College profile
Arizona State University (Tempe)
Listed in federal data as “Arizona State University Campus Immersion”.
AZ · Public · Mid-size city · 68,840 applicants 2023
A parent's read
- Built for the AI economy. Top 23 in the country. About 1 in 12 degrees here is already in AI, computer science, or data fields; its AI research output ranks #23 among US universities. This campus is leaning into the shift, not waiting for it.
- The major moves the money more than the admit letter. Computer Science grads from here earn about $114,868 four years out; fine and studio arts grads about $41,265 — a 2.8× spread on the same diploma. Have the major conversation before you deposit, not after.
- Grades and scores convert directly to dollars here. This college publishes an automatic merit grid — hit the GPA/score tiers and the discount is guaranteed, no negotiation. Check the scholarship table below before assuming the sticker.
- The payoff holds even at full price: roughly 5× over a decade. With no aid at all — the full in-state ~$30,111/yr — a decade of median earnings (~$62,668/yr) still runs about 5× the four-year cost. This payoff doesn't depend on qualifying for anything. (Out-of-state costs more.)
- Ask the submit question deliberately. This college is test-optional — but at many such colleges, applicants who submit strong scores are admitted at meaningfully higher rates. “Optional” is a strategy decision, not a pass.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
Parent/student verdict
AccessibleAccessible for most applicants. Affordable — net price averages ~$14,967/yr among aid recipients. Major value play for in-state residents.
Best for
- Strong test/GPA students chasing merit aid — New American University Scholarship — Provost (OOS) or New American University Scholarship — Dean's Award (OOS) on offer (see merit-scholarship tab below)
- In-state residents (tuition ~$12,223 — major value play)
- Students focused on Business, Management, & Marketing (the school's signature program)
- Research-oriented students (R1 — top tier of federal research funding)
- Students who thrive in a large, programmatic environment
The reality
- You'd be near the bottom of their admitted class if: unweighted GPA below 3.33 (test bands are the school's own; the 3.33 line is our estimate, not a published figure)
- Out-of-state tuition is 2.7× the in-state rate
Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price with aid and at full price, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.
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Institutional snapshot
What kind of college is this?
Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.
High-school GPA
3.53 avg unweightedGPA on the plain 4.0 scale, no honors/AP bonus. When a college publishes an "average admitted GPA of 3.9," it's often this scale — don't compare it to a weighted 4.3. GPA, enrolled first-years
unweighted 4.0 scale. Common Data Set 2024-25 (ASU Campus Immersion) ↗
As published by the college in its Common Data Set / admissions data (2024-25) — independently verified 2026-07-23 (source linked above). GPA basis (weighted vs. unweighted vs. 4.0-scale) varies by college and is labeled above.
Outcomes & cost
What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.
Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).
The real cost
What Arizona State University (Tempe) actually costs
Which side your family lands on isn't set by any national income line — it's set by Arizona State University (Tempe)'s own aid decision: the gap between its price and your family's finances.
Arizona State University (Tempe)'s own published aid policy · as published when we checked, August 2026
Who qualifies: AZ residents; also requires federal Pell eligibility.
The College Attainment Grant, the Obama Scholars Program and the Arizona Promise Award - all part of the ASU Advantage Program, make tuition-free attendance possible. [...] The ASU College Attainment Grant Program is our commitment to low-income families by making college affordable and accessible. The program will provide tuition and fees for up to four years to qualifying Arizona high school graduates. [...] Demonstrate a total annual family income of $42,400 or less on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). [...] ASU will cover students' estimated direct costs of attending ASU (minus the Expected Family Contribution as determined by the FAFSA) for up to eight full-time, consecutive fall and spring semesters
Income thresholds assume typical assets. Policy independently verified against the college's financial-aid pages ↗.
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The payoffTen years of typical graduate pay minus four years of cost — how many dollars ahead a typical graduate runs by year ten. Check both the full-price and with-aid versions to see which applies to you; median pay reflects who a college admits and what they study as much as the college itself., both ways
+$506K ahead at full price +$567K with aidSource: College Scorecard (average net price among Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates who received aid) and each college's published cost of attendance. We don't show the federal net-price-by-income brackets: their categories were fixed in 2008 and never adjusted, and none of the averages is your family's own number — the full story. Payoff = (10-yr median earnings × 10) − (4 years of cost), in dollars — how far ahead a typical graduate runs by year ten; medians travel with the students a college admits and the majors they choose as much as with the college itself. Full price is the published cost of attendance, largely in-state for publics; earnings are 10 years after enrollment, all majors combined.
What students study here
Most popular majors at Arizona State University (Tempe)
Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Arizona State University (Tempe) actually graduates — not just what it markets.
What those majors earn here
Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major — Arizona State University (Tempe)'s own graduates, not national averages.
| Major (CIP) | 4-yr earnings |
|---|---|
| Construction Engineering. | $116,219 |
| Computer Science. | $114,868 |
| Computer Engineering. | $112,543 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | $107,880 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $104,757 |
| Construction Management. | $103,060 |
| Industrial Engineering. | $102,439 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | $102,320 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | $101,170 |
| Engineering Science. | $101,127 |
Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only) · College Scorecard program-level outcomes (PP-FOS). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →
Merit aidScholarship money awarded for grades or test scores, not financial need — at many colleges it's automatic at certain GPA/score levels.
What your test score unlocks at Arizona State University (Tempe)
Score-or-merit-based scholarships published by the institution. Stackable in most cases — confirm with the financial aid office.
| Award | Annual award | Score gate |
|---|---|---|
|
New American University Scholarship — Provost (OOS)
Provost · out_of_state
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$16,500/yr as published, checked 2026-06-06 · source ↗ |
1300+ SAT |
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New American University Scholarship — Dean's Award (OOS)
Dean's Award · out_of_state
|
$11,000/yr as published, checked 2026-06-06 · source ↗ |
1240+ SAT |
|
Presidential Scholarship (in-state)
President's · in_state
|
$6,500/yr as published, checked 2026-06-06 · source ↗ |
1330+ SAT |
|
New American University Scholarship — University Award (OOS)
University Award · out_of_state
|
$6,500/yr as published, checked 2026-06-06 · source ↗ |
1180+ SAT |
See all merit scholarships across colleges + 13 national awards on /merit-scholarships →
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Which high schools send graduates to Arizona State University (Tempe)?
Enrolled — from the schools' matriculation lists
60 high schools publish a numbered matriculation list — where their graduates actually enrolled, counted, in the school's own School Profile — and name Arizona State University (Tempe) on it. Between them they printed 203 enrolled graduates. Ranked by graduates per class year enrolling at Arizona State University (Tempe), from each school's own published list: the number that school printed, divided by the class years its list covers. The published total and the school's own years label are shown beside every school, so a one-year list and a five-year list can sit on the same page. A list whose class years we cannot read is not divided by a guess — it is listed below with its total instead.
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Admitted — from the schools' acceptance lists
12 high schools publish a numbered list of college acceptances — where their graduates were admitted, not where they enrolled — and name Arizona State University (Tempe) on it. Between them they printed 94 admissions. Ranked by admissions per class year to Arizona State University (Tempe), from each school's own published acceptances list: the number that school printed, divided by the class years its list covers. Admits are counted at each college a student was admitted to, the same way the UC Reach Score counts a student admitted to three UC campuses three times — so this is a count of admissions, not of students. The published total and the school's own years label are shown beside every school, and a list whose class years we cannot read is listed below with its total rather than divided by a guess.
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All 72 feeder schools, ranked →
Counted from each school's own published document, linked on that school's page. A high school that is not here does not publish a numbered list we could read — that is all absence means, and it says nothing about its graduates. Where a school publishes both, the two lists are shown separately: an acceptances list is not a list of enrollments, and the two are never added together.
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At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantArizona State University (Tempe) is a public four-year college in AZ. It admitted 90% of applicants (68,840 applied, 2023). Test policy: Test-optional.
Average enrolled GPA 3.53 (unweighted, 2024-25, as published by the college).
Cost: about $14,967 a year on average with aid, $30,111 a year at full price for in-state students.
Median earnings ten years after entry: $62,668 a year. Payoff, meaning ten years of that pay minus four years of cost: $566,812 ahead with aid, $506,236 ahead at full price.
Highest median earnings four years after the degree, by program: Construction Engineering ($116,219); Computer Science ($114,868); Computer Engineering ($112,543).
Aid pledge published by the college: families earning under $42,400 pay nothing (AZ residents; also requires federal Pell eligibility).
High schools that publish a numbered matriculation list and name Arizona State University (Tempe): 60, 203 enrolled students between them — ranked by graduates per class year, most often Kamehameha Schools (5.9 per class year, 41 over 7 class years, the last seven years, 2017-2023); Albuquerque Academy (5.0 per class year, 20 over 4 class years, Classes of 2021-2024); Punahou School (4.2 per class year, 17 over 4 class years, the past four years (2022 – 2025)). Each figure is the number that school printed divided by the class years its own list covers; the totals and years are shown. These are the schools that publish such a list, not every school that sends students; full list: https://highschoolreach.com/leaderboards/feeder-schools/arizona-state-university-campus-immersion.
High schools that publish a numbered list of college acceptances naming Arizona State University (Tempe): 12, 94 admissions between them — ranked by admissions per class year, most often Archbishop Mitty High School (69.0 per class year, 69 over 1 class year, Class of 2025); The TASIS School in Dorado (5.0 per class year, 5 over 1 class year, Class of 2026); Canterbury School-Fort Myers (4.0 per class year, 4 over 1 class year, Class of 2026). Admits are counted at each college, so this counts admissions, not students. These are a different set of documents from the matriculation lists above and the two are never added together; full list: https://highschoolreach.com/leaderboards/feeder-schools/arizona-state-university-campus-immersion.
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