The University of Arizona (also referred to as Arizona, U of A, or UA) is a public research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885, the UA was the first university in the Arizona Territory. As of 2017, the university enrolls 44,831 students in 19 separate colleges/schools, including the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix and the James E. Rogers College of Law, and is affiliated with two academic medical centers.

The University of Arizona offers bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees. Grades are given on a strict 4-point scale with “A” worth 4, “B” worth 3, “C” worth 2, “D” worth 1 and “E” worth zero points.

Tuition at the University of Arizona is $12,400 for those who are full-time undergraduate residents and $36,400 for those who are non-residents.As in other states, the cost of tuition has been rising due to the decrease in government support and large increase in administrative staff over teaching staff.Undergraduate students who enrolled in the UA’s optional tuition guarantee program in 2014 will remain at $11,591 for residents and $30,745 for non-residents through the 2018–19 academic year.