The University of Arizona is a land-grant university with two independently accredited medical schools, is one of the nation’s top public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. Established in 1885, the UA is widely recognized as a student-centric university and has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. Universities are defined by their people, and you could say the people here were born to challenge “business as usual.” The University of Arizona existed before Arizona was a state. Our first graduating class in 1895 consisted of two women and one male.

The UA ranked in the top 25 in 2018 in research expenditures among all public universities, according to the National Science Foundation, and is a leading Research 1 institution with $687 million in annual research expenditures. The UA advances the frontiers of interdisciplinary scholarship and entrepreneurial partnerships as a member of the Association of American Universities, the 62 leading public and private research universities in the U.S. It benefits the state with an estimated economic impact of $4.1 billion annually.

Since then, we’ve learned that we’re better together. We do more when we work across backgrounds, skills and perspectives. That’s how we’ve become long-time partners with NASA, leaders in both the arts and sciences, and able to prepare students to succeed in a world where most of the jobs today’s kindergartners will have don’t even exist yet. We know how to converge.

UA only see opportunity. Our position in the planetary sciences today has much to do with the vision and drive of planetary astronomer Gerard P. Kuiper. Kuiper is known as the father of planetary science, but during his time was a little bit of an outcast in his field. He proposed that there was a belt of small planets or comets orbiting beyond Neptune, even though none except Pluto had been found. Astronomers now refer to this region as the Kuiper belt.

Today, The University of Arizona has been part of every planetary mission with NASA and when others proved just how hard it is to sample an asteroid, we came up with a better way to do it. The current UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission will bring home the biggest piece of space since the Apollo era.

In touch with our values. When we say people are our strength, we mean it. In fact, in 2018 we earned the designation of Hispanic-Serving Institution from the U.S. Department of Education for our success in the enrollment of Hispanic students and in providing educational opportunities to them.

UA honor the commitments to the state of Arizona by serving the entire state. When farmers don’t know what is hurting their crops, or city planners are dealing with the future of water, they rely on the University of Arizona’s statewide network of knowledgeable staff to help solve their problems.

Location

Tucson, Arizona (USA)

The University of Arizona and main gate square just outside campus, Main Gate Square is where Wildcats go to watch a game, grab a burrito, study, or all of the above. Tucson’s famous Fourth Ave. is home to eclectic shops, coffee spots and restaurants. Cars not necessary, it’s easy to catch a ride around Tucson’s city core – just hop on the streetcar.

Step into Wildcat life, where the sun shines a little brighter, the people are a whole lot friendlier, and you have everything you need to be the best version of you.

School & Faculty

• School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• School of Plant Sciences
• School of Natural Resources and The Environment
• College of Applied Science and Technology
• College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture
• School of Architecture
• School of Landscape Architecture and Planning
• College of Fine Arts
• School of Art
• School of Dance
• College of Education
• School of Music
• School of Theatre, Film and Television
• College of Engineering
• Graduate College
• College of Humanities
• School of International Languages, Literatures and Cultures (SILLC)
• Honors College
• Colleges of Letters, Arts and Science
• James E. Rogers College of Law
• College of Medicine – Phoenix
• Eller College of Management
• College of Nursing
• School of Mathematical Sciences
• College of Pharmacy
• School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
• School of Mind, Brain and Behavior
• College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
• School of Anthropology
• School of Geography and Development
• College of Medicine – Tucson
• School of Accountancy
• School of Government and Public Policy
• College of Science
• School of Information Resources and Library Science
• School of Information
• College of Optical Sciences
• School of Journalism
• Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
• Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences
• School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies
• School of Sociology