Arizona State University is a public flagship metropolitan research university located on
five campuses across the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area, and four regional
learning centers throughout Arizona. The 2016 university ratings by U.S. News
& World Report rank ASU No. 1 among the Most Innovative Schools in America.
ASU is the largest public university by enrollment in the
U.S. ASU's charter, approved by the board of regents in 2014, is based on the
"New American University" model created by ASU President Crow. It
defines ASU as "a comprehensive public research university, measured not
by whom it excludes, but rather by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing
research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility
for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it
serves."
ASU is classified as a research university with very high
research activity (RU/VH) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of
Higher Education. Since 2005 ASU has been ranked among the top research
universities, public and private, in the U.S. based on research output,
innovation, development, research expenditures, number of awarded patents and
awarded research grant proposals. The Center for Measuring University
Performance currently ranks ASU 31st among top U.S. public research
universities. ASU was classified as a Research I institute in 1994, making it
one of the newest major research universities (public or private) in the
nation.
Students compete in 25 varsity sports. The Arizona State Sun
Devils are members of the Pac-12 Conference and have won 23 NCAA championships.
Along with multiple athletic clubs and recreational facilities, ASU is home to
more than 1,100 registered student organizations, reflecting the diversity of
the student body. To keep pace with the growth of the student population, the
university is continuously renovating and expanding infrastructure. The demand
for new academic halls, athletic facilities, student recreation centers, and
residential halls is being addressed with donor contributions and
public-private investments.
