The University of Arizona is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, in the United States. It was founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature and was the first university established in the Arizona Territory. It is one of three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents, together with Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University. As of fall 2025 it enrolled 54,384 students in 22 colleges and schools, including the Wyant College of Optical Sciences and the College of Medicine. It is a member of the Association of American Universities.
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is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States
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