Arizona State University

Arizona State University

Former names	List Territorial Normal School (1885–1889) Tempe Normal School of Arizona (1889–1903) Tempe Normal School  (1903–1925) Tempe State Teachers College (1925–1929) Arizona State Teachers College (1929–1945) Arizona State College (1945–1958)
Motto	On seal: Ditat Deus (Latin)
Motto in English	"God enriches"
Type	Public research university
Established	March 12, 1885; 140 years ago (1885-03-12)
Parent institution	Arizona Board of Regents
Accreditation	HLC
Academic affiliation	AAU CUMU ORAU URA Space-grant
Endowment	$1.59 billion (2024)[1]
Budget	$7.9 billion (2025)[2]
President	Michael M. Crow
Provost	Nancy Gonzales
Academic staff	5,400[3]
Total staff	More than 18,500[4]
Students	57,144, Tempe[3] 10,608, Downtown Phoenix[3] 6,036, Polytechnic[3] 4,904, West[3] 62,062, Digital Immersion[3]
Undergraduates	114,484[3]
Postgraduates	31,171[3]
Location	Tempe , Arizona , United States 33°25′15″N 111°56′02″W / 33.4209°N 111.9340°W / 33.4209; -111.9340
Campus	Midsize city[5][a], 660 acres (2.7 km2)
Other campuses and centers	Chula Vista Glendale Kailua-Kona Long Beach Los Angeles Mesa Phoenix Yuma Scottsdale Tucson Washington St. George London Online [6][7][8]
Newspaper	The State Press
Colors	Maroon and gold[9]
Nickname	Sun Devils
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FBS – Big 12 NCHC MPSF
Mascot	Sparky the Sun Devil
Website	asu.edu

Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university^[10] in Tempe, Arizona, United States.^[11] Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States.^[12] It was one of about 180 "normal schools" founded in the late 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools. Some closed, but most steadily expanded their role and became state colleges in the early 20th century, then state universities in the late 20th century.^[13]

One of three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona State University is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity". ASU has over 183,000^[3] students attending classes, with more than 74,000^[3] students attending online, and 142,000^[3] undergraduates and over 41,000^[3] postgraduates across its four campuses^[14] and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona.^[3] ASU offers more than 400 undergraduate degree programs^[15] from its 16 colleges^[15] and over 170 cross-discipline centers and institutes for students.^[16] It also offers more than 450 graduate degree and certificate programs.^[15]

The Arizona State Sun Devils compete in 26 varsity-level sports in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Sun Devil teams have won 165 national championships, including 24 NCAA trophies. 179 Sun Devils have made Olympic teams, winning 60 Olympic medals: 25 gold, 12 silver and 23 bronze.

As of February 2024,^[update] ASU had more than 5,000 faculty members.^[3] This included 5 Nobel laureates, 11 MacArthur Fellows, 10 Pulitzer Prize winners, 11 National Academy of Engineering members, 26 National Academy of Sciences members, 28 American Academy of Arts and Sciences members, 41 Guggenheim fellows, 163 National Endowment for the Humanities fellows, and 289 Fulbright Program American Scholars.^[17]

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