Located in Tucson, Arizona, University of Arizona is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 56,365 students in fall 2024, including 44,848 undergraduates and 11,517 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of Arizona Board of Regents.
University of Arizona offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 307 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 12,522 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.
Key figures
56,365
Students enrolled
83%
First-year retention
12,522
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
307
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 307
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
83%
First-year retention, part-time students
52%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
8,236
Master's degrees
2,496
Doctoral degrees (research)
465
Professional doctorates
677
Certificates under 1 year
243
Postbaccalaureate certificates
379
Post-master's certificates
26
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
56,365
Undergraduates, fall 2024
44,848
Graduate students, fall 2024
11,517
Full-time, fall 2024
77%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
63,849
Undergraduates, 2024-25
50,839
Graduate students, 2024-25
13,010
Full-time, 2024-25
71%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
42%
Hispanic or Latino
25%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Programs with a fully online option
123
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
38%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Arizona Board of Regents
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Twelve Conference
President
Suresh Garimella
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization