Machines
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Uncommitted Generalists
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
Field Observers
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
Morpheme Masters

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Story Time Pros
Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Teacher's Pet
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
Conjugation Crew
Gym Class Heroes Physical Education
Picked First in Gym
History Repeats Itself Social Sciences Education
Document-Based Question Crew
Everyone Gets a Medal Special Education
Resource Room Heroes
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Niche Educators
Show Your Work, Then Teach It STEM Education
Equation Educators

Arts

Sleep Deprivation by Design Architecture
Building Blocks
Lights, Camera, Tuition Film
Streaming Service Bound

Professional

The Hard Hat Caste Construction
Permit-Ready