Former names | Territorial Normal School (1885–1889) Tempe Normal School of Arizona (1889–1903) Tempe Normal School (1903–1925) Tempe State Teachers College (1925–1929) Arizona State Teachers College (1929–1945) Arizona State College (1945–1958) |
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Type | Public research university |
Established | March 12, 1885 |
Parent institution | Arizona Board of Regents |
Accreditation | HLC |
Academic affiliation | |
Endowment | $1.59 billion (2024)[1] |
Budget | $4.1 billion (2023)[2] |
President | Michael M. Crow |
Provost | Nancy Gonzales |
Academic staff | 5,300[3] |
Total staff | About 18,500[4] |
Students | 57,144, Tempe[3] 10,608, Downtown Phoenix[3] 6,036, Polytechnic[3] 4,904, West[3] 62,062, Digital Immersion[3] |
Undergraduates | 114,484[3] |
Postgraduates | 31,171[3] |
Location | , , United States 33°25′15″N 111°56′02″W / 33.4209°N 111.9340°W |
Campus | Midsize city[5] |
Other campuses | [6] |
Newspaper | The State Press |
Colors | Maroon and gold[7] |
Nickname | Sun Devils |
Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | Sparky the Sun Devil |
Website | asu.edu |
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university[8] in Tempe, Arizona, United States.[9] Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States.[10] It was 1 of about 180 "normal schools" founded in the late 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools. Some closed, but most steadily expanded their role and became state colleges in the early 20th century, then state universities in the late 20th century.[11]
One of three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona State University is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity". ASU has nearly 145,000[3] students attending classes, with more than 62,000[3] students attending online, and 112,000[3] undergraduates and nearly 30,000[3] postgraduates across its five campuses and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona.[3][12] ASU offers 350 degree options from its 17 colleges and more than 170 cross-discipline centers and institutes for undergraduates students, as well as more than 400 graduate degree and certificate programs.[13] The university is home to over 1,100 registered student organizations.[14]
The Arizona State Sun Devils compete in 26 varsity-level sports in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Sun Devil teams have won 165 national championships, including 24 NCAA trophies. 179 Sun Devils have made Olympic teams, winning 60 Olympic medals: 25 gold, 12 silver and 23 bronze.
As of February 2024,[update] ASU had more than 5,000 faculty members.[3] This included 5 Nobel laureates, 11 MacArthur Fellows, 10 Pulitzer Prize winners, 11 National Academy of Engineering members, 26 National Academy of Sciences members, 28 American Academy of Arts and Sciences members, 41 Guggenheim fellows, 163 National Endowment for the Humanities fellows, and 289 Fulbright Program American Scholars.[15]
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