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<div class="col"> <div class="content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-az-text-area field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h1 class="display-4"><span class="text-blue">University Facts</span></h1> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="mb-0 paragraph paragraph--type--az-text paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-az-text-area field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="bs_grid ck-widget"> <div class="ck-widget row" data-row-none="none" data-row-sm="none" data-row-md="none" data-row-lg="8_4" data-row-xl="none" data-row-xxl> <div class="col-lg-8"> <p><span class="text-ash h6">The University of Arizona, a land-grant institution with two independently accredited medical schools, ranks among the nation's top universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. Established in 1885, the university is widely recognized as student-centric and has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. As a leading Research 1 institution, the University of Arizona ranks in the top 20 among all public universities with $955 million in annual research expenditures according to the National Science Foundation. The university advances the frontiers of interdisciplinary scholarship and entrepreneurial partnerships as a member of the Association of American Universities, the 71 leading public and private research universities in the U.S. and Canada. It benefits the state of Arizona with an estimated economic impact of $4.1 billion annually.</span></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-4"> <div> <figure style="max-width: 360px;"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-az-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" class="img-fluid image-style-az-small" src="https://cdn.uanews.arizona.edu/s3fs-public/styles/az_small/public/2024-04/Campus-OPT.jpg.webp?VersionId=q.cw0zDsGoIYthYBxoWJx3gTkm2Fxu.i&itok=sB2zb3lH" width="360" height="203" alt="Arial photograph of UArizona campus in Tucson, AZ"></p> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr> <p><span><a name="_msocom_1"></a></span></p> <div> <div> <div id="_com_1"> <h4><span class="text-blue"><strong>PURPOSE</strong></span></h4> <p>Working together to expand human potential, explore new horizons and enrich life for all.</p> <hr> <h4><span class="text-blue"><strong>MISSION</strong></span></h4> <p><span>We will continuously improve how we educate and innovate so we can lead the way in developing adaptive problem-solvers capable of tackling our greatest challenges.</span></p> <hr> <h4><span class="text-blue"><strong>VALUES</strong></span></h4> <p>Integrity | Compassion | Exploration | Adaptation | Inclusion | Determination</p> <hr> <p><span><a name="_msocom_1"></a></span></p> <div> <div> <div id="_com_1"> <div class="bs_grid ck-widget"> <div class="ck-widget row" data-row-none="none" data-row-sm="none" data-row-md="none" data-row-lg="equal_equal_equal_equal" data-row-xl="none" data-row-xxl> <div class="col-lg"> <h4><a href="https://uair.arizona.edu/content/enrollment"><span class="text-blue mt-0"><strong>ENROLLMENT</strong></span></a></h4> <p><span class="text-blue"><strong>53,187 total students</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span class="text-ash">42,075 undergraduate</span></li> <li><span class="text-ash">11,112 graduate</span></li> </ul> <p><span class="text-blue"><strong>Top Majors</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Business Administration</li> <li>Engineering</li> <li>Medicine</li> <li>Psychology</li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-lg"> <div> <figure style="max-width: 360px;"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-az-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" class="img-fluid image-style-az-small" src="https://cdn.uanews.arizona.edu/s3fs-public/styles/az_small/public/2024-04/Students%201.jpg.webp?VersionId=U.YpwTP0NNTPlUud0tY0nH0KFbMi0CrN&itok=ybPAchia" width="360" height="432" alt="Students on the UArizona campus"></p> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg"> <div> <figure style="max-width: 360px;"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-az-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" class="img-fluid image-style-az-small" src="https://cdn.uanews.arizona.edu/s3fs-public/styles/az_small/public/2024-04/Students%202.jpg.webp?VersionId=B_Fz8dQWcOLiJLgIeXH7GX4ARbWzQx98&itok=wJE8RngX" width="360" height="432" alt="Students on the UArizona campus"></p> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg"> <div> <figure style="max-width: 360px;"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-az-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" class="img-fluid image-style-az-small" src="https://cdn.uanews.arizona.edu/s3fs-public/styles/az_small/public/2024-04/Students%203.jpg.webp?VersionId=JnYqVPZ5iYFiuYS6PfI7WQ5Grkgd29OV&itok=viVVcDHE" width="360" height="432" alt="Students on the UArizona campus"></p> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p> </p> <hr> <h4><a href="https://uair.arizona.edu/content/workforce-demographics"><span class="text-blue"><strong>WORKFORCE</strong></span></a><span class="text-blue"><strong> (Fiscal Year 2024)</strong></span></h4> <p>16,699 employees (including graduate assistants)</p> <hr> <div class="bs_grid ck-widget"> <div class="ck-widget row" data-row-none="none" data-row-sm="none" data-row-md="none" data-row-lg="8_4" data-row-xl="none" data-row-xxl> <div class="col-lg-8"> <h4><span class="text-blue"><strong>HISTORY</strong></span></h4> <p><span>The University of Arizona was established in 1885. The first building, Old Main, was completed in 1890. It housed the School of Agriculture with classrooms, labs and a mess hall. </span></p> <p><span>There were many obstacles on the path to opening the university. However, we never gave up on our mission. Our first graduating class of three students in 1895 set us on an incredible journey of learning and discovery with stories of wonder that continue to shape our Wildcat spirit:</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li><span>The Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890 designated the University of Arizona as Arizona's land-grant university.</span></li> <li><span>Bear Down! Our beloved rallying cry, first heard in 1926, has become part of our core identity and is used by Arizona Wildcats all around the world.</span></li> <li><span>In 1937, we invented tree-ring research and opened the first lab for dendrochronology.</span></li> <li><span>We helped map the moon so that the Eagle could land in 1969, and sampled an asteroid in 2021 for the first time in U.S. history. #SpaceIsWildcatCountry</span></li> <li><span>Our military history runs deep. In 2016, on the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, we honored the service members killed on the USS Arizona with the USS Arizona Mall Memorial.</span></li> <li><span>In spring 2022, we opened the </span><a href="https://successdistrict.arizona.edu/"><span><strong>Student Success District</strong></span></a><span>, a restoration of iconic campus buildings with cutting-edge technologies and services to improve how students live, work and study.</span></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-lg-4"> <div> <figure style="max-width: 360px;"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-az-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" class="img-fluid image-style-az-small" src="https://cdn.uanews.arizona.edu/s3fs-public/styles/az_small/public/2024-04/OLD-Old-Main-OPT.jpg.webp?VersionId=ofYG5lD5aEqBlx5vnNzke56e9Jp3kwBj&itok=QSM4jx5y" width="360" height="228" alt="Old Main in the late 1800s"></p> </div> </div> </figure> </div> <div> <figure style="max-width: 360px;"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-az-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" class="img-fluid image-style-az-small" src="https://cdn.uanews.arizona.edu/s3fs-public/styles/az_small/public/2024-04/NEW-Old-Main-OPTjpg.jpg.webp?VersionId=lC3ic39EgWrc3mRL9vWGNxmeczESF4zr&itok=YqVS5stG" width="360" height="228" alt="Present day Old Main"></p> </div> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h4> </h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </section> </main> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="bg-warm-gray py-5" role="contentinfo"> <section> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-5 col-md-4 col-lg-4 text-center-xs text-left-not-xs"> <div class="row bottom-buffer-30"> <div class="col"> <a href="/" title="University of Arizona News | Home" rel="home" class="qs-site-logo d-block mt-0"><img class="img-fluid" src="https://cdn.uanews.arizona.edu/s3fs-public/UniversityMarketing%26Communications_Webheader-01_0_1.png?VersionId=MizysZkiLWZmCqx4WktkaXRwtiTfSu_o" alt="University of Arizona News | Home" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Force next columns to break to new line at md breakpoint and up --> <div class="w-100 d-block d-sm-none"></div> <section class="col-12 col-sm-7 col-md-8 col-lg-8 region region-footer"> <div id="block-az-barrio-footersubscribeandcontactusblock" class="block block-block-content block-block-contenta5fc8e71-a9e6-467e-91dc-5b92623e0dc0"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-az-main-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="mb-0 paragraph paragraph--type--az-text paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-az-text-area field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="text-align-right"><a class="btn btn-outline-blue" href="/about-us/contact-us">CONTACT US</a> <a class="btn btn-blue" href="/subscribe-news">SUBSCRIBE</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="col-12"> <hr> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div id="footer_sub"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> </div> <div class="row"> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col text-center"> <p class="font-weight-light"><em>We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. 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