Arizona State University (ASU) is a public educational institution in the
United States. Founded in 1886, it was formerly known as Territorial Normal School.
ASU has a total of 16 colleges and schools that offer
undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs in the fields of business, design, engineering, education, arts, medicine, communication, and law.
ASU defines in its charter that it is "measured not by whom it excludes, but rather by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves”.
Arizona State University facts:
- ASU students and alumni are called "Sun Devils".
- ASU's sports teams compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
- ASU has three Nobel laureates working in the university (Leland Hartwell, Edward C. Prescott, Elinor Ostrom).