“R1 flagship public research university in Tempe with 16 colleges, 400+ undergraduate programs, and AAU membership.”
Arizona State University in Tempe is the flagship campus of one of the largest public research universities in the United States, serving more than 80,000 students across the greater Phoenix metro and ranked the #1 university in the U.S. for innovation by U.S. News for nine consecutive years. ASU operates under a unique 'New American University' charter that judges itself not by whom it excludes but by whom it includes and how they succeed — a philosophy that has reshaped American higher education and made ASU a global magnet for ambitious students from 165 countries. Academically, ASU spans the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, the W. P. Carey School of Business, the #1-ranked Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, and the School of Earth and Space Exploration, which operates the Mars Space Flight Facility and leads instruments on multiple active NASA Mars missions. The university hosts more than 800 degree programs and is a top-five U.S. producer of engineering graduates. Research expenditures exceed $900 million annually, with strengths in semiconductors, sustainability, AI, and space science — including the lunar trailblazer and asteroid sample return missions. Life at the Tempe campus is defined by a vibrant Sun Devil culture, Pac-12 (now Big 12) athletics, the famous 'A' Mountain hike, the 'Fork 'em Devils' pitchfork salute, and year-round Arizona sunshine. International students form one of the largest cohorts at any U.S. university — approximately 14,600 in fall 2025 — and benefit from a deeply institutionalized International Students and Scholars Center, English-language pathway programs, and a Phoenix metro economy that consistently ranks among the fastest-growing tech and semiconductor hubs in the country (TSMC, Intel, Honeywell Aerospace).
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
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The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
$12,223
/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$33,139
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
One of the largest engineering schools in the U.S. by enrollment, with seven schools spanning electrical, computer, aerospace, biomedical, sustainability and construction engineering. A national leader in semiconductor and microelectronics workforce development.
Top-ranked AACSB-accredited business school known globally for supply chain management (#5 in the U.S.), information systems and entrepreneurship.
Repeatedly ranked the #1 mass-communication program in the U.S., headquartered in downtown Phoenix with hands-on newsrooms (Cronkite News, ABC15 partnership) and internships at every major broadcast network.
ASU runs the Mars Space Flight Facility and leads science instruments on NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance, OSIRIS-REx and the Psyche asteroid mission — a rare opportunity for undergraduates to work on flight hardware.
ASU's largest college, anchoring degrees in the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics and social sciences with strengths in psychology, biology and global studies.
ASU's nationally recognized honors college whose students attend top graduate schools and win international fellowships.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $55,091
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
