Arizona State University

Arizona State University (ASU) is one of the largest universities in terms of enrollment in the United States with a main campus student body of over 51,000. Founded in 1885 as a territorial normal school, the institution went through several name and purpose changes before becoming a state university in 1958.

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ASU's main campus, now called the Tempe campus, is located in Tempe, Arizona. Satellite campuses were created in 1984 in Phoenix (ASU West) and in 1996 in Mesa (ASU Polytechnic, formerly called ASU East). Combined, ASU West and ASU Polytechnic enroll around 10,000 students. An additonal satellite campus, ASU Downtown Phoenix, is under development in downtown Phoenix.

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Tempe, Arizona - Phoenix - ASU West - Mesa - ASU Polytechnic - ASU Downtown Phoenix

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Each year, nearly 10,000 students graduate from the university's three campuses. In 2004, 162 National Merit Scholars chose to attend ASU. Many are part of the Barrett Honors College, which has produced 54 Fulbright scholars, 28 Goldwater scholars, and 13 Truman scholars. Under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education ASU is classified as a Doctoral/Research University–Extensive.

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Fulbright - Goldwater - Truman - Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

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