Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university established in the Arizona Territory. The University of Arizona is one of three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents. As of fall 2025, the university enrolled 54,384 students in 22 separate colleges/schools, including the Eller College of Management, the Wyant College of Optical Sciences, the College of Medicine – Phoenix, the College of Medicine – Tucson, and the James E. Rogers College of Law.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
1083
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
108300
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
104179
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
101037

Location

Tucson, AZ, 85721-0066

32.232672, -110.950815

Accreditation

Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission

External Links

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