Facts and figures

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The educational experience at ASU is an immersion in a living-learning academic enterprise — a mindset focused on innovation and entrepreneurship, and a deep commitment to serving the public interest during a time of rapid and complex societal change. Nationally and internationally acclaimed, ASU consistently ranks among the very best in nearly every critical measurement of student success, outcomes of groundbreaking research and impact in the communities it serves.

At a glance

Nearly 140,000

Nearly 41,000

Graduate and professional students

5,000+

33%

First-generation undergraduate students

160+

Countries represented by students

17,600+

4.5%

33%

Undergraduates receive Pell Grants

About ASU

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Enrollment

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the country’s most innovative school, Arizona State University is where students and faculty work with NASA to develop, advance and lead innovations in space exploration.

This is where Nobel laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners teach master learners. This is where nationally ranked and internationally ranked programs prepare next-generation innovators to thrive while advancing pioneering research, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship and economic development.

ASU’s nationally ranked programs inspire the top-qualified graduates and have positioned the university as a “top-tier” recruiting and hiring institution by more than 50 of the country’s top corporations, according to professional recruiters and rankings services around the world.

Enrollment - total university Fall 2023 Fall 2022 Fall 2021 Fall 2020 Fall 2019
Campus immersion 79,593 80,065 77,881 74,795 75,698
Tempe 57,144 57,588 54,866 52,386 53,494
Polytechnic 6,036 5,825 5,545 5,168 5,283
West Valley 4,904 4,968 5,209 5,390 4,955
Downtown 10,608 11,097 11,721 11,360 11,512
Other locations 901 587 540 491 454
Digital immersion 66,062 62,551 57,848 53,993 44,253
Total 145,655 142,616 135,729 128,788 119,951

Veteran and military-affiliated students

More than 18,000 veteran and military-affiliated students are enrolled for fall 2024, a university record.

Arizona spotlight

18,100
new students from Arizona

ASU welcomes new first-year, transfer and graduate Arizona residents to ASU’s campuses and online.

9,170
new first-year students from Arizona

A university record totaling 53% of the new first-year cohort from Arizona.