Facts and figures

For our society to achieve its ideal, there cannot be an unequal distribution of its most important asset — education.
Michael M. Crow President, Arizona State University

The educational experience at ASU is an immersion in a living-learning academic enterprise — a mindset focused on innovation and entrepreneurship, and a deep commitment to serving the public interest during a time of rapid and complex societal change. Nationally and internationally acclaimed, ASU consistently ranks among the very best in nearly every critical measurement of student success, outcomes of groundbreaking research and impact in the communities it serves.

Enrollment

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the country’s most innovative school, Arizona State University is where students and faculty work with NASA to develop, advance and lead innovations in space exploration.

This is where Nobel laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners teach master learners. This is where nationally ranked and internationally ranked programs prepare next-generation innovators to thrive while advancing pioneering research, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship and economic development.

ASU’s nationally ranked programs inspire the top-qualified graduates and have positioned the university as a “top-tier” recruiting and hiring institution by more than 50 of the country’s top corporations, according to professional recruiters and rankings services around the world.

At a glance

Numbers reflect total 2025–26 annual enrollment
(summer 2025 session B, fall 2025, spring 2026 and summer 2026 session A/C)

203,700+

Total 2025–26 annual enrollment

158,000+

Undergraduate students

45,700+

Graduate and professional students

40%

Undergraduate students annually that are first-generation college students

174

Countries represented by students

71,700+

Arizona residents enrolled annually

65,100+

Undergraduates receiving Pell Grants annually

4 out of 5

Undergraduates receive financial assistance (merit and/or need aid)

Veteran and military-connected students

More than 27,300 veteran and military-connected students are enrolled for fall 2025–26, a university record.

Arizona spotlight

16,600+ new students from Arizona

ASU welcomes new first-year, transfer and graduate Arizona residents to ASU’s campuses and online.

9,000+ new first-year students from Arizona

More Arizona high school students choose ASU than any other university in the state.

Fall 2026 university enrollment

Numbers reflect total fall 2026 semester enrollment

Campus immersion breakdown by location in fall 2026

51,200

Tempe

10,800

Downtown Phoenix

5,500

Polytechnic

5,200

West Valley

600

Other locations

Admission

ASU welcomed 16,000 new first-year undergraduate students to the university in fall 2026, a cohort that embodies ASU's commitment to excellence and access.

2,200+

Total first-year students enrolled in Barrett, The Honors College in fall 2026.

40%

Demonstrating ASU's commitment to opening access to families underserved by higher education, 40% of all undergraduate students are first in their families to attend college (first-generation college students).

4.37

Average weighted high school GPA of the 2,200 new first-year students joining the honors college students in fall 2026.

65,100

Total number of undergraduate students receiving Pell Grants. More than 1 in 3 ASU students join the university from financial backgrounds that qualify them for federal financial aid.

3.5

Median unweighted high school GPA of new first-year students.

Academics

ASU is home to faculty who are internationally recognized scholars and researchers whose discoveries and creative pursuits are impacting the world. Their commitment to teaching and mentoring has helped prepare students to enter successful careers in high-demand fields.

5,600+ faculty

With over 5,600 exceptional faculty members at ASU, including Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners and Fulbright U.S. scholars, ASU is a national leader in research and discovery. The student-to-faculty ratio of 18 to 1 ensures individualized support for learners.

450+ undergraduate degree programs

ASU offers more than 450 academic undergraduate programs and majors led by expert faculty in highly ranked colleges and schools.

400+ master's degree programs

Through more than 400 master's degree programs, ASU graduate students work directly with the nation’s top researchers.

69 top-ranked degree programs

U.S. News & World Report rates 69 ASU degree programs in the top 25 in the country, including 30 programs ranked in the nation’s top 10.

Top 10

ASU is ranked top 10 nationally for best online bachelor's programs by U.S. News & World Report, ahead of Texas A&M, Indiana University Online and George Washington, with more than 300 online degree and certificate programs taught by award-winning ASU faculty.

Research impact

Our interdisciplinary, solutions-focused approach to research, entrepreneurship and economic development is centered on discovery that matters and the fusion of intellectual disciplines in order to solve complex problems.

Top 5

ASU ranks fifth in the U.S. for research expenditures among universities without a medical school, ahead of University of Colorado-Boulder, Purdue and Princeton, according to the National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey, surpassing $1 billion in research funding.

The data for this ranking was measured prior to the launching of ASU's John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering, set to open in fall 2026.

$1B+

ASU is one of the fastest-growing research enterprises in the U.S. with more than $1 billion in total research expenditures in FY24.

$2B+

One of the top-performing U.S. universities for inventions and licensing deals, ASU has been the launching pad for more than 250 startups, generating more than $2 billion in economic output in Arizona alone.

$1.5B

ASU research has resulted in more than 5,500 invention disclosures, with 330 in FY25, and more than 1,700 U.S.-issued patents from July 2, 2002 to June 30, 2025.

To date, startups based on ASU intellectual property have cumulatively raised more than $1.5 billion in external funding.

Economic impact

ASU is one of Arizona’s largest employers with more than 21,262 employees.

$6.6B

In FY25, the university generated:

An economic impact of $6.625 billion on the state's gross product
$4.193 billion in labor income
56,958 jobs: One of Arizona's largest employers, ASU provided 21,626 jobs in FY25 and supported the creation of 35,696 additional jobs for a total impact of 56,958.

$26.3B

The impact of ASU graduates on the Arizona economy in 2024:

313,798 ASU graduates worked throughout the state
Total earnings of $26.3 billion
Contributing between $1.94 and $2.19 billion in state and local taxes

Impact on our global future

ASU is deeply committed to sustaining our planet and designing a more just, equitable and prosperous future through the knowledge we share, the research we conduct, the spaces we design, the programs we establish and the solutions we innovate.

1st in the world

The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory®, established in 2019 at the scale of a National Laboratory, is the world’s first comprehensive institution of its kind dedicated to ensuring humanity exists in equilibrium within the world’s systems.

The Global Futures Laboratory is empowered by a transdisciplinary platform for an ongoing and wide-ranging exchange so that we may address the complex and increasing social, economic, environmental and technological challenges our world faces.

1st in the U.S.

ASU is home to the Rob Walton College of Global Futures, a unique educational center that comprises four first-ever schools to develop knowledge and skills that address areas integral to understanding our future:

School of Sustainability (est. 2006).
School for the Future of Innovation in Society (est. 2016).
School of Complex Adaptive Systems (est. 2020).
School of Ocean Futures (est. 2023).

#1

Ranked No. 1 in the U.S., ahead of Michigan State, Penn State and MIT, for global impact in advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

#1

Ranked No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 2 in the world by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education for sustainable practices, ahead of Stanford and UC Berkeley.

#2

Ranked No. 2 in the Energy and Climate category, ahead of Stanford, UC Santa Barbara and Yale, by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education in its annual Sustainable Campus Index report.

#3

Ranked No. 3 on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership Top 30 College & University Partners listing, ahead of Stanford, University of Maryland and Penn State. 78% of ASU’s total electricity use is green power derived from various resources.

56.7

ASU’s solar program provides 56.7 MWdc-equivalent solar generating capacity, which contributed to the university reaching its goal of becoming carbon neutral in 2020, with zero greenhouse gas emissions from campus operations.

82

Total LEED-certified green buildings:

8 Platinum
39 Gold
34 Silver
1 Certified

Philanthropic impact

The ASU Foundation raised $630.8 million in FY25 for students, faculty, research and community programs.

113,000

At the close of the 2025 fiscal year, 113,000 individual, corporate and foundation donors had given to ASU.

$630.8M

Supporting ASU’s academic programs, research and initiatives, the $630.8 million raised in FY25 generated new opportunities at the nation’s most innovative university.

7,542

In FY24, 7,542 ASU students received scholarships funded by donors. The total amount disbursed was $32.3 million.

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About ASU

Enrollment

At a glance

203,700+

158,000+

45,700+

40%

174

71,700+

65,100+

4 out of 5

Veteran and military-connected students

Arizona spotlight

16,600+ new students from Arizona

9,000+ new first-year students from Arizona

Fall 2026 university enrollment

Campus immersion breakdown by location in fall 2026

51,200

10,800

5,500

5,200

600

Admission

ASU welcomed 16,000 new first-year undergraduate students to the university in fall 2026, a cohort that embodies ASU's commitment to excellence and access.

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2,200+

40%

4.37

65,100

3.5

Academics

ASU is home to faculty who are internationally recognized scholars and researchers whose discoveries and creative pursuits are impacting the world. Their commitment to teaching and mentoring has helped prepare students to enter successful careers in high-demand fields.

Related links

5,600+ faculty

450+ undergraduate degree programs

400+ master's degree programs

69 top-ranked degree programs

Top 10

Research impact

Our interdisciplinary, solutions-focused approach to research, entrepreneurship and economic development is centered on discovery that matters and the fusion of intellectual disciplines in order to solve complex problems.

Related links

Top 5

$1B+

$2B+

$1.5B

Economic impact

ASU is one of Arizona’s largest employers with more than 21,262 employees.

Related links

$6.6B

$26.3B

Impact on our global future

ASU is deeply committed to sustaining our planet and designing a more just, equitable and prosperous future through the knowledge we share, the research we conduct, the spaces we design, the programs we establish and the solutions we innovate.

Related links

1st in the world

1st in the U.S.

#1

#1

#2

#3

56.7

82

Philanthropic impact

The ASU Foundation raised $630.8 million in FY25 for students, faculty, research and community programs.

Related links

113,000

$630.8M

7,542