About University of Arizona

Established close to 140 years ago, the University of Arizona was ranked among the top 0.5 percent of universities worldwide by the Center for World University Rankings for 2024, and is a favored destination for international students. The university is home to more than 4,000 international students from the world over.

There are over 300 programs offered across 20 colleges, schools, and departments that international students can choose from, at the undergraduate and the graduate levels, in addition to numerous minor degrees. Students also have the option of designing an individualized course plan with multiple possibilities.

The university has a distinguished history of breakthroughs in research, from inventing tree-ring research and opening the first lab for dendrochronology to mapping the moon for the first moon landing in 1969. Opportunities for unparalleled innovation in research complement the high-quality education on offer, with excellent support from a world-class faculty.

The university’s location in Tucson gives students the chance to explore high-demand jobs that the city is increasingly becoming known for. With niche industries, such as space and aviation, being well established and the presence of a growing start-up scene, Tucson has exciting prospects for graduating students.

Students are also spoilt for choice in terms of options for extracurricular activities and hobbies, with numerous student clubs catering to every interest on campus. As a globally recognized food destination Tucson is home to amazing dining districts, most of which are easily accessible from the university. There are also plenty of outdoor activity options, with spectacular waterfalls and mountain ranges that are great for biking, hiking, skiing and snowboarding.

Graduate outcomes

The University of Arizona is committed to ensuring that every student graduates with real-world experience to complement their list of accomplishments. Through hands-on, practical experiences, students launch their own businesses, collaborate on research, take on service-learning projects and internships, and work in offices or laboratories on and off campus.

Students participate in faculty projects, leading to careers with companies including Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, Cisco, Ernst & Young, Adidas, Nestlé, Tata Consulting Services, Texas Instruments, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Amazon, Google, and many more. Many students who start their educational careers as freshmen at the University of Arizona choose to continue into full-time graduate study here or at other top universities around the world.

Select students who demonstrate exceptional talent and determination are able to earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in just five years with the university’s accelerated master’s programs.

What's new

Ranked in the top 20 public research universities in the U.S., the University of Arizona continues to help drive global change through innovation, collaboration and remarkable new discoveries, helping to inform the possibilities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The university’s innovations point to new markets, products, and ways of operating that will shape the 21st century economy. UArizona invents and proves potential solutions, envisioning how emerging, transformative tech can be deployed to benefit humanity.

Construction is nearly complete on the University of Arizona's new USD 99 million, seven-story Grand Challenges Research Building, which will house laboratories and flexible research space for cross-campus interdisciplinary programs designed to advanced research and discovery across optics, quantum computing, advanced communications and biomedical technologies.

UArizona has an unparalleled history of involvement in space missions. Scientists and engineers at the university have built instruments for three NASA telescopes, led two deep space missions and made it possible to see farther back in space and time than ever before through the contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope development. 

In the field of health studies, personalized medicine, improved therapies, and better health technologies are advancing thanks to the university’s research in biosciences infrastructure, research, and industry engagement. UArizona attracts world-class students to solve complex challenges of disease, hunger, water scarcity and quality, food insecurity, resource conservation, and climate.

Finally, the University of Arizona launched a new college this year to focus on the skills needed in tomorrow’s information-savvy workforce. Whether studying game design or data science, iSchool supports careers of the future with a heavy focus on how artificial intelligence is shaping our world.