About Sneaker Tours

Sneaker Tours was started in 1992 to showcase ASU's departments, programs and staff to corporate groups, associations, community organizations and government leaders.

Your Sneaker Tour might include:

Research sites exploring the mysteries of the universe in the Space Photography Laboratory, the volcano research laboratories or the College of Design's Innovation Space;

Faculty members who are a prize winning Nobel Laureate in Economics, a storm chaser or a Regents Professor who studies meteorites;

Sitting in on a class at Barrett Honors College, School of Earth and Space Science, or Herberger College of the Arts.

Did you know...?

• More than 100 ASU faculty members, staff and students participate in the Sneaker Tour program each year.
• Enrollment at ASU in Fall 2008 reached a record 67,082 students, more than 4% greater than last year’s 64,394. All four ASU locations experienced increases, with the greatest gain (22%) at the Downtown Phoenix campus, up from 6,595 to 8,431.
• No two Sneaker Tours are alike. Visits include a wide variety of research sites, professors and classes.
• ASU enrolled 278 freshman merit scholars, including National Merit, National Hispanic and National Achievement scholars in 2008, up 25% in the past 5 years.
• Thousands of people have participated in Sneaker Tours since the program began in 1992.
• The average GPA for incoming freshmen in 2008 was 3.41, and the average test scores increased, with the SAT score at 1082 and the ACT at 23.5.
• More than 20 other universities or colleges throughout the United States and as far away as Australia have contacted the Sneaker Tour office for information on how to begin a similar program.
• Thirty-one and a half percent (31.5%) of the resident freshman class is made up of students of color. ASU students come from all 50 states and more than 150 foreign countries.
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