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1885

Founded

39,846

Students

47

Programmes to choose from

Overview

About University of Arizona

The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university established in the Arizona Territory. The University of Arizona is one of three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents (the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University). As of fall 2025, the university enrolled 54,384 students in 22 separate colleges/schools, including the Eller College of Management, the Wyant College of Optical Sciences, the College of Medicine, Phoenix, the College of Medicine, Tucson, and the James E. Rogers College of Law.

The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities, Very high research activity". UA also is a member of the Association of American Universities. The University of Arizona is affiliated with two academic medical centers, Banner, University Medical Center Tucson and Banner, University Medical Center Phoenix.

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  • Consortium of Social Science Associations
  • arXiv
  • Big 12 Conference
  • Association of American Universities
  • Association of American Colleges and Universities

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Key facts

Founded

1885

Type

Public university

Location

Tucson, United States

Students

39,846

Reported 2021

Academic staff

12,734

Reported 2020

Programmes with us

47

Programmes

47 programmes to choose from

Health & Life Sciences · Computing & Technology · Engineering · Business & Management

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