| Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011 |
| Total undergraduates: |
14,464 men, 15,882 women, 30,346 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
12,806 men, 14,297 women, 27,103 total |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
1,658 men, 1,585 women, 3,243 total |
| Total graduate students: |
3,976 men, 4,445 women, 8,421 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
2,986 men, 3,017 women, 6,003 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
990 men, 1,428 women, 2,418 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southwest |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
29% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 3.9% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 2.7% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 8.4% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 18.7% | Hispanic |
| 62.2% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 3.2% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 0.8% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 3.7% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 2.6% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 7.2% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 17.8% | Hispanic |
| 63.1% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 3.2% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 2.4% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
380 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Tucson, AZ |
| Population of city/town: |
600,000 |
| Nearest major city: |
Phoenix, AZ |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
120 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
2,000,000 |
| Online campus map: |
w3.arizona.edu/uamap/
index.html |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. Priority is given to freshmen and sophomores. |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- women's dorms
- sorority housing
- fraternity housing
- single-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- special housing for international students
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
80% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
20% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
80% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s) |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
2600 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Science/engineering, health sciences, optical sciences, and law libraries. Special collections. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art, minerals, and pharmacy museums, herbarium, science center, planetarium. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
89% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
29 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
10% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
21 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
11% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Arizona Daily Wildcat |
| Number of honor societies: |
19 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
450 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Numerous religious groups |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Numerous ethnic groups |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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marching and pep bands, chess, baton twirling, team managers |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Jim livengood,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Kathleen L. LaRose |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Athletic Director
Jim Livengood
University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210096
Tucson, AZ 85721-0096
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| School mascot: |
Wildcats |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (Division I), Pacific-10 Conference (Division I, Football I-A) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
6% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Tucson, AZ (10 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Phoenix, AZ (120 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Tucson, AZ (2 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Tucson, AZ (2 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Richard Carmona, US Surgeon General.
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