More than 9,300 first-year students, including a record 4,900 Arizona residents, began their Wildcat journeys at the U of A on Monday, Aug. 26.
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More than 9,300 first-year students, including a record 4,900 Arizona residents, began their Wildcat journeys at the U of A on Monday, Aug. 26.
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Students gathered outside the Student Recreation Center the night before the first day of classes for Bash at the Rec, the U of A's annual welcome event featuring music, games, activities, free swag and more.
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A family helps with move-in outside Árbol de la Vida dorm.
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Students from this year's incoming class represent all 50 U.S. states, with the highest number of out-of-state students moving from California, Washington, Colorado, Illinois and Texas.
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Students gathered the night before the first day of classes at the Student Recreation Center for Bash at the Rec, the U of A's annual welcome event featuring music, games, activities, free swag and more.
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The U of A received 58,160 first-year student applications this year, the most in its history.
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Students gathered the night before the first day of classes at the Student Recreation Center for Bash at the Rec, the U of A's annual welcome event featuring music, games, activities, free swag and more.
Chris Richards/University Communications
Move-in outside of Coronado dorm.
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More than 9,300 first-year students, including a record 4,900 Arizona residents, began their Wildcat journeys at the U of A on Monday, Aug. 26.
Chris Richards/University Communications
More than 9,300 first-year students, including a record 4,900 Arizona residents, began their Wildcat journeys at the U of A on Monday, Aug. 26.
Chris Richards/University Communications
Native American Student Affairs on Tuesday held its annual sunrise ceremony on the U of A Mall, just east of Old Main. The ceremony included a blessing by Alberta Arviso, senior engagement officer for the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Chris Richards/University CommunicationsStudents returned to the University of Arizona campus last week for the first week of classes, which began on Aug. 26.
With more than 9,300 students, this year's first-year class is the university's largest. The class includes students from every U.S. state, with a record 4,900-plus from Arizona.
This year's first-year students are also part of the most diverse class in university history: 50% self-identify as ethnicities other than white, up from 49% last year. There was a 6% increase in Hispanic/Latinx students and a 29% increase in Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students, compared to 2023.
Roughly 28% of the incoming class self-identify as first-generation college students.
The U of A received 58,160 first-year student applications this year, the most in its history.
Students began moving into dorms on Aug. 20, the week before classes started. A survey from U of A Housing & Residential Life found that during the week of dorm move-in, new Wildcats and their families from outside of Tucson contribute almost $10 million to the local economy through visitor spending.