The University of Arizona

Over half of all known near-Earth asteroids and comets have been discovered by the University of Arizona

UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory

The University of Arizona's Center for the Philosophy of Freedom is #1 in the world in political philosophy

Philosophical Gourmet

The UA ranks No. 73 in the world and No. 46 nationally 

Center for World University Rankings

The University of Arizona's Campus Recreation is ranked No. 13 nationally for best college for outdoor adventures

The Outbound Collective

The UA ranks in the top 25 great, accessible institutions for aspiring STEM students

Money

The School of Anthropology is top-ranked according to the National Research Council's databased assessment of research doctorate programs

National Research Council

The UA is named one of the best and most interesting schools in the US, Canada and the UK

Fiske Guide to Colleges 2017

The UA is the #5 university in NASA funding

National Science Foundation

Best online school and resources in the nation for students with disabilities

Online Schools Center

Students say the UA is one of the nation's best universities

The Princeton Review

Banner - University Medical Center in Phoenix and Tucson are two of the best hospitals in Arizona

U.S. News & World Report

The UA is one of the "Best Bang for the Buck" universities in the nation

Washington Monthly

The School of Sociology graduate program is in the top 10 among US public institutions

U.S. News & World Report

First in the country to offer a BA in Law

James E. Rogers College of Law and the UA School of Government & Public Policy

The James E. Rogers College of Law is one of the best schools for practical training

National Jurist Magazine

The UA ranks #124 in the nation, #60 among public institutions and #1 in Arizona, earning high marks for business, management information systems and engineering

U.S. News & World Report

The James E. Rogers College of Law is the first law school ever to accept GRE applicants

Bloomberg Law

The UA ranks #14 among US public institutions and #23 nationally for its online graduate nursing program

U.S. News & World Report

The University of Arizona ranks in the top 100 universities in the world

Academic Ranking of World Universities

Students rank the UA among the best in the nation for student engagement and are more likely to recommend the UA to their peers

Times Higher Ed and The Wallstreet Journal

Among U.S. institutions in enrollment of Peace Corps Fellows/USA program participants in 2013

Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program

The number of countries represented by international students attending the UA

The University of Arizona

The James E. Rogers College of Law was named a Best Value Law School in 2015

National Jurist Magazine

First and only accredited public health college in Arizona

Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

The number of irreplaceable specimens in the UA's Insect Collection

Department of Entomology

The Department of Hydrology and Water Resources became the first department in the US dedicated solely to the science of water in 1966

College of Science

Mineral collection in the world

Department of Geosciences

Founded in 1975, the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology was the first of its kind in the world

College of Science

Among US graduate geology programs

U.S. News & World Report

The UA's collection of more than 30,000 children's books and adolescent literature is one of the world's largest

College of Education

The number of UA faculty members who have won Nobel Prizes

The Nobel Foundation

The ranking of the Eller College of Management's McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship among US public undergraduate programs

U.S. News & World Report

The world's first laboratory dedicated to tree-ring research was established at the UA. It now houses more than 2 million wood specimens

College of Science