University Of Arizona, Arizona

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University of Arizona is a college of higher education situated in Tucson, Arizona, United States. This space-grant and land-grant public university, established in 1885, was the first university in Arizona. The main campus occupies nearly 380 acres of land and has 179 buildings. The university has the following colleges under it:

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Fine Arts
College of Humanities
College of Law
College of Medicine
College of Nursing
College of Optical Sciences
College of Pharmacy
College of Science
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Eller College of Management
Graduate College
Honors College
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Outreach College
UA South
University College

University of Arizona's sports teams are known as the Wildcats. The colors are navy blue and cardinal red. The university has basketball, baseball, football, softball, golf, and various other sports teams. Some notable alumni of the school include Richard Carmona, former U.S. Surgeon General; William Rathje, archaeologist and garbologist; Jerry Bruckheimer, film and television producer; and Samaire Armstrong, actress.

Profile of University of Arizona

University of Arizona is found in Tucson, AZ. Tucson is a large city. The school is a public institution. Students can earn degrees up to and including the Doctoral degree at University of Arizona.

Course Topics

The school has a greater breadth of degree programs (majors) than most colleges of its size. University of Arizona is known for its programs in science.

University of Arizona Selectivity

Admission to the school is not automatic; not everyone who applies gets in. Three quarters of students in 2007 had SAT verbal scores of at least 480. Half of math SAT scores of accepted students fell between 490 and 620. Many applicants are from out of state, an indication of the quality or special character of the school.

Faculty

University of Arizona has a tenure system for senior faculty. The full-time faculty at the school is well-paid, which often goes with faculty quality.

Student Enrollment

Students numbered 37,217 in 2007 at University of Arizona.

Student Life

A lot of students at the school attend part-time. University of Arizona values student athletics, and belongs to the Pacific-10 Conference.

University of Arizona Programs and Degrees

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors
Liberal Arts	1,527	political science, history, economics, sociology, creative writing, English, library science, anthropology, ...
Business and Management	994	marketing, business management, accounting, human resources, finance, MIS, managerial economics, business, ...
Science	842	animal physiology, cell biology, optics, bacteriology, chemistry, ecology, biochemistry, biology, ...
Education and Teaching	773	elementary school teaching, special ed, education, health teaching, reading teaching, English teaching, physical education teaching, higher education administration, ...
Engineering	609	mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, engineering management, aerospace engineering, engineering, chemical engineering, systems engineering, ...
Therapy and Counseling	509	psychology, communication disorders, educational psychology, school psychology, genetic counseling
Media	478	communication studies, radio and television, journalism
Medicine	303	medicine, pharmacy, public health, pre-veterinary, pharmaceutics and drug design, neuroscience, gerontology
Family and Social Work	234	family studies, consumer economics, public administration, family resource management
Architecture and Planning	210	urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture
Law	178	law, legal research
Nursing and Emergency Medicine	178	registered nursing
Fine Arts	143	fine arts, art history and criticism
Computer Science and Engineering	141	computer and info science, computer engineering
Drama and Performing Arts	91	drama, dance, theatre design
Mathematics	83	mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics
Music	79	music, music performance, various music studies
Nutrition and Exercise Therapy	77	nutrition sciences, vocational counseling, dietitian, health and physical education
Religion and Philosophy	72	philosophy, religion, Jewish studies
Conservation and Resource Management	64	wildlife management, conservation, environmental studies, natural resources courses, natural resources policy
Agricultural Science and Management	43	agricultural economics, agriculture
Animal Science and Care	38	animal science
Security and Law Enforcement	34	criminal justice and administration
Landscaping and Horticulture	34	plant sciences, soil science, range management, agronomy
Art Studies	23	art studies, visual and performing arts
Science and Laboratory Technician	9	science tech
Medical Adminstration	6	health care administration
Medical Support and Technology	5	audiology, clinical lab tech

Contact: University of Arizona

University of Arizona
1401 E University
Tucson, AZ 85721-0066
General Phone: (520) 621-2211
http://www.arizona.edu