Arizona State University is a comprehensive public research university committed to excellence, access and real world impact. Guided by the ASU Charter, the university pursues research and discovery of public value, prepares students to succeed in a rapidly changing world, and assumes fundamental responsibility for the overall health of the communities it serves. ASU brings a broad set of academic, research and engagement strengths together to support learners, organizations and communities in Arizona and around the world.
For many years ASU has been recognized nationally for leadership in educational innovation. U.S. News & World Report has ranked ASU the number one “Most Innovative School” in the United States every year since 2016. The university combines high quality teaching with scientific and technological excellence across fields such as engineering, sustainability, health, business, social sciences, humanities and the arts. ASU invests heavily in research that addresses urgent global challenges, and the university is consistently ranked among the top institutions worldwide for progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
ASU provides learning opportunities across the lifespan. Students can enroll in campus immersion programs, fully online degree programs, hybrid formats, and a wide range of flexible, modular and credit eligible learning offerings. Through the Learning Enterprise, ASU also provides professional and workforce learning designed for individuals seeking new skills, as well as organizations that want to invest in developing their employees. ASU additionally has Thunderbird School of Global Management, W.P. Carey School of Business and other ASU schools and colleges that offer executive education programs to a wide range of global partners. This portfolio of learning opportunities builds on ASU’s reputation for high-quality digital learning and its commitment to meeting learners where they are.
ASU’s faculty, students, researchers and partners work across disciplines to address major societal and economic challenges. Their work includes advances in water security, clean energy, biomedical diagnostics, sustainable materials, climate adaptation, semiconductor manufacturing, public policy, learning science and artificial intelligence. This breadth of activity positions ASU among the country’s fastest growing research universities and supports innovation that improves lives locally and globally.