Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix Data & Information Overview

Find out more about how Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you'll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix was awarded 54 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.

Overall Quality

College Factual ranked ASU - Downtown Phoenix as #365 out of 1,715 colleges and universities in the country on its 2021 Best Colleges list.

ASU - Downtown Phoenix also holds the #5 spot on the Best Colleges in Arizona ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into ASU - Downtown Phoenix?

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix is 77%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that ASU - Downtown Phoenix is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 48% of students accepted to ASU - Downtown Phoenix submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 620.

ASU - Downtown Phoenix received ACT scores from 71% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 26.

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Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix is 54%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 86% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At ASU - Downtown Phoenix the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 47%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

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Excellent Overall Diversity at ASU - Downtown Phoenix

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,513 undergraduates at ASU - Downtown Phoenix with 7,827 being full-time and 686 being part-time.

ASU - Downtown Phoenix Diversity Score

When calculating the overall diversity score for a school, College Factual does not just look at the percentage of women and racial-ethnic minorities*. Instead, it looks to see how good of a mixture a school has with regard to gender, ethnicity, age, and location of origin.

With an overall score of 87.08 out of 100, ASU - Downtown Phoenix is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.

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How Much Does Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix Cost?

The overall average net price of ASU - Downtown Phoenix is $11,741. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for ASU - Downtown Phoenix

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$7,551	$9,705	$14,899	$18,646	$19,759

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of ASU - Downtown Phoenix, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At ASU - Downtown Phoenix, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $6,611 a year. That adds up to $26,444 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at ASU - Downtown Phoenix is 6.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do ASU - Downtown Phoenix Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from ASU - Downtown Phoenix with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $47,700 in their early years. This is good news for future ASU - Downtown Phoenix graduates since it is 20% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

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Location of Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix

Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix is a public institution situated in Phoenix, Arizona. The location of ASU - Downtown Phoenix is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Contact details for ASU - Downtown Phoenix are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	411 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone:	855-278-5080
Website:	www.asu.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/arizonastateuniversity
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/asu

Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 34 majors graduated from Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix. Of these students, 2,261 received undergraduate degrees and 1,157 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Health & Physical Education	454	$27,900
Criminal Justice & Corrections	293	$36,500
Nursing	238	$63,900
Journalism	232	$35,900
Health/Medical Prep Programs	197	$32,900
Social Work	164	$35,700
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	153	$30,000
Public Policy	95	$35,600
Public Relations & Advertising	78	NA
Hospitality Management	74	$34,800

Learn more about the majors offered at Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at ASU - Downtown Phoenix

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2017-2018, 6,548 students took at least one online class at Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix. This is a decrease from the 6,716 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	6,548	31
2016-2017	6,716	10
2015-2016	6,992	15
2014-2015	6,464	10
2013-2014	6,450	87

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.