	University of Arizona 2016 University Academic Rankings
The Old Main, also known as the University of Arizona School of Agriculture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, ref. : #72000199. The University of Arizona (also referred to as U of A, UA, or Arizona) is a public research university located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885, UA was the first university in the Arizona Territory. The university includes the Banner University Medical Center Tucson, which operates a separate 4-year M.D. college in downtown Phoenix. As of Fall 2015, total enrollment was more than 42,100 students, with the largest freshmen class ever at 8,100 students. The University of Arizona is governed by the Arizona Board of Regents. The mission of the University of Arizona is, "To improve the prospects and enrich the lives of the people of Arizona and the world through education, research, creative expression, and community and business partnerships." Arizona is one of the elected members of the Association of American Universities (an organization of North America's premier research institutions) and is the only representative from the state of Arizona to this group. Known as the Arizona Wildcats (often shortened to "Cats"), the athletic teams are members of the Pac-12 Conference in the NCAA. UA athletes have won national titles in several sports, most notably men's basketball, baseball, and softball. The official colors of the university and its athletic teams are UA Red and Arizona Blue. History After the passage of the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862, the push for a University in Arizona grew. The University of Arizona was approved by the Arizona Territory's "Thieving Thirteenth" Legislature in 1885, who also selected the city of Tucson to receive the appropriation to build the university. Tucson had hoped to receive the appropriation for the territory's mental hospital, which carried a $100,000 allocation instead of the $25,000 allotted to the territory's only university (Arizona State University was also chartered in 1885, but at the time it was created as Arizona's normal school, and not a university). Tucson's contingent of legislators was delayed in reaching Prescott due to flooding on the Salt River and by the time they arrived back-room deals allocating the most desirable territorial institutions had already been made. Tucson was largely disappointed at receiving what was viewed as an inferior prize. With no parties willing to step forth and provide land for the new institution, the citizens of Tucson prepared to return the money to the Territorial Legislature until two gamblers and a saloon keeper decided to donate the land necessary to build the school. Construction of Old Main, the first building on Campus, began on October 27, 1887, and classes met for the first time in 1891 with 32 students in Old Main, which is still in use to this day. Because there were no high schools in Arizona Territory, the University maintained separate preparatory classes for the first 23 years of operation. Academics The University of Arizona offers 334 fields of study leading to bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees. Academic departments and programs are organized into colleges and schools. Currently, grades are given on a strict 4-point scale with "A" worth 4, "B" worth 3, "C" worth 2, "D" worth 1 and "E" worth zero points. In 2004, there were discussions with students and faculty that may lead the UA towards eventual usage of the plus-minus grading system in future years. As of December 2015, the university still uses the 4-points scale. Rankings The Center for World University Rankings in 2015 ranked Arizona 68th in the world and 42nd in the U.S. The 2015-16 Times Higher Education World University Rankings rated University of Arizona 163rd in the world and the 2015/16 QS World University Ra ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Arizona Details

University of Arizona Details
detail	value
state	Arizona
conference	Pacific 12 Conference
public	Public
scores	1642/1094/25
level	Average
rank	[124
overall ROI rank	[86
size	large
undergrads	32987
grads	9249
price	43621
drop	36
stem	26
research	608
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Arizona?

1. number 124 for Academics.

2. number 86 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Arizona?

1. Texas Tech University

2. Michigan State University

3. Florida International University

4. Georgia State University

5. University of Utah

6. Oregon State University

7. Washington State University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Arizona National Academic Rankings

University of Arizona National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	124	231	250	113	98	53	36	78	86
All Nonivy	96	100	100	81	78	41	28	41	75
Div1	65	92	100	73	64	32	29	43	53
Div1 Nonivy	59	90	100	65	56	24	21	41	48
Div1 Public	48	66	100	48	45	18	16	36	38
Public	55	90	100	58	51	25	16	37	46
Power5	43	56	68	48	43	22	19	33	38
Stem Low	72	99	100	66	61	36	31	55	70
Pacific - 12 Conference	8	10	15	8	8	8	5	5	5
South West Region	18	29	76	10	8	6	1	32	17
State of Arizona	2	3	9	2	2	1	1	3	2
Top Ten Top250	124	231	250	113	98	53	36	78	86
Top Ten Pacific - 12 Conference	8	8	10	8	8	7	5	4	6
Top Ten State of Arizona	2	3	9	2	2	1	1	3	2

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University of Arizona Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Arizona
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.45	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
92.34	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
92.03	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
91.79	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
91.50	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
91.50	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
91.49	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
91.23	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
91.22	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indiana	The Summit League	Public	Average	427	342
91.16	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
86.66	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
86.40	California State University-Long Beach	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	318	387
86.37	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
86.00	Brigham Young University-Idaho	Idaho	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Average	312	164
85.84	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
85.74	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
85.59	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
85.50	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
85.42	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
85.39	San Jose State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	386	389
85.37	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
85.17	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
85.15	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	305	303
84.95	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
84.91	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
84.78	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
84.77	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
84.77	Kennesaw State University	Georgia	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	Average	290	291
84.67	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
84.52	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
84.50	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
84.50	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
84.49	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	North Carolina	Division I-AA Independents / C...	Public	Average	292	207
83.80	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
83.29	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
82.85	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
82.59	University of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	221	225
82.45	North Dakota State University	North Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	261	196
82.36	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
81.89	University of Maine	Maine	Atlantic 10 Conference / Ameri...	Public	Average	248	245
79.51	California State University-Northridge	California	Big West Conference	Public	BelowAverage	459	474
78.74	California State University-Sacramento	California	Big Sky Conference	Public	BelowAverage	453	472
78.58	San Francisco State University	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	BelowAverage	428	458
78.14	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	BelowAverage	421	449
77.92	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Horizon League	Public	BelowAverage	420	367
77.74	University of New Mexico	New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	265	153
77.71	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
77.58	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
77.57	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
77.51	Central Michigan University	Michigan	Mid American Conference	Public	BelowAverage	454	402

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University of Arizona Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Arizona

University of Arizona Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Arizona
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.98	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
96.91	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
96.60	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
95.91	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
95.56	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
95.26	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
94.28	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
93.42	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
93.42	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
93.28	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
92.84	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
92.44	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
92.34	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
91.87	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	AboveAverage	146	58
91.80	Marquette University	Wisconsin	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	197	121
91.07	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
91.07	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
91.07	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
90.88	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
90.88	Southeastern Conference (Low)	-	Southeastern Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
90.45	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
90.22	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
90.07	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
90.07	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
89.19	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
89.00	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
87.45	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
87.45	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
86.00	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
85.09	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
85.01	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
83.85	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
83.63	Atlantic 10 Conference (Average)	-	Atlantic 10 Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	158
83.01	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	Division I Independents / Patr...	Public	Excellent	126	48
82.92	Fordham University	New York	Patriot League / Atlantic 10 C...	Private	Good	109	167
82.88	Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois	Division III Independents	Private	Good	122	55
82.85	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
80.66	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
79.74	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
78.56	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
78.46	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
77.96	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
77.73	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
77.42	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
77.03	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91
76.31	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
76.04	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
75.52	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
75.49	Scripps College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	127	204

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