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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287

Official telephone: (480) 965-9011

Website: www.asu.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 20,682 men, 21,133 women, 41,815 total
Full-time undergraduates: 15,541 men, 15,508 women, 31,049 total
Part-time undergraduates: 5,141 men, 5,625 women, 10,766 total
Total graduate students: 4,550 men, 4,263 women, 8,813 total
Full-time graduate students: 3,116 men, 2,540 women, 5,656 total
Part-time graduate students: 1,434 men, 1,723 women, 3,157 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 23%
First-year student breakdown:
4.5% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.0% Asian or Pacific Islander
14.0% Hispanic
68.1% White (non-Hispanic)
1.8% total international (nonresident aliens)
3.7% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
3.9% Black (non-Hispanic)
2.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.4% Asian or Pacific Islander
13.0% Hispanic
68.9% White (non-Hispanic)
2.6% total international (nonresident aliens)
4.0% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 644 acres
City or town school is located in: Tempe
Population of city/town: 160,000
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Polytechnic Campus-Mesa, West Campus-Phoenix, Downtown Phoenix Campus
Nearest major city: Phoenix
Distance of nearest major city: 7 miles
Population of nearest major city: 1,400,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Freshman housing
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 53%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 17%
Percent of students who live off campus: 83%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 3000
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Architecture, law, music, and science libraries
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art, anthropology, geology, history, and sports museums, early childhood development lab, herbarium, robotics lab, semiconductor clean room, high-resolution electron microscope facility, solar research faciities, biodesign
institute.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Career Fair
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services, adaptive technology center
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 98%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 31
Percent of men who join fraternities: 7%
Number of social sororities on campus: 20
Percent of women who join sororities: 8%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The State Press
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 521
Campus-based religious organizations:
More than 55
Minority student organizations:
More than 85
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
More than 500

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Lisa Love,
Interim Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Sandy Hatfield Clubb
Athletic department's mailing address: Eugene Smith
Interim Athletic Director
Arizona State U, Dept. of Athletics
Box 872505
Tempe, AZ 85287-2505
School colors: maroon and gold
School mascot: Sparky
Athletic conference memberships: Pacific-10 Conference (Division I, Football I-A)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-countryyes 
Men's footballyes 
Men's golfyes 
Men's swimmingyes 
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and field (indoor)yes 
Men's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Men's wrestlingyes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cross-countryyes 
Women's golfyes 
Women's gymnasticsyes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's softballyes 
Women's swimmingyes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and field (indoor)yes 
Women's track and field (outdoor)yes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's water poloyes 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 3%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 10%
Athletic facilities:
athletic fields, aquatic, and centers,
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, bowling, dodgeball, flag football, floor hockey, golf, inner-tube water polo, racquetball, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, softball, sand volleyball, ultimate Frisbee, Wiffle ball, wrestling
Club sports for men:
archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, judo, karate, lacrosse, martial arts, racquetball, rowing, rugby, sailing, soccer, volleyball, water skiing,
Club sports for women:
badminton, boxing, fencing, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, judo, karate, lacrosse, martial arts, racquetball, rowing, rugby, sailing, soccer, volleyball, water skiing.

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Phoenix (5 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Phoenix (11 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Phoenix (10 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Honeywell, General Dynamics, Intel, PricewaterhouseCoopers, General Mills, American Express
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Phil Mickelson, Professional Golfer Kate Spade, Designer, Owner of Kate Spade LLC



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