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University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona · Public, a large city · 42,537 undergraduates

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Is it hard to get into Arizona?

The middle half of admitted students scored in these ranges: a quarter scored lower, a quarter higher. Fall 2024 admissions, from the College Scorecard.

Acceptance rate
86.1%
56,466 applied
SAT, middle half
1150 to 1420
Reading plus math, out of 1600
ACT, middle half
21 to 29
Composite, out of 36
Test scores this year
Optional: considered if sent
19% of admitted students enrolled
What they look at
  • High school GPARequired
  • Class rankConsidered
  • Courses takenRequired
  • College-prep programConsidered
  • EssayConsidered

How much does Arizona cost?

Sticker prices and what students actually paid after grants, by family income. A year means tuition, fees, room, board, books and other costs.

Tuition and fees, Arizona residents
$13,906
Tuition and fees, out of state
$43,068
A full year, sticker price
$31,018
Living on campus
Average price after grants
$17,125
Students who got federal aid

What a year cost, by family income

Family incomeAverage paid after grants
Under $30,000$14,327
$30,001 to $48,000$14,785
$48,001 to $75,000$14,413
$75,001 to $110,000$18,080
Over $110,000$24,145
Room and board on campus
$17,300 a year; $12,750 off campus
Books and supplies
$600 a year
The school's own grants
96% of full-time first-years get one, averaging $15,095

Tuition over the years

Tuition and fees for a year, as reported to the federal government.

$0K$13K$25K$38K$50K201220142016201820202022Out of stateArizona residents

How much do Arizona students borrow?

Federal student loans only, for students who borrowed.

Typical debt at graduation
$18,000
About $205 a month over ten years
Students who borrow
26.3%
Get a Pell Grant
27.7%
Federal grant for lower-income families
Over 25 when they start
14.2%

What do Arizona graduates earn?

Typical yearly pay of everyone who started here with federal aid, whatever they studied and whether or not they finished.

Six years after starting
$53,079
Ten years after starting
$67,414
Middle half: $44,684 to $100,947
Best-paid program, five years out
$120,706
Computer Science
Lowest-paid program, five years out
$31,776
Dance

Do Arizona students finish?

Of the students who started full time, first time.

Back for second year
82.8%
Graduate in six years
70.9%
The four-year figure is for a later, smaller group, so it is not shown
After eight years
62% graduated
26% transferred, 1% still enrolled

Who goes to Arizona?

Women
55.8%
First in their family at college
31.4%
Part-time
16.5%
Students per teacher
20
Background
White 46%, Hispanic 28%, Black 4%, Asian 5%, Two or more 5%, International 4%, Native American 2%
Housing
Campus housing, 7,619 beds

What do Arizona graduates earn, by program?

Every bachelor's program the school awards, with what its graduates earn and owe. The government hides pay for small programs, so some rows have no figure.

Computer science

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Computer and Information Sciences, General287$62,680$81,192$17,265
Computer Science452$85,859$120,706$16,915
Computer Software and Media Applications155$53,276$73,684$19,500

Engineering

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering112$72,355$93,510$23,500
Architectural Engineering22HiddenHiddenHidden
Biological/Biosystems Engineering29Hidden$78,295Hidden
Biomedical/Medical Engineering101Hidden$104,752$15,978
Chemical Engineering125$79,276$104,047$13,058
Civil Engineering63$79,234$106,257Hidden
Computer Engineering14HiddenHiddenHidden
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering185$83,081$108,722$19,787
Engineering Physics8HiddenHiddenHidden
Engineering-Related Fields40Hidden$103,052Hidden
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians4HiddenHiddenHidden
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering20HiddenHiddenHidden
Industrial Engineering48HiddenHiddenHidden
Mechanical Engineering194$79,191$97,736$25,012
Mining and Mineral Engineering33Hidden$105,108Hidden
Systems Engineering84$78,987$105,813$20,376

Business and commerce

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Accounting and Related Services280$66,599$98,004$17,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations436$51,602$76,862$19,500
Business/Commerce, General0HiddenHiddenHidden
Business/Managerial Economics85$68,431$95,236$15,000
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations101$67,051Hidden$19,500
Finance and Financial Management Services416$68,684$112,782$15,091
Human Resources Management and Services494$59,399$86,694$14,600
Management Information Systems and Services363$70,283$111,424$15,500
Marketing412$61,804$88,977$16,979

Nursing

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing505$81,031$92,016$17,500

Health sciences and kinesiology

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions20HiddenHiddenHidden
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services104$26,873$61,543$18,500
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities1HiddenHiddenHidden
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General11HiddenHiddenHidden
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions235$41,640$61,899$20,500
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration128$36,150Hidden$13,953
Public Health362$43,299$65,392$20,505
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions0HiddenHiddenHidden

Life sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Agricultural Business and Management57$48,687$73,975Hidden
Agricultural Production Operations21HiddenHiddenHidden
Agricultural Public Services31$50,462HiddenHidden
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other21HiddenHiddenHidden
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs159$29,901$45,403$19,950
Animal Sciences75$37,219$42,122$18,642
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology131$40,061$73,398$12,000
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other0HiddenHiddenHidden
Biology, General312$36,296$63,721$18,729
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology17HiddenHiddenHidden
Biotechnology5HiddenHiddenHidden
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences185$46,435$63,923$17,500
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology49$34,183HiddenHidden
Food Science and Technology4HiddenHiddenHidden
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology80$43,730$65,326$12,575
Natural Resources Conservation and Research264$39,295$56,883$20,239
Neurobiology and Neurosciences238$36,995$59,441$18,929
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences562$33,908$69,866$19,250
Plant Sciences13HiddenHiddenHidden

Math and physical sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Astronomy and Astrophysics50HiddenHiddenHidden
Chemistry43$45,779$73,737Hidden
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences123$50,290$63,756$19,387
Materials Sciences22HiddenHiddenHidden
Mathematics169$48,983$90,692$14,229
Physics119$76,968$95,279$14,679
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other64$52,345$66,404$22,500
Statistics89HiddenHiddenHidden

Social sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Anthropology95$36,700$47,722$12,875
Apparel and Textiles16HiddenHiddenHidden
Area Studies75$27,841$52,486$14,307
Communication and Media Studies480$54,066$75,287$15,500
Criminal Justice and Corrections290$41,409Hidden$16,320
Economics252$58,277$84,534$16,400
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies37$31,514$54,827$23,000
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services10HiddenHiddenHidden
Geography and Cartography72$50,540Hidden$19,398
Homeland Security0Hidden$62,870Hidden
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services193$41,656$52,496$15,000
Human Services, General27HiddenHiddenHidden
Journalism132$41,424$63,031$15,250
Legal Professions and Studies, Other369$40,560$73,897$21,622
Political Science and Government352$42,074$64,002$18,635
Psychology, General998$38,489$53,467$18,000
Public Administration59$42,859$63,710$18,000
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication0HiddenHiddenHidden
Research and Experimental Psychology247$36,350Hidden$18,143
Sociology99$36,531$63,260$15,875

Arts and humanities

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics35HiddenHiddenHidden
English Language and Literature, General116$33,180$45,235$16,625
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics15HiddenHiddenHidden
History143$36,545$50,847$19,000
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services52Hidden$57,984$24,207
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics20HiddenHiddenHidden
Philosophy58$44,696$71,910$23,246
Religion/Religious Studies26HiddenHiddenHidden
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies103$32,103$44,524$16,500
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics237$37,415$51,053$15,571
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics14HiddenHiddenHidden

Education (teaching)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Education, Other32$33,532HiddenHidden
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research132$39,861$50,168$18,750
Special Education and Teaching20$49,393$56,089Hidden
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods286$49,149$52,456$13,782
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas56$47,775$50,144$12,480

Fine and performing arts

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Dance73$26,504$31,776$23,000
Design and Applied Arts52HiddenHidden$23,500
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft71$31,928$42,606$21,214
Film/Video and Photographic Arts140$39,945$50,387$16,276
Fine and Studio Arts193$33,418$45,680$19,229
Music68$36,662$44,476$16,509
Visual and Performing Arts, General0HiddenHiddenHidden

Architecture and design

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Architectural Sciences and Technology122$56,173Hidden$25,750
Architecture and Related Services, Other0$46,657HiddenHidden
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning132$52,994$81,493$21,875
Landscape Architecture0HiddenHiddenHidden

General arts and science (major chosen later)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Biological and Physical Sciences0HiddenHiddenHidden
Data Analytics0HiddenHiddenHidden
International/Globalization Studies47Hidden$59,015$9,677
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities109$41,274Hidden$15,490
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General470$43,076$58,917$21,500
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other9HiddenHiddenHidden
Natural Sciences0HiddenHiddenHidden
Nutrition Sciences293$39,366$63,057$21,375
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics79$44,882HiddenHidden
Sustainability Studies69HiddenHidden$24,451

Other programs

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations396$73,640Hidden$18,670

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Where these numbers come from

College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Test policy: the school's page (opens in a new tab). Tuition history, housing and the school's own grants: the federal IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) survey.

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