About ASU and Tempe

Arizona State University is one of the premier metropolitan public research universities in the nation. Enrolling more than 61,033 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on three campuses in metropolitan Phoenix, ASU maintains a tradition of academic excellence in core disciplines, and has become an important global center for innovative interdisciplinary teaching and research. ASU offers outstanding resources for study and research, including libraries and museums with important collections, studios and performing arts spaces for creative endeavor, and unsurpassed state-of-the-art scientific and technological laboratories and research facilities.

"A" Mountain on the ASU Campus

ASU's Tempe campus is located in the heart of Tempe where more than 51,612 students are enrolled in daytime and evening classes. The Tempe campus offers 96 bachelor's, 95 master's, 48 doctoral or terminal degree programs, and one law degree program. The Arizona State University campus is large and sprawling, extending more than a mile in every direction.

Palm Walk, ASU's main pedestrian thoroughfare

The City of Tempe is Arizona's seventh largest city, with a population of 160,000. Tempe is located in the center of the Valley of the Sun, bordered by Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa and Chandler. Tempe offers more than 300 days a year of sunshine to its residents and visitors and annual rainfall amounts to approximately 7.36 inches per year.