University of Arizona: Acceptance Rate, Cost and Net Price

University of Arizona is a public 4-year college in Tucson, Arizona with 42,537 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, costs an average of $17,125 a year after grants and graduates 71% of its students.

Figures from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, released October 15, 2026. What each number covers.

University of Arizona acceptance rate and admissions

University of Arizona admitted 86% of applicants for fall 2024. The median acceptance rate at 4-year colleges is 77%.

Test scores: Considered but not required (as reported for fall 2024 admission). That means you can apply without SAT or ACT scores. Check the admissions office for the current policy.

SAT total

1150 to 1420

4001600

ACT composite

21 to 29

136

The colored band is the middle 50% of enrolled students in fall 2024 (reading and writing 580 to 700, math 570 to 720). The tick marks the typical 4-year college. Check how your scores fit.

University of Arizona application deadlines 2026-27

Round	Deadline
Early action	Nov 1, 2026 (passed)
Regular decision	Apr 15, 2027

Next deadline: Regular decision, Apr 15, 2027. Application fee through the Common App: $80 for U.S. applicants. Confirm dates on University of Arizona’s admissions page; see every college on the deadline calendar.

Source: Common App 2026-27 first-year deadlines, fees and requirements grid, updated Sep 25, 2026.

University of Arizona tuition, cost and net price

Tuition and fees, in-state (2025-26)	$13,906
Tuition and fees, out-of-state (2025-26)	$43,068
On-campus housing and food (2025-26)	$17,300
Total cost of attendance (2024-25)	$31,018
Average net price after grants (2024-25)	$17,125

Students who get federal aid pay an average of $17,125 a year after grants and scholarships, $13,893 less than the full cost of attendance. This figure covers in-state students.

What families pay, by income

Average yearly cost after grants for aided first-time students paying in-state tuition, by family income (2024-25):

$0 to $30,000$14,327

$30,001 to $48,000$14,785

$48,001 to $75,000$14,413

$75,001 to $110,000$18,080

Over $110,000$24,145

Your own price depends on your family's full situation. Run University of Arizona's net price calculator for a personal estimate, or make a "what it costs us" card.

University of Arizona graduation rate, earnings and debt

71%

finished within 6 years

83%

came back for year two

28%

get a Pell Grant

71% of first-time, full-time students finished within six years (students who started in 2019).
Former students earned a median of $67,414 a year, 10 years after they started (students who received federal aid and were working).
Students who completed left with a median of $18,000 in federal student loans.

Earnings compared

University of Arizona$67,414

Arizona median, public 4-year$67,414

U.S. median, public 4-year$59,509

Debt compared

University of Arizona$18,000

Arizona median$19,151

U.S. median$19,500

Median debt is 27% of median earnings 10 years after entry. Many advisers suggest keeping total student debt below one year of expected pay. See the monthly payment.

University of Arizona majors and what graduates earn

University of Arizona awarded bachelor's degrees in 111 fields recently. The best-paid graduates four years out came from mining and mineral engineering ($120,031).

Mining and Mineral Engineering$120,031

Computer science$117,451

Electrical engineering$105,839

Management information systems$104,513

Chemical engineering$101,815

Engineering-Related Fields$101,557

Finance$100,938

Systems Engineering$100,468

All 111 majors at University of Arizona

Major	Graduates (2023-24)	Earnings 1 yr after	Earnings 4 yrs after	Median debt
Mining and Mineral Engineering	17	n/a	$120,031	n/a
Computer science	229	$85,859	$117,451	$16,915
Electrical engineering	93	$83,081	$105,839	$19,787
Management information systems	163	$70,283	$104,513	$15,500
Chemical engineering	57	$79,276	$101,815	$13,058
Engineering-Related Fields	19	n/a	$101,557	n/a
Finance	213	$68,684	$100,938	$15,091
Systems Engineering	40	$78,987	$100,468	$20,376
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	43	$67,051	$99,722	$19,500
Biomedical engineering	48	n/a	$95,625	$15,978
Accounting	146	$66,599	$93,729	$17,000
Civil engineering	31	$79,234	$91,602	n/a
Mechanical engineering	84	$79,191	$90,384	$25,012
Business/Managerial Economics	31	$68,431	$90,045	$15,000
Nursing	233	$81,031	$88,892	$17,500
Physics	48	$76,968	$88,207	$14,679
Aerospace engineering	56	$72,355	$86,529	$23,500
Marketing	217	$61,804	$84,111	$16,979
Economics	113	$58,277	$83,267	$16,400
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	18	n/a	$80,732	n/a
Computer and information sciences	143	$62,680	$77,987	$17,265
Business administration	218	$51,602	$77,951	$19,500
City and regional planning	68	$52,994	$76,360	$21,875
Human resources	244	$59,399	$76,013	$14,600
Communication	228	$54,066	$72,758	$15,500
Public health	169	$43,299	$66,937	$20,505
Biochemistry and molecular biology	69	$40,061	$66,862	$12,000
Agribusiness	26	$48,687	$66,833	n/a
Chemistry	19	$45,779	$66,532	n/a
Mathematics	73	$48,983	$66,381	$14,229
Public administration	27	$42,859	$64,953	$18,000
Geology and earth sciences	59	$50,290	$63,387	$19,387
Computer Software and Media Applications	58	$53,276	$61,892	$19,500
Speech-language pathology	41	$26,873	$61,534	$18,500
Nutrition Sciences	136	$39,366	$59,079	$21,375
Biology	185	$36,296	$58,119	$18,729
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	22	$52,345	$58,075	$22,500
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	82	$46,435	$57,458	$17,500
Political science	170	$42,074	$56,585	$18,635
Physiology	288	$33,908	$56,045	$19,250
Philosophy	27	$44,696	$55,804	$23,246
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	27	$43,730	$55,784	$12,575
Journalism	63	$41,424	$55,676	$15,250
Sociology	50	$36,531	$55,300	$15,875
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	200	$40,560	$53,868	$21,622
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	210	$43,076	$53,471	$21,500
Linguistics	25	n/a	$52,805	$24,207
Neuroscience	90	$36,995	$52,571	$18,929
Mental health counseling	121	$41,640	$52,243	$20,500
Special education	8	$49,393	$52,173	n/a
Psychology	510	$38,489	$52,038	$18,000
Environmental science	138	$39,295	$51,871	$20,239
Human development and family studies	97	$41,656	$51,857	$15,000
History	65	$36,545	$51,737	$19,000
Teacher education by grade level	151	$49,149	$51,285	$13,782
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	18	$31,514	$50,784	$23,000
International/Globalization Studies	21	n/a	$48,645	$9,677
Romance languages	122	$37,415	$48,487	$15,571
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	68	$39,861	$48,168	$18,750
Area Studies	33	$27,841	$48,162	$14,307
Teacher education by subject	26	$47,775	$46,313	$12,480
Animal science	51	$37,219	$45,548	$18,642
Theater	33	$31,928	$44,471	$21,214
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	54	$32,103	$44,260	$16,500
Film and photography	82	$39,945	$44,145	$16,276
English	47	$33,180	$44,058	$16,625
Anthropology	48	$36,700	$43,885	$12,875
Fine and studio arts	102	$33,418	$43,314	$19,229
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	82	$29,901	$41,591	$19,950
Music	35	$36,662	$40,922	$16,509
Dance	40	$26,504	$34,010	$23,000
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	200	$73,640	n/a	$18,670
Criminal justice	138	$41,409	n/a	$16,320
Research and experimental psychology	116	$36,350	n/a	$18,143
Pharmacy	73	$36,150	n/a	$13,953
Liberal arts and general studies	61	$41,274	n/a	$15,490
Architectural Sciences and Technology	57	$56,173	n/a	$25,750
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	43	$44,882	n/a	n/a
Statistics	41	n/a	n/a	n/a
Geography	36	$50,540	n/a	$19,398
Sustainability Studies	34	n/a	n/a	$24,451
Graphic and industrial design	30	n/a	n/a	$23,500
Ecology and evolutionary biology	27	$34,183	n/a	n/a
Industrial engineering	26	n/a	n/a	n/a
Astronomy	24	n/a	n/a	n/a
Education, Other	17	$33,532	n/a	n/a
Computer engineering	14	n/a	n/a	n/a
Environmental engineering	14	n/a	n/a	n/a
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	14	n/a	n/a	n/a
Religious studies	13	n/a	n/a	n/a
Human services	13	n/a	n/a	n/a
Allied health (PA, radiography, therapy and more)	13	n/a	n/a	n/a
Agricultural Public Services	12	$50,462	n/a	n/a
Architectural Engineering	12	n/a	n/a	n/a
Agricultural Production Operations	11	n/a	n/a	n/a
Materials Sciences	11	n/a	n/a	n/a
Plant and soil science	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apparel and Textiles	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
Health professions, general	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
Interdisciplinary studies, other	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
Engineering Physics	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Food Science and Technology	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Biotechnology	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	1	n/a	n/a	n/a

Four-year earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Fields with few graduates have no published earnings.

Graduate programs at University of Arizona

179 graduate programs awarded degrees recently. Largest first.

Show 179 graduate programs

Program	Degree	Graduates (2023-24)	Earnings 1 yr after	Median debt
Medicine	Professional doctorate	202	$66,460	$186,889
Business administration	Master's	198	$114,760	$51,250
Public health	Master's	167	$64,548	$40,700
Legal studies	Master's	141	$70,238	$39,925
Law	Professional doctorate	141	$74,758	$64,975
Nursing	Master's	129	$88,352	$51,011
Computer and information sciences	Master's	126	$101,307	$34,172
Pharmacy	Professional doctorate	108	$104,075	$132,000
Veterinary Medicine	Professional doctorate	107	n/a	$243,591
Nursing	Professional doctorate	105	n/a	n/a
Business analytics and operations research	Master's	102	$74,415	$20,500
Library Science and Administration	Master's	72	$48,660	$41,175
Physics	Master's	68	$118,505	n/a
Electrical engineering	Master's	64	$123,499	$20,500
Special education	Master's	57	$54,895	$40,750
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's	53	n/a	n/a
Applied mathematics	Master's	48	n/a	n/a
International relations	Master's	44	$79,555	$30,750
Data science	Master's	43	n/a	n/a
Real Estate Development	Master's	40	n/a	$22,634
Physics	Doctoral	40	$132,173	n/a
Geography	Master's	40	$69,954	$30,150
Health administration	Master's	39	$78,088	$29,100
Environmental science	Master's	37	$56,404	n/a
Security Science and Technology	Master's	32	$148,352	n/a
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's	31	$53,909	$28,850
Speech-language pathology	Master's	31	$65,655	$51,250
Mental health counseling	Master's	30	$54,743	$41,000
Accounting	Master's	28	$71,492	n/a
Education leadership	Master's	24	$56,701	$33,182
Education	Master's	23	$52,870	n/a
Public administration	Master's	23	$58,577	n/a
Education leadership	Doctoral	22	n/a	$49,470
Economics	Master's	22	n/a	n/a
Biomedical engineering	Master's	21	n/a	n/a
Music	Doctoral	21	n/a	n/a
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's	20	$108,944	n/a
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's	20	n/a	n/a
Chemistry	Doctoral	20	n/a	n/a
Music	Master's	20	n/a	n/a
Systems Engineering	Master's	18	$116,886	n/a
International/Globalization Studies	Master's	18	$54,675	$32,356
Geology and earth sciences	Master's	17	$64,581	n/a
Computer science	Master's	16	n/a	n/a
Engineering, general	Master's	16	$106,841	n/a
Mechanical engineering	Master's	16	n/a	n/a
Astronomy	Doctoral	16	n/a	n/a
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's	15	n/a	n/a
Area Studies	Doctoral	15	n/a	n/a
Linguistics	Doctoral	15	n/a	n/a
Geology and earth sciences	Doctoral	14	n/a	n/a
Business administration	Doctoral	14	n/a	n/a
City and regional planning	Master's	13	n/a	n/a
Electrical engineering	Doctoral	13	n/a	n/a
Physiology	Doctoral	13	n/a	n/a
Biotechnology	Master's	13	n/a	n/a
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's	13	n/a	n/a
Area Studies	Master's	12	n/a	n/a
Psychology	Master's	12	n/a	n/a
Clinical and counseling psychology	Doctoral	12	$70,300	$45,076
Environmental science	Doctoral	11	$82,798	n/a
Aerospace engineering	Master's	11	n/a	n/a
Sustainability Studies	Master's	11	n/a	n/a
Clinical and counseling psychology	Master's	11	n/a	n/a
Public health	Doctoral	11	$89,479	n/a
Teacher education by subject	Master's	10	n/a	n/a
Biomedical engineering	Doctoral	10	n/a	n/a
Chemical engineering	Master's	10	n/a	n/a
Systems Engineering	Doctoral	10	n/a	n/a
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	Master's	10	n/a	n/a
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Doctoral	10	n/a	n/a
Research and experimental psychology	Doctoral	10	n/a	n/a
Anthropology	Doctoral	10	n/a	n/a
Teacher education by grade level	Master's	9	$49,308	n/a
Industrial engineering	Master's	9	n/a	n/a
Romance languages	Doctoral	9	n/a	n/a
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's	9	n/a	n/a
Mathematics	Doctoral	9	n/a	n/a
Materials Sciences	Master's	9	n/a	n/a
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master's	9	n/a	n/a
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Doctoral	9	n/a	n/a
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Doctoral	8	n/a	n/a
Teacher education by subject	Doctoral	8	n/a	n/a
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral	8	n/a	n/a
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral	8	n/a	n/a
Applied mathematics	Doctoral	8	n/a	n/a
Fine and studio arts	Master's	8	n/a	n/a
Communication	Master's	7	n/a	n/a
Journalism	Master's	7	n/a	n/a
Statistics	Master's	7	n/a	n/a
Astronomy	Master's	7	n/a	n/a
Computer science	Doctoral	6	n/a	n/a
Teaching English as a second language	Master's	6	n/a	n/a
Biochemistry and molecular biology	Doctoral	6	n/a	n/a
Physiology	Master's	6	n/a	n/a
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's	6	n/a	n/a
Ecology and evolutionary biology	Doctoral	6	n/a	n/a
Geography	Doctoral	6	n/a	n/a
Sociology	Doctoral	6	n/a	n/a
Speech-language pathology	Professional doctorate	6	n/a	n/a
Communication	Doctoral	5	n/a	n/a
Aerospace engineering	Doctoral	5	n/a	n/a
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Doctoral	5	n/a	n/a
Genetics	Master's	5	n/a	n/a
Genetics	Doctoral	5	n/a	n/a
Statistics	Doctoral	5	n/a	n/a
Nutrition Sciences	Doctoral	5	n/a	n/a
Philosophy	Master's	5	n/a	n/a
Pharmacy	Doctoral	5	n/a	n/a
Nursing	Doctoral	5	$124,212	$77,475
Information science	Master's	4	n/a	n/a
Education	Doctoral	4	n/a	n/a
Environmental engineering	Master's	4	n/a	n/a
Mechanical engineering	Doctoral	4	n/a	n/a
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Master's	4	n/a	n/a
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	Doctoral	4	n/a	n/a
Romance languages	Master's	4	n/a	n/a
English	Doctoral	4	n/a	n/a
Zoology/Animal Biology	Master's	4	n/a	n/a
Ecology and evolutionary biology	Master's	4	n/a	n/a
Molecular Medicine	Doctoral	4	n/a	n/a
Chemistry	Master's	4	n/a	n/a
Public Policy Analysis	Master's	4	n/a	n/a
Anthropology	Master's	4	n/a	n/a
Political science	Doctoral	4	n/a	n/a
Sociology	Master's	4	n/a	n/a
History	Doctoral	4	n/a	n/a
Chemical engineering	Doctoral	3	n/a	n/a
Environmental engineering	Doctoral	3	n/a	n/a
English	Master's	3	n/a	n/a
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's	3	n/a	n/a
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral	3	n/a	n/a
Zoology/Animal Biology	Doctoral	3	n/a	n/a
Mathematics	Master's	3	n/a	n/a
Nutrition Sciences	Master's	3	n/a	n/a
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	Master's	3	n/a	n/a
Political science	Master's	3	n/a	n/a
Dance	Master's	3	n/a	n/a
Theater	Master's	3	n/a	n/a
Speech-language pathology	Doctoral	3	$81,959	n/a
Pharmacy	Master's	3	n/a	n/a
Animal science	Master's	2	n/a	n/a
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Master's	2	n/a	n/a
Civil engineering	Doctoral	2	n/a	n/a
Linguistics	Master's	2	n/a	n/a
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's	2	n/a	n/a
Human development and family studies	Doctoral	2	n/a	n/a
Biochemistry and molecular biology	Master's	2	n/a	n/a
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's	2	n/a	n/a
Neuroscience	Master's	2	n/a	n/a
Interdisciplinary studies, other	Doctoral	2	n/a	n/a
Philosophy	Doctoral	2	n/a	n/a
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	Doctoral	2	n/a	n/a
Materials Sciences	Doctoral	2	n/a	n/a
Economics	Doctoral	2	n/a	n/a
History	Master's	2	n/a	n/a
Plant and soil science	Master's	1	n/a	n/a
Plant and soil science	Doctoral	1	n/a	n/a
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's	1	n/a	n/a
Information science	Doctoral	1	n/a	n/a
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Doctoral	1	n/a	n/a
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's	1	n/a	n/a
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Master's	1	n/a	n/a
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Doctoral	1	n/a	n/a
Human development and family studies	Master's	1	n/a	n/a
Botany/Plant Biology	Master's	1	n/a	n/a
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral	1	n/a	n/a
Neuroscience	Doctoral	1	n/a	n/a
Special education	Doctoral	0	n/a	n/a
Civil engineering	Master's	0	n/a	n/a
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Doctoral	0	n/a	n/a
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Master's	0	n/a	n/a
Iranian/Persian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's	0	n/a	n/a
Botany/Plant Biology	Doctoral	0	n/a	n/a
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's	0	n/a	n/a
Molecular Medicine	Master's	0	n/a	n/a
Interdisciplinary studies, other	Master's	0	n/a	n/a
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Master's	0	n/a	n/a
Physical and occupational therapy	Doctoral	0	n/a	n/a

Trade and career programs at University of Arizona

Certificate and associate programs in the trades we track. One-year earnings are for graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, four-year earnings for graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, both in 2024 dollars.

Program	Credential	Graduates (2023-24)	Earnings 1 yr after	Earnings 4 yrs after	Median debt
Paralegal	Certificate	3	n/a	n/a	n/a

Students and location

Frequently asked questions

What is the acceptance rate at University of Arizona?

University of Arizona admitted 86% of applicants for fall 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

How much does University of Arizona cost?

Tuition and fees for 2025-26 are $13,906 for in-state students and $43,068 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, aided students paid an average net price of $17,125 a year in 2024-25.

What SAT score do you need for University of Arizona?

The middle 50% of enrolled students scored 580 to 700 in reading and writing and 570 to 720 in math, and 21 to 29 on the ACT. Scores inside these ranges are typical for admitted students.

Is University of Arizona test-optional?

For fall 2024 admission, University of Arizona reported that test scores were: considered but not required. Policies change, so confirm with the admissions office.

What is the graduation rate at University of Arizona?

71% of first-time, full-time students finished within six years.

How much do University of Arizona graduates make?

Former students who received federal aid earned a median of $67,414 a year 10 years after they started, in 2024 dollars.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data release of October 15, 2026. What each figure means and the year it covers.