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 2023-24 annual enrollment

183,000+

Total 2023-24 annual enrollment

142,000+

Undergraduate students

41,000+

Graduate and professional students

42%

First-generation undergraduate students

180+

Countries represented by students

17,700+

International students

4.5%

International undergraduates

34%

Undergraduates receive Pell Grants

85%

Undergraduates received financial assistance

Veteran and military-affiliated students

More than 18,000 veteran and military-affiliated students are enrolled for fall 2024, a university record.

Arizona spotlight

18,100 new students from Arizona

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

9,170 new first-year students from Arizona

A university record totaling 53% of the new first-year cohort from Arizona.

Fall 2024 university enrollment

Campus immersion breakdown by location

56,643

Tempe

10,325

Downtown Phoenix

6,183

Polytechnic

5,354

West Valley

1,313

Other locations

Admission

ASU welcomed 17,000 incoming first-year undergraduate students in fall 2024, demonstrating its commitment to educational access.

80%

For fall 2023 campus immersion, 80% of first-year students who are Arizona residents earned one of ASU’s top academic scholarships collectively called the New American University Scholarships.

52%

7,300 first-year, on-campus students identify as a minority (52% of first-year campus cohort), the largest percentage of new minority first-year students on record.

42%

Reflecting ASU’s commitment to higher education access, 42% of ASU undergraduates are first-generation college students.

85%

ASU has an 85% retention rate of first-year students.

51%

51% of first-year student applicants are female.

2/3

Two-thirds of first-year students admitted for fall 2023 had unweighted GPAs of 3.47 and above.

Academics

ASU’s faculty is composed of some of the most innovative, brilliant professors and researchers — game-changers whose discoveries are positively impacting the world and whose guidance and mentorship are positively impacting their students.

5400+ faculty

With over 5,400+ 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.

400+ undergraduate options

ASU offers more than 400 academic undergraduate programs and majors led by expert faculty in highly ranked colleges and schools.

450 graduate options

Through more than 450 graduate degree programs and certificates, ASU master’s and doctoral students work directly with the nation’s top researchers.

83 top-ranked degree programs

U.S. News & World Report rates 83 ASU degree programs in the top 25 in the country, including 44 programs ranked in the nation’s top 10.

Top 5

ASU is ranked top 5 nationally for best online bachelor's programs by U.S. News & World Report, ahead of Texas A&M, University of Arizona 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 Caltech, Princeton and Carnegie Mellon, according to the National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey.

Since 2002, ASU research expenditures have grown more than sevenfold, going from $123 million to $904 million in FY23.

$904M

ASU is one of the fastest-growing research enterprises in the U.S. with $904 million in total research expenditures in FY23.

$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.

$1.4B

Since fiscal year 2023, ASU research has resulted in nearly 5,000 invention disclosures and more than 1,500 U.S.-issued patents.*

To date, startups based on ASU intellectual property have cumulatively raised more than $1.4 billion in external funding.
*July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2024

Economic impact

ASU is one of Arizona’s largest employers with more than 21,750 employees.

$6.1B

In FY24, the university generated:

An economic impact of $6.128 billion on the state's gross product
$3.828 billion in labor income
55,688 jobs

$24.1B

The impact of ASU graduates on the Arizona economy in 2023:

306,150 ASU graduates worked throughout the state
Total earnings of $24.1 billion
Contributing $1.78-$2.01 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 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 Cornell.

#1

Ranked No. 1 in the Air and Climate category, ahead of Stanford and Cornell, 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.

76

Total LEED-certified green buildings:

8 Platinum
37 Gold
30 Silver
1 Certified

Philanthropic impact

The ASU Foundation raised $320.4 million in FY24 for students, faculty, research and community programs.

108,481

At the close of the 2024 fiscal year, 108,481 individual, corporate and foundation donors had given to ASU.

$320.4M

Supporting ASU’s academic programs, research and initiatives, the $320.4 million raised in FY24 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

183,000+

142,000+

41,000+

42%

180+

17,700+

4.5%

34%

85%

Veteran and military-affiliated students

Arizona spotlight

18,100 new students from Arizona

9,170 new first-year students from Arizona

Fall 2024 university enrollment

Campus immersion breakdown by location

56,643

10,325

6,183

5,354

1,313

Admission

ASU welcomed 17,000 incoming first-year undergraduate students in fall 2024, demonstrating its commitment to educational access.

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80%

52%

42%

85%

51%

2/3

Academics

ASU’s faculty is composed of some of the most innovative, brilliant professors and researchers — game-changers whose discoveries are positively impacting the world and whose guidance and mentorship are positively impacting their students.

Related links

5400+ faculty

400+ undergraduate options

450 graduate options

83 top-ranked degree programs

Top 5

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

$904M

$2B+

$1.4B

Economic impact

ASU is one of Arizona’s largest employers with more than 21,750 employees.

Related links

$6.1B

$24.1B

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

#1

#3

56.7

76

Philanthropic impact

The ASU Foundation raised $320.4 million in FY24 for students, faculty, research and community programs.

Related links

108,481

$320.4M

7,542