14 Facts About Arizona State University

Arizona State University is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

One of three universities governed by the Arizona State University Board of Regents, ASU is a member of the Universities Research Association and classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity".

Arizona State University was established as the Territorial Normal School at Tempe on March 12,1885, when the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature passed an act to create a normal school to train teachers for the Arizona Territory.

Arizona State University served a three-year term, during which he focused on improving teacher-training programs.

Arizona State University guided the development of the university's graduate programs; the first Master of Arts in Education was awarded in 1938, the first Doctor of Education degree in 1954 and 10 non-teaching master's degrees were approved by the Arizona Board of Regents in 1956.

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Arizona State University's push to create various institutes has led to greater funding and an increase in the number of researchers in multiple fields.

Arizona State University serves as the principal investigator for the Mars Odyssey THEMIS instruments, as well as co-investigator for the Mars Exploration Rovers.

Gold signifies the sunshine Arizona State University is famous for; including the power of the sun and its influence on the climate and the economy.

Sparky the Sun Devil is the mascot of Arizona State University and was named by vote of the student body on November 8,1946.

Arizona State University is aided by Sparky's Crew, male yell leaders that must meet physical requirements to participate as members.

In 2012, Arizona State University reintroduced the tradition of ringing a bell after each win for the football team.

The Arizona State University Press covers news and events on all four ASU campuses.

Residence Hall Association of Arizona State University is the student government for every ASU student living on-campus.

Arizona State University returned to ASU in 2006, and in 2014, President Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton came to campus to host the Clinton Global Initiative University.