University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Public · 42,537 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

28% Hispanic undergrads
Test-optional
$50 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$13,353
$30,000 – $48,000	$14,984
$48,000 – $75,000	$16,051
$75,000 – $110,000	$19,777
Over $110,000	$22,307
All incomes (average)	$16,674

Sticker tuition and fees: $13,926 in-state, $42,278 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Arizona's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$17,300
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$12,750
Books and supplies	$600
Other expenses, on campus	$4,900
Other expenses, off campus	$4,900

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (6,154 of them) in 2022–23; 98% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	97%	$16,511
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	21%	$5,529
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	96%	$15,095
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	26%	$5,013

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1246
Median ACT: 25
Students with Pell grants: 26%
Graduation rate (6yr): 68%
Freshman retention: 83%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $59,979
Median debt at graduation: $19,620
International undergrads: 1,902 (4.5%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $50
Students per faculty member: 20 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 77%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 580–700
SAT Math: 570–720
ACT composite: 21–29

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Considered if submitted
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 56,466
Admitted: 48,369
Enrolled: 9,158

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business16%

Biology & Life Sciences10%

Health & Nursing9%

Psychology8%

Engineering6%

Computer Science5%

Communications & Media4%

Social Sciences4%

Visual & Performing Arts4%

Education3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (86)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Psychology, General	510	$38,489	$52,038national $50,706	$18,000
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	288	$33,908	$56,045national $62,172	$19,250
Human Resources Management and Services	244	$59,399	$76,013national $68,069	$14,600
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	233	$81,031	$88,892national $88,910	$17,500
Computer Science	229	$85,859	$117,451national $107,009	$16,915
Communication and Media Studies	228	$54,066	$72,758national $56,359	$15,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	218	$51,602	$77,951national $68,257	$19,500
Marketing	217	$61,804	$84,111national $69,303	$16,979
Finance and Financial Management Services	213	$68,684	$100,938national $83,343	$15,091
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	210	$43,076	$53,471national $50,532	$21,500
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	200	$40,560	$53,868national $57,149	$21,622
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	200	$73,640	—national $75,803	$18,670
Biology, General	185	$36,296	$58,119national $57,214	$18,729
Political Science and Government	170	$42,074	$56,585national $63,293	$18,635
Public Health	169	$43,299	$66,937national $58,808	$20,505
Management Information Systems and Services	163	$70,283	$104,513national $83,290	$15,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	151	$49,149	$51,285national $47,382	$13,782
Accounting and Related Services	146	$66,599	$93,729national $76,194	$17,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General	143	$62,680	$77,987national $92,374	$17,265
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	138	$39,295	$51,871national $55,012	$20,239
Criminal Justice and Corrections	138	$41,409	—national $55,378	$16,320
Nutrition Sciences	136	$39,366	$59,079national $60,053	$21,375
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	122	$37,415	$48,487national $55,000	$15,571
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	121	$41,640	$52,243national $52,119	$20,500
Research and Experimental Psychology	116	$36,350	—national $55,695	$18,143
Economics	113	$58,277	$83,267national $82,686	$16,400
Fine and Studio Arts	102	$33,418	$43,314national $41,367	$19,229
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	97	$41,656	$51,857national $48,568	$15,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	93	$83,081	$105,839national $100,647	$19,787
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	90	$36,995	$52,571national $62,451	$18,929
Mechanical Engineering	84	$79,191	$90,384national $92,135	$25,012
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	82	$29,901	$41,591national $49,880	$19,950
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	82	$46,435	$57,458national $66,697	$17,500
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	82	$39,945	$44,145national $43,765	$16,276
Mathematics	73	$48,983	$66,381national $69,562	$14,229
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	73	$36,150	—national $116,539	$13,953
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	69	$40,061	$66,862national $65,466	$12,000
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	68	$52,994	$76,360national $66,874	$21,875
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	68	$39,861	$48,168national $47,700	$18,750
History	65	$36,545	$51,737national $50,680	$19,000
Journalism	63	$41,424	$55,676national $56,278	$15,250
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	61	$41,274	—national $53,072	$15,490
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	59	$50,290	$63,387national $60,190	$19,387
Computer Software and Media Applications	58	$53,276	$61,892national $58,894	$19,500
Architectural Sciences and Technology	57	$56,173	—national $70,074	$25,750
Chemical Engineering	57	$79,276	$101,815national $98,158	$13,058
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	56	$72,355	$86,529national $98,207	$23,500
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	54	$32,103	$44,260national $48,471	$16,500
Animal Sciences	51	$37,219	$45,548national $49,634	$18,642
Sociology	50	$36,531	$55,300national $52,657	$15,875
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	48	—	$95,625national $93,451	$15,978
Physics	48	$76,968	$88,207national $76,786	$14,679
Anthropology	48	$36,700	$43,885national $46,676	$12,875
English Language and Literature, General	47	$33,180	$44,058national $48,590	$16,625
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	43	$44,882	—	—
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	43	$67,051	$99,722national $61,027	$19,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	41	$26,873	$61,534national $58,928	$18,500
Systems Engineering	40	$78,987	$100,468national $105,185	$20,376
Dance	40	$26,504	$34,010national $39,980	$23,000
Geography and Cartography	36	$50,540	—national $57,853	$19,398
Music	35	$36,662	$40,922national $42,892	$16,509
Sustainability Studies	34	—	—national $57,887	$24,451
Area Studies	33	$27,841	$48,162national $56,625	$14,307
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	33	$31,928	$44,471national $39,775	$21,214
Civil Engineering	31	$79,234	$91,602national $86,517	—
Business/Managerial Economics	31	$68,431	$90,045national $77,981	$15,000
Design and Applied Arts	30	—	—national $51,490	$23,500
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	27	$43,730	$55,784national $62,582	$12,575
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	27	$34,183	—national $48,842	—
Philosophy	27	$44,696	$55,804national $54,455	$23,246
Public Administration	27	$42,859	$64,953national $65,093	$18,000
Agricultural Business and Management	26	$48,687	$66,833national $66,647	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	26	$47,775	$46,313national $51,389	$12,480
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	25	—	$52,805national $49,984	$24,207
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	22	$52,345	$58,075national $68,416	$22,500
International/Globalization Studies	21	—	$48,645national $59,972	$9,677
Engineering-Related Fields	19	—	$101,557national $89,619	—
Chemistry	19	$45,779	$66,532national $65,120	—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	18	$31,514	$50,784national $51,710	$23,000
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	18	—	$80,732national $83,998	—
Education, Other	17	$33,532	—national $49,113	—
Mining and Mineral Engineering	17	—	$120,031national $101,390	—
Agricultural Public Services	12	$50,462	—national $54,152	—
Special Education and Teaching	8	$49,393	$52,173national $50,499	—
Architecture and Related Services, Other	0	$46,657	$55,226national $62,161	—
Homeland Security	—	—	$52,677national $70,193	—

Master's degrees (31)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	198	$114,760	$143,150national $103,485	$51,250
Public Health	167	$64,548	$75,977national $82,751	$40,700
Non-Professional Legal Studies	141	$70,238	—national $65,153	$39,925
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	129	$88,352	$104,086national $120,193	$51,011
Computer and Information Sciences, General	126	$101,307	$133,301national $124,201	$34,172
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	102	$74,415	—national $124,807	$20,500
Library Science and Administration	72	$48,660	$55,970national $56,301	$41,175
Physics	68	$118,505	$179,750national $96,478	—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	64	$123,499	$146,079national $133,654	$20,500
Special Education and Teaching	57	$54,895	$63,869national $64,397	$40,750
International Relations and National Security Studies	44	$79,555	$96,058national $95,627	$30,750
Real Estate Development	40	—	—national $124,997	$22,634
Geography and Cartography	40	$69,954	$80,622national $79,784	$30,150
Health and Medical Administrative Services	39	$78,088	—national $89,981	$29,100
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	37	$56,404	$70,131national $74,607	—
Security Science and Technology	32	$148,352	—national $82,399	—
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	31	$53,909	—national $66,523	$28,850
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	31	$65,655	$78,574national $67,030	$51,250
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	30	$54,743	$58,585national $59,571	$41,000
Accounting and Related Services	28	$71,492	$99,231national $95,833	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	24	$56,701	$62,726national $71,685	$33,182
Education, General	23	$52,870	$57,061national $65,824	—
Public Administration	23	$58,577	$68,881national $81,408	—
Engineering-Related Fields	20	$108,944	—national $125,651	—
Music	20	—	$49,602national $48,285	—
Systems Engineering	18	$116,886	$129,471national $144,565	—
International/Globalization Studies	18	$54,675	—national $86,219	$32,356
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	17	$64,581	—national $79,463	—
Engineering, General	16	$106,841	—national $120,215	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	9	$49,308	$57,881national $59,916	—
Marketing	0	$65,005	—national $79,106	—

First professional degrees (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Medicine	202	$66,460	$127,725national $112,460	$186,889
Law	141	$74,758	—national $107,773	$64,975
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	108	$104,075	$144,060national $138,348	$132,000
Veterinary Medicine	107	—	—national $131,316	$243,591

Doctoral degrees (8)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Physics	40	$132,173	—national $130,153	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	22	—	—national $100,573	$49,470
Music	21	—	$47,280national $59,592	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	12	$70,300	$74,268national $99,878	$45,076
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	11	$82,798	—national $87,076	—
Public Health	11	$89,479	—national $108,962	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	5	$124,212	$134,984national $138,131	$77,475
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	3	$81,959	—national $88,343	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 302 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 1401 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721-0066
Phone: (520) 621-2211
Institutional accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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