Arizona State University

Arizona State University (ASU) is a public research university in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States; it was one of about 180 normal schools founded in the late 19th century to train teachers, which became state colleges and then state universities. One of three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents, it is a member of the Association of American Universities and classified as an R1 doctoral university. As of fall 2025 it has 160,051 students enrolled, 81,541 of them online, across four campuses and four regional learning centers, and it offers more than 400 undergraduate degree programs from its 16 colleges.