ASU

Desert campus abbreviation

ASU is an abbreviation for Arizona State University, a large public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

The initialism appears in contexts from college sports to academic research: ASU's football team plays in the Pac-12, She got her MBA from ASU.

Other universities share the abbreviation—Appalachian State, Arkansas State—but Arizona State dominates usage.

institution

Arizona State University

Public research university in Tempe

TempeArizona city near Phoenix
innovationCreating something original
enrollmentAct of registering officially

land-grant · research university · online programs · sustainability · entrepreneurship

campus

Tempe

Arizona city near Phoenix

Secret GardenConcealed cultivated enclosure
student unionAcademic community center
dormsOn-campus living quarters

light rail · palm trees · brick architecture

athletics

Sun Devils

Arizona State athletic teams

NCAAUniversity sports authority
Pac-12Western collegiate athletic conference
footballField sport with goals

basketball · baseball · softball · volleyball · swimming · wrestling · gymnastics · track and field · golf · hockey

Categories

Arizona SchoolsUniversity of Arizona, Maricopa, Grand Canyon, Thunderbird
Phoenix AreaPhoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert
College AbbreviationsUCLA, USC, MIT, LSU, OSU
Albany GeorgiaAlbany, Putney
Arkansas CollegesUniversity of Arkansas, Harding, Hendrix, John Brown
High CountryBoone, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, ski resorts, mountain cabins

Opposites

public vs private institution

ASUprivate university

Self-funded higher learning institution

private college · Harvard · Yale · Stanford · MIT

large enrollment vs small/selective

Elite Pennsylvania liberal arts college

desert southwest vs other climates/regions

ASUUniversity of Maine

Maine's primary public university

University of Michigan

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G