Arizona State University

As per the Times Higher Education 2026, Arizona State University is ranked #201 which is constant from three years.  Most of the students choose Business as their major at this university.

It is followed by Psychology and Biology. Computer Science is also quite popular. Look at the given rankings for some ASU rankings -

• PG Business and Economics (#72)
• Psychology (#126)
• PG Computer Science (#151)
• Law (#151)

Arizona State University is ranked #1 in the United States for Innovation. This university is considered a tier 1 university due to its Carnegie Classification as an 'R1' institution. 

This actually indicates a very high research activity. Given below is what ASU's tier 1 status means -

• ASU receives over USD 600 million in annual research expenditures 
• It ranks it the top ranking bodies of the world like QS World (#173) and US News (#117)

All degree ASU alumni receive lifelong membership of the ASU Alumni association at no cost. Being an ASU alumnus/alumna has the following benefits:

• Access to job search portals
• Lifetime access to career counseling, professional webinars, resume reviews, and interview support
• Discounts on continuing education programs and professional education courses, along with acess to micro-internships

Scholarship deadlines at ASU vary for different financial aid programs. However, to be eligble for most scholarships during the Spring 2027 intake at Arizona State Uni, students are advised to submit their admission application by the priority deadline of Nov 1, 2026.

Students can find all important ASU admission and scholarship deadlines on yourfuture.asu.edu. 

Yes, students can defer their admission at ASU for up to 1 year (two consecutive semesters). Students can apply for UG programme deferral at least 2 weeks before the start of first day of classes in the original semester.

For PG courses, students need to submit a Request Change Form either online or physically on-campus.

Note: Deferrring allows a later start at ASU but it does not gurantee entry to the same programme or major.

Even with a very high acceptance rate of approx 90%, some Indian students are rejected from ASU despite meeting the eligibility criteria.

The primary reasons for this are given below - 

• Lack of programme fit 
• Generic or weak SOP 
• Crowded courses (high competitiveness)
• Failure to prove genuine student intent

No, it is not required to have an ACT or SAT score for UG admissions at Arizona State University. Look at the given pointers for ASU admissions - 

• ASU has a test-optional policy which means that these scores are not mandatory for admissions.
• But, these scores can be very helpful in upgrading the student's profile. 

Yes, the ARWU rankings for Arizona State University are considered to be accurate mostly. 

The ranking parameters of ARWU are quality of education, quality of faculty, research output, and per capita performance. The weightage that each parameter carries is mentioned below -

US World and News is one of the top ranking bodies of the world. For both the category rankings National and Global the U.S. News & World Report ranks the universities according to their performance set across a variety of indicators.

For National universities category ranking by US News, the performance indicators are given below -

• Outcomes
• Expert Opinion
• Faculty Resources
• Financial Resources 
• Faculty Research

A GRE score is usually not required to study MS in CS at Arizona State Uni. However, students are free to submit the same if they have a valid GRE score of the last 5 years.

Apart from GRE, students are also required to submit the below listed requirements:

• Academic transcripts
• English Proficiency score (IELTS, PTE, TOEFL, or Duolingo)
• SOP

These materials are to mailed to the Admission Services Applicant Processing at 1150 East University Drive Building C, Roo, 226, Tempe, Arizona.