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Your Impact Starts Here

Our students have big goals and aren’t afraid to take unusual paths to achieve them. At UA, you have all the resources of a large university with the flexibility to make your ideas a reality.

Admissions

CARVE YOUR PATH

Whether you’re interested in art, culture, history, or science, our majors and minors allow you to study what you love while preparing you for tomorrow’s challenges.
Start Here
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Scholarships

We award 2,000 scholarships each year to new, transfer, and continuing students.

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Transfer Credit

Learn how to transfer the credits you’ve earned elsewhere.

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Parents & Families

Find campus resources to help your student succeed at the Capstone.

Anticipate Future Challenges

Make your mark and begin original research the minute you set foot on campus. Work alongside faculty experts who will guide you as you make your own influential discoveries.
Find Research Opportunities
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COMPETE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL

We’re the best at more than football. We’re among the top producers of Fulbright and Goldwater Award winners in the country, and we have a long record of wins at musicmock trial, and creative and academic competitions.

  • 81

    Fulbright Scholars

  • 14

    Rhodes Scholars

  • 21

    Hollings Scholars

  • 39

    Goldwater Scholars

Go Beyond the Classroom

Internships, education abroad, and service opportunities take you far and wide. Work and learn with hospitals, book publishers, nonprofits, research labs, politicians, and more.
Get Involved
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THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

From our artists to our scientists, you are taught to unleash your creativity for the betterment of humanity. From designing large sculptures for local parks to finding solutions to floodwater retention, our students put creativity to work.

Find Your Community

Live and learn in a community of scholars. Experience a small liberal arts college inside a large research university.
Explore Communities
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UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL

Our unique academic and pre-professional programs help you build an education that matters to you — so you can go on to transform the world.

  • 91%

    pre-law graduates accepted to law school, with many attending top 14 schools

  • 54%

    pre-health graduates accepted to med school — 18% higher than U.S. average

  • 19%

    students double-major, maximizing their career prospects after graduation

Make a Legendary Difference

Without our alumni, there would be no To Kill a Mockingbird or sociobiology. Our alumni are fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria, diseases like AIDS, and many other causes.
Meet Our Alumni
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