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Arizona at a Glance

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Location:
Tucson, AZ
Control:
Public
In-State Tuition:
$8,237
Out-of-State Tuition:
$22,264
Room & Board:
$9,023
Average Financial Aid:
$6,478
Full-Time Undergrads:
27,073
Part-Time Undergrads:
3,273
More statistics . . .
School Website:
www.arizona.edu
Admissions Website:
admissions.arizona.edu
Financial Aid Website:
financialaid.arizona.edu
Application Deadline:
April 1
Acceptance Rate:
75 %
Admission Difficulty:
Easy
Average SAT Scores:
950–1220
Average ACT Scores:
21–27

Best Things

  • Bike-friendly campus
  • Desert sunsets and the weather
  • The diversity and Hispanic food, culture, and influence
  • The sports teams and outdoor activities
  • More best things . . .

Worst Things

  • Brain drain
  • Dehydration and heat stroke
  • The fact that Tucson natives find green grass exhilarating and precious
  • Inability to look sexy when your body sweats a lot; inability to wear trendy winter clothes
  • More worst things . . .

Most Popular Majors

Tags: Traditional Colleges and Universities, Tuition: $20K-30K, Student Body: 30000+, Arizona, Large city, Bachelor's (4-year), Master's, Doctoral, Certificate

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UA is a great school in a chill city that has nice weather and beautiful, beautiful people. You will become attached to it, and it has a sort of "dirty charm" that you'll unexpectedly miss when you leave. Maybe it will be the way cars splash disgusting street water into your face every time it rains, since there are practically no drainage systems in Tucson, and water just sits in dangerously deep pools along the sides of the road. You might find a midnight home along Fourth Avenue, or perhaps it will be vying for couches to sleep on during class breaks. Despite all of the hard times, the UA will become a place that you’ll always remember—for better or for worse.

You will probably eat so many meals in the Student Union Memorial Center that you will see them in your dreams. You will walk the same sidewalks over and over in both the sunshine and in the rain (but mostly the sunshine). You'll have long talks with friends in parking lots. You may read Émile Zola or Charles Darwin for the first time here, rediscover Faulkner in the Modern Languages Building, or pull an all-nighter in the library. The education has definitely taken a steep fall in recent years, but it's nothing that can't still be fixed with some time and appropriate use of tuition money. Yeah, the UA has its many problems, but students don't come here looking for boring perfection. If you want a half-decent education and an interesting experience, you'll get them both at the UA.

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Nightlife at University of Arizona

elisam

'12

Social Work and Youth Services

1.9
C-

Horrible Club Scene

The campus is only surrounded by college bars which enhances the sketchiness.

Feb 11, 2012

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Off-Campus Dining at University of Arizona

elisam

'12

Social Work and Youth Services

2.7
C+

Very Pricy Eating!

The campus is surrounded by only bars and expensive restaurants. If there were more late night healthy options, the surrounding campus would be amazing, especially if it was more affordable.

Feb 11, 2012

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Health & Safety at University of Arizona

elisam

'12

Social Work and Youth Services

2.7
C+

Very Secure Through UAPD

The UA is a very secure campus that perhaps has too much security. The campus is treated as if it is a threatening environment but it really doesn't seem that way.

Feb 11, 2012

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Name: Joe Dusbabek

Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona

Major: French/Linguistics

Grad Year: 2012

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