| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
33,732 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
29,804 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
3,928 |
| Total graduate students: |
9,356 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
7,036 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
2,320 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
21 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southwest |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
26% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 1.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 5.4% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.3% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 24.5% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.2% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 52.7% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.7% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 6.3% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.6% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 1.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 5.6% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.8% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 25.4% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.3% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 52.2% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.3% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.4% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.8% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
380 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Tucson, AZ |
| Population of city/town: |
526,116 |
| Nearest major city: |
Phoenix |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
120 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
1,513,367 |
| Online campus map: |
parking.arizona.edu/
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. Priority housing is given to freshmen and sophomores. |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- women's dorms
- sorority housing
- fraternity housing
- single-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- special housing for international students
- other housing including Theme and wellness housing.
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
71% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
20% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
80% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
no |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
2600 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Special collections. Science/engineering, health sciences, fine arts, and law libraries. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art, minerals, and pharmacy museums; herbarium, science center, planetarium. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
89% |
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| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Arizona Daily Wildcat |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Many religious groups |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Many minority groups |
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| International student organizations: |
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Many international groups |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Marching and pep bands; baton twirling, Team Managers, chess club |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Greg Byrne,
Athletic Director |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Athletic Director,
Jim Livengood,
University of Arizona,
P.O. Box 210096,
Tucson, AZ 85721-0096,
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| School colors: |
cardinal red and navy blue |
| School mascot: |
Wildcats |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Pacific-12 Conference (Football I-A) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's gymnastics | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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basketball, dodgeball, flag football, floor hockey, inner-tube water polo, kickball, racquetball, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball (indoor/sand), water basketball, Wiffle ball |
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| Club sports for men: |
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American tang soo do, archery, badminton, ballroom dance, baseball, cycling, fencing, ice hockey, equestrian sports, lacrosse, quidditch, racquetball, roller hockey, rugby, running, soccer, synchronized swimming, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wrestling |
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| Club sports for women: |
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American tang soo do, archery, badminton, ballroom dance, cycling, fencing, equestrian sports, lacrosse, quidditch, racquetball, roller hockey, rugby, running, soccer, synchronized swimming, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wrestling |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Tucson, AZ (10 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Phoenix (120 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Tucson, AZ (2 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Tucson, AZ (2 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Richard Carmona, U.S. Surgeon General
- Joan Ganz Cooney, creator of Sesame Street.
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