The University of Arizona is the flagship campus of the Arizona university system and one of the nation's leading public research universities, founded in 1885 as the state's first university. UA is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and consistently ranks among the top public universities for research output. The university has exceptional programs in optical sciences (the nation's top-ranked program, home to the Arizona Board of Regents Chair in Astronomy), business (Eller College of Management), law, medicine, public health, and creative writing. UA is home to the Bi…
