University of Arizona Business Programs

University of Arizona is a public institution situated in Tucson, Arizona. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

University of Arizona Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, University of Arizona is ranked #231 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at University of Arizona.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#52	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#94	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#136	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards University of Arizona has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Agricultural Business & Management Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best General Management Information Systems Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#9	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#12	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools	College Factual
#63	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#98	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Arizona?

Contact details for University of Arizona are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1401 E University, Tucson, AZ 85721-0066
Phone:	520-621-2211
Website:	www.arizona.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/uarizona
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/uofa

How Do I Get Into University of Arizona?

You can apply to University of Arizona online at: https://slate.admissions.arizona.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for University of Arizona

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into University of Arizona?

Since University of Arizona has an acceptance rate of 85%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 46% of students accepted to University of Arizona submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 540 and 690.

University of Arizona received ACT scores from 49% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 30. Math scores were between 20 and 28. Composite scores were between 21 and 29.

Can I Afford University of Arizona?

The overall average net price of University of Arizona is $40,854. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At University of Arizona, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $7,592 a year. That adds up to $30,368 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at University of Arizona is 5.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Arizona Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 35,357 undergraduate students at University of Arizona, with 28,556 being full-time and 6,801 being part-time.

There are also 10,244 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,556 full-time undergraduates at University of Arizona, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Arizona students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,548
Black or African American	991
Hispanic or Latino	7,949
White	14,095
International Students	1,551
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,422

Geographic Diversity

Arizona students aren't the only ones who study at University of Arizona. At this time, all 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 118 countries are represented at University of Arizona. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Arizona

In 2019-2020, 25,329 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at University of Arizona has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 18th most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of University of Arizona

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Arizona was $12,716 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $36,743. The following table shows how University of Arizona is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Real Estate Development	#1	#1
Real Estate Development	#1	#1
Retail Management	#1	#1
Entrepreneurial Studies	#10	#30
Entrepreneurship	#10	#27
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	#12	#20
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#25	#62
Organizational Leadership	#38	#153
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#39	#149
Accounting	#52	#138
Accounting	#55	#157
Human Resource Management	#66	#215

Online Growth Rankings of University of Arizona

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Arizona was 29.9%. This is the #760 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at University of Arizona regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at University of Arizona ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at University of Arizona.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Real Estate Development	#1
Real Estate Development	#1
Retail Management	#7
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	#12
General Management Information Systems	#13
Finance	#23
Management Information Systems	#25
International Business/Trade/Commerce	#26
International Business	#26
Finance & Financial Management	#42
Entrepreneurship	#49
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#53
Entrepreneurial Studies	#65
Organizational Leadership	#117
Accounting	#145
Accounting	#238

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Arizona Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	54	0	218	11	283
General Management Information Systems	0	219	14	0	0	233
Accounting	3	176	17	32	0	228
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	201	0	13	0	214
Finance	8	188	0	0	0	196
General Economics	0	161	0	5	6	172
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	155	0	0	0	155
Retail Management	0	122	0	0	0	122
Entrepreneurship	3	64	0	18	0	85
Business Economics	0	52	0	0	0	52
Operations Management	0	51	0	0	0	51
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	34	0	34
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	0	0	22	0	22
Agricultural Business	0	19	0	0	0	19
Financial Planning & Services	0	10	0	0	0	10
Real Estate Development	0	0	0	9	0	9
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	8	0	0	8
Organizational Leadership	0	7	0	0	0	7
Development Economics & International Development	0	0	0	6	0	6
Applied Economics	0	5	0	0	0	5
Agricultural Business & Management	3	0	1	0	0	4
Technical & Scientific Communication	0	0	4	0	0	4
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	3	0	0	0	0	3
General Business/Commerce	0	2	0	0	0	2
Applied & Professional Ethics	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	20	1,486	44	357	17	1,924

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.