Arizona State University

Arizona State University

Former names	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)
Type	Public research university
Established	March 12, 1885; 139 years ago (March 12, 1885)
Parent institution	Arizona Board of Regents
Accreditation	HLC
Academic affiliation	AAU ORAU URA USU Space-grant
Endowment	$1.47 billion (2023)[1]
Budget	$4.1 billion (2023)[2]
President	Michael M. Crow
Provost	Nancy Gonzales
Academic staff	5,000+[3]
Total staff	About 18,500[4]
Students	57,588, Tempe[5] 11,097, Downtown Phoenix[5] 5,825, Polytechnic[5] 4,968, West[5] 62,551, online[5]
Undergraduates	112,177[5]
Postgraduates	30,459[5]
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[8], 1,532.04 acres (6.1999 km2) (total) Tempe: 661.6 acres (2.677 km2)[6] Polytechnic: 574.55 acres (2.3251 km2)[7] West: 277.92 acres (1.1247 km2)[7] Downtown Phoenix: 17.97 acres (0.0727 km2)[7]
Other campuses	Glendale Lake Havasu City Los Angeles Mesa Phoenix Scottsdale Show Low Tucson Washington, D.C. Shanghai
Newspaper	The State Press
Colors	Maroon and gold[9]
Nickname	Sun Devils
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FBS – Pac-12 MPSF
Mascot	Sparky the Sun Devil
Website	www.asu.edu

Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university^[10] in the Phoenix metropolitan area.^[11] Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is now 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, ASU is a member of the Association of American Universities and classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity". ASU has nearly 145,000^[5] students attending classes, with more than 62,000^[5] students attending online, and 112,000^[5] undergraduates and nearly 30,000^[5] postgraduates across its five campuses and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona.^[5][14] ASU offers 350 degree options from its 17 colleges and more than 170 cross-discipline centers and institutes for undergraduates students, as well as more than 400 graduate degree and certificate programs.^[15]

The Arizona State Sun Devils compete in 26 varsity-level sports in the NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference and is home to over 1,100 registered student organizations.^[16] 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 January 2022,^[update] ASU reported that its faculty of more than 5,000 scholars^[5] included 5 Nobel laureates, 10 MacArthur Fellows, 10 Pulitzer Prize winners, 10 National Academy of Engineering members, 23 National Academy of Sciences members, 26 American Academy of Arts and Sciences members, 41 Guggenheim fellows, 157 National Endowment for the Humanities fellows, and 281 Fulbright Program American Scholars.^[17]