More selective than 43% of Arizona colleges we cover.
College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $29,423. College Scorecard.
Higher than 78% of Arizona colleges we cover and 74% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 67% of Arizona colleges we cover and 70% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
UA acceptance rate & admissions
Of 56,466 applicants, University of Arizona admitted 48,369 and 9,158 enrolled (IPEDS, Fall 2023 entering class). The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1150–1420 on the SAT or 21–29 on the ACT.
IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class
Test scores: College Scorecard, Fall 2024. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
UA tuition, cost & net price
What families actually pay per year, by income
Average net price after grants and scholarships for Arizona residents who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.
College Scorecard, latest reported year (in-state, federal aid recipients)
Sticker price (before aid)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
What UA costs to finish, and how fast it pays back
Graduates of University of Arizona took 4.3 years on average to finish, so the yearly price adds up to the total below. Payback compares former students' earnings with what high school graduates earn in Arizona. The figures follow your residency and income choices above.
| Family income | Net price / yr | Cost to finish | Years to pay back |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0–30k | $13,353 | $57,284 | 2.5 years |
| $30–48k | $14,984 | $64,281 | 2.8 years |
| $48–75k | $16,051 | $68,859 | 3.0 years |
| $75–110k | $19,777 | $84,843 | 3.6 years |
| $110k+ | $22,307 | $95,697 | 4.1 years |
Cost to finish = yearly price × 4.3 years, the average time graduates took (51% finished in 4 years; students who entered fall 2017, IPEDS). Years to pay back = cost to finish ÷ the earnings gain: median earnings of former students 10 years after starting ($59,979) minus $36,661 for high school graduates ages 25-34 in AZ (Census ACS 2020-2024), a gain of $23,318 a year. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. Method
College Scorecard (net price, earnings); IPEDS Graduation Rates (time to finish); U.S. Census Bureau ACS (high school earnings). Calculated by EducationGuide.
UA majors, earnings & careers
University of Arizona offers 124 bachelor's majors across 11 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Science & Math · 29
- Engineering · 21
- Humanities & Languages · 18
- Social Sciences & Public Service · 13
- Health & Medicine · 12
- Business & Finance · 11
- Arts & Design · 7
- Education · 5
- Technology & Computing · 4
- Communications & Media · 3
- Trades & Applied Technology · 1
Highest-earning majors at UA
| Major | Earnings, 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | $120,031 | $11,500 |
| Computer Science | $117,451 | $23,000 |
| Electrical Engineering | $105,839 | $21,000 |
| Management Information Systems | $104,513 | $20,175 |
| Chemical Engineering | $101,815 | $21,250 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $101,557 | $24,777 |
| Finance | $100,938 | $20,628 |
| Systems Engineering | $100,468 | $18,250 |
Quick list of all 124 majors
- Accounting$93,729
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical / Space Engineering$86,529
- Agricultural / Animal / Plant / Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other—
- Agricultural Business$66,833
- Agricultural Production Operations—
- Agricultural Public Services—
- Agriculture / Veterinary Preparatory Programs$41,591
- Allied Health (Imaging / Therapy / Tech)—
- Animal Sciences$45,548
- Anthropology$43,885
- Apparel and Textiles—
- Architectural Engineering—
- Architectural Sciences and Technology—
- Architecture$74,972
- Architecture and Related Services, Other$55,226
- Area Studies$48,162
- Astronomy and Astrophysics—
- Biochemistry$66,862
- Biological / Biosystems Engineering$80,732
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other—
- Biological and Physical Sciences—
- Biology$58,119
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology—
- Biomedical Engineering$95,625
- Biotechnology—
- Broadcasting / Digital Media—
- Business—
- Business Administration$77,951
- Business Economics$90,045
- Cell / Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$57,458
- Chemical Engineering$101,815
- Chemistry$66,532
- City / Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$76,360
- Civil Engineering$91,602
- Classics—
- Communications$72,758
- Computer and Information Sciences$77,987
- Computer Engineering—
- Computer Science$117,451
- Criminal Justice—
- Dance$34,010
- Data Analytics—
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology—
- Economics$83,267
- Education (Elementary / Secondary)$51,285
- Education (Subject Teaching)$46,313
- Education, Other—
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research$48,168
- Electrical Engineering$105,839
- Engineering Physics—
- Engineering-Related Fields$101,557
- Engineering-Related Technologies / Technicians—
- English$44,058
- Entrepreneurship$99,722
- Environmental Engineering—
- Environmental Science / Conservation$51,871
- Ethnic / Gender Studies$50,784
- Film and Photography$44,145
- Finance$100,938
- Food Science and Technology—
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services—
- Geography—
- Geology / Earth Science$63,387
- German—
- Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design—
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities—
- Health Sciences—
- History$51,737
- Homeland Security$52,677
- Human Development and Family Studies$51,857
- Human Resources$76,013
- Human Services—
- Industrial Engineering—
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations—
- Interdisciplinary Studies$53,471
- International / Global Studies$48,645
- Journalism$55,676
- Landscape Architecture—
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other$53,868
- Liberal Arts / General Studies—
- Linguistics$52,805
- Management Information Systems$104,513
- Marketing$84,111
- Materials Sciences—
- Mathematics$66,381
- Mechanical Engineering$90,384
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$52,243
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$55,784
- Middle / Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—
- Mining and Mineral Engineering$120,031
- Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies, Other—
- Music$40,922
- Natural Sciences—
- Neuroscience$52,571
- Nursing$88,892
- Nutrition Science$59,079
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration—
- Philosophy$55,804
- Philosophy, Politics, and Economics—
- Physics$88,207
- Physiology$56,045
- Plant Sciences—
- Political Science$56,585
- Pre-Med / Pre-Health—
- Psychology$52,038
- Psychology (Research)—
- Public Administration$64,953
- Public Health$66,937
- Rehabilitation / Therapy Sciences—
- Religious Studies—
- Science Technologies / Technicians, Other$58,075
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—
- Sociology$55,300
- Software and Media Applications$61,892
- Spanish / French / Romance Languages$48,487
- Special Education$52,173
- Speech-Language Pathology / Communication Disorders$61,534
- Statistics—
- Studio Art$43,314
- Sustainability Studies—
- Systems Engineering$100,468
- Theatre$44,471
- Visual and Performing Arts—
- Writing$44,260
— means too few graduates to report earnings.
College Scorecard field of study, latest release
All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →Business Administration → Management analyst
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Communications → Public relations specialist
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 1.8% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in Tucson
Overall prices in the Tucson, AZ area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $1,405. Housing costs 8% below the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 12 inches of rain a year, almost no snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
Highest: wildfire (relatively high); river flooding (very high); heat wave (very high).
FEMA National Risk Index, Pima County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
Pima County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare UA with similar schools
Similar public colleges in Arizona by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona | 86% | $16,674 | 68% | $59,979 | This school |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 90% | $14,967 | 68% | $62,668 | |
| Northern Arizona University | 90% | $14,158 | 61% | $54,384 | |
| Rio Salado College | — | $8,341 | 9% | $41,015 | |
| Dine College | — | $6,057 | 13% | $29,188 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
University of Arizona would cost you $1,707 more per year than Arizona State University Campus Immersion, on average.
- Lower sticker price at University of Arizona, mostly from lower housing & meal costs (−$1,691).
- Arizona State University Campus Immersion gives aided families $2,395 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Arizona resident | UA | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & fees | $13,926 | $12,223 | +$1,703 |
| Books & supplies | $800 | $1,320 | −$520 |
| Housing & meals | $14,400 | $16,091 | −$1,691 |
| Personal & travel | $4,300 | $3,808 | +$492 |
| Living-at-home adjustment | −$4,003 | −$3,331 | −$672 |
| Sticker price | $29,423 | $30,111 | −$688 |
| Average grants | −$12,749 | −$15,144 | +$2,395 |
| You pay | $16,674 | $14,967 | +$1,707 |
“+” means UA costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.
Common questions about UA
What is the UA acceptance rate?
University of Arizona accepts 86% of applicants (College Scorecard). In the latest IPEDS admissions year, 48,369 of 56,466 applicants were admitted. The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1150–1420 on the SAT or 21–29 on the ACT.
How much does University of Arizona cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $29,423 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $16,674 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $13,353 and families earning $110k+ pay $22,307.
How much do UA graduates earn?
Former University of Arizona students earn a median $59,979 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the UA graduation rate?
68% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 83% return for their second year.
How long does a UA degree take to pay off?
For a family earning $48–75k, finishing at University of Arizona costs about $68,859 after grants ($16,051 a year for 4.3 years, the average time graduates took). Former students earn a median $59,979 ten years after starting, $23,318 more than high school graduates in Arizona ($36,661), so the cost is repaid in 3.0 years of that gain, before taxes and interest (EducationGuide calculation).
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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “University of Arizona: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-arizona (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).