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Tempe
The City of Tempe,
Arizona is the state's seventh largest city, is located
in the center of the Valley of the Sun with more than
160,000 residents calling it home. Phoenix,
Scottsdale,
Mesa,
and Chandler
border the City of Tempe. Access to Tempe
is a snap  with
major highways and expressways serving it, making it
the most accessible city in the metropolitan area. And,
it is only 10 minutes from Sky
Harbor International Airport with taxi service and
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 Arizona
State University
Founded in 1885 as a territorial normal school in Tempe,
Arizona State University
(ASU) had its start as a four-room building, constructed
on a former cow pasture, with one faculty member and
33 students-all working to become teachers for Arizona's
public schools.
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Today, ASU is internationally
known for its more than 100 high-quality academic
and research programs offered through a multi-campus
setting. Today, ASU is the largest university in Arizona
and the major producer of graduates in the state.
Nearly 50,000 students from all states and more than
120 countries enroll at ASU each year, bringing their
diverse thoughts, cultures and backgrounds to the
university's scholarly environment. Every year nearly
10,000 students graduate from ASU. ASU was awarded
the prestigious Research I (now referred to as Research/Doctoral
Universities-Extensive) university status in 1994,
recognizing ASU as a premier research institution.
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