Prescott, Arizona Campus
Take a moment to visit our Prescott Campus website and learn more about the beauty of northern Arizona. Prescott's climate offers exceptional year-round flying conditions and caters to an active, outdoor lifestyle. The University's Western campus in Prescott, Arizona, is 100 miles north of Phoenix. The mile-high campus has an enrollment of nearly 1,700 students, and covers 539 acres of high-altitude western terrain, with campus life centered in a one-mile area. The flight training center is at nearby Prescott Love Field Municipal Airport. You can choose from 17 bachelor degrees and one master degree at the Prescott Campus.
On the Prescott Campus, there are more than 90 clubs and organizations, Army and Air Force ROTC, six intercollegiate athletic teams and numerous intramural teams and club sports.
CAMPUS ESTABLISHED: 1978
LOCATION: Prescott, Arizona (mile-high elevation). Two hours from Phoenix and the Grand Canyon. High desert climate, exceptional flying conditions, extraordinary natural environment.
STUDENTS: Approximately 1,700 students, from 50 states and 25 countries; four percent international; 19 percent female.
STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 16:1
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 21
RESIDENCE OPTIONS: Three distinctive co-ed residential centers, including newly renovated Mingus Mountain Residence Halls and Thumb Butte Complex, our latest addition exclusively for freshmen (47% of students live on campus).
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS: More than 90 student organizations
ROTC: Programs include Army and the award-winning Air Force Detachment 028, consistently named “Best in the West.” In 2004, Det. 028 was the third-largest detachment in the nation. The Cadet Wing is home to the ROTC programs on campus, which offer attractive scholarships to qualified students.
ATHLETICS: Independent member of NAIA-CALPAC Conference, fielding nine intercollegiate teams: men's and women’s cross country, soccer, and golf; men's wrestling; women’s softball and volleyball. Numerous intramural teams and club sports are also available.
CAMPUS: 539 acres, including academic, residential, and recreational resources.
FACILITIES: New Academic Complex, home to an advanced weather center and meteorology suite, computer design lab, and classrooms; Aerospace Experimental and Fabrication Building; state-of-the-art engineering and wind tunnel labs; aviation safety center with crash lab, advanced flight simulators; flight line with an extensive fleet of training aircraft a short distance from campus. A new Dining Hall opened in early 2008, and the new Haas Interfaith Chapel opened in Fall 2008. Another recent addition to campus is the Christine and Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Library and Learning Center.
TUITION 2013-2014: Undergraduate: $29,943; room and board approximately $8,900 depending on plan; Graduate: $1,195 per credit hour. Flight costs and mandatory campus user fees not included. See all costs.
FINANCIAL AID: Almost 90 percent of students receive some form of achievement-based and/or need-based state, federal, or institutional assistance, including ROTC.
DEGREES OFFERED:Visit the Prescott Campus site for a complete listing of degrees and programs.