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|sports=baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball<ref>http://www.arizonaathletics.com/home/</ref> | |sports=baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball<ref>http://www.arizonaathletics.com/home/</ref> | ||
|colors=red, blue | |colors=red, blue | ||
| + | |degrees=Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral<ref>{{cite web|work=College Board|language=English|accessdate=May 28, 2010|title=College Search - University of Arizona - U of A - At a Glance|url=http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=987&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=University%20of%20Arizona}}</ref> | ||
|mascot=Wilbur Wildcat (Wildcats) | |mascot=Wilbur Wildcat (Wildcats) | ||
|website=http://www.arizona.edu/ | |website=http://www.arizona.edu/ | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | The '''University of Arizona''' (or UA) is an [[Arizona]] [[public school|public]] [[university]] established in 1885.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arizona.edu/home/aboutua.php|title=About the UA | + | The '''University of Arizona''' (or UA) is an [[Arizona]] [[public school|public]] [[university]] established in 1885.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arizona.edu/home/aboutua.php|title=About the UA|work=University of Arizona|language=English}}</ref> |
| − | The school ranked #96 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Top Schools|work=US News | + | The school ranked #96 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Top Schools|work=US News|language=English}}</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Three (primary) Arizona cities ([[Tucson]], [[ | + | Three (primary) Arizona cities ([[Tucson]], [[Phoenix (city)|Phoenix]] and [[Prescott]]), were vying for two prizes: either an asylum or the capital. Phoenix was given the asylum, and a $100,000 appropriation; Prescott was given the capital; and C.C. Stevens, who was Tucson's representative, returned to Tucson with the rights to the new university, and a mere $25,000 for it (some reports have citizens showering Stevens with ripe eggs, rotten vegetables and a dead cat).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arizona.edu/tours/history/index.php|work=University of Arizona|title=UA History: A Proud Beginning|language=English}}</ref> |
| − | The university would open its doors 6 years later in 1891.< | + | The university would open its doors 6 years later in 1891.<ref>{{cite web|work=University of Arizona|title=The Old Main|url=http://www.arizona.edu/tours/history/history3.php|language=English}}</ref> The first graduating class consisted of only 3 people (down from the 6 who were admitted): Mercedes Anna Shibell, Charles Oma Rouse and Mary Flint Walker.<ref>{{cite web|work=University of Arizona|title=The First Graduating Class, 1895|url=http://www.arizona.edu/tours/history/history5.php|language=English}}</ref> |
==Athletics== | ==Athletics== | ||
| − | UA's football program has won 5 bowl games (while losing 7 and tying 1).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/arizona_database.htm|work=National Champs|title=ARIZONA FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE|language=English | + | UA's football program has won 5 bowl games (while losing 7 and tying 1).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/arizona_database.htm|work=National Champs|title=ARIZONA FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE|language=English}}</ref> The basketball program won a national championship in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/history|work=NCAA|title=History - Past Champions|language=English}}</ref> |
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| + | Its most successful program is softball, which has won eight national titles. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | {{Nb_US_universities}} | + | {{Nb_US_universities|Arizona}} |
Latest revision as of 21:33, February 17, 2018
The University of Arizona (or UA) is an Arizona public university established in 1885.[3] The school ranked #96 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[4]
| University of Arizona | |
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| City: | Tucson, Arizona |
| Type: | Public |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball[1] |
| Colors: | red, blue |
| Mascot: | Wilbur Wildcat (Wildcats) |
| Degrees: | Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral[2] |
| Website: | http://www.arizona.edu/ |
History
Three (primary) Arizona cities (Tucson, Phoenix and Prescott), were vying for two prizes: either an asylum or the capital. Phoenix was given the asylum, and a $100,000 appropriation; Prescott was given the capital; and C.C. Stevens, who was Tucson's representative, returned to Tucson with the rights to the new university, and a mere $25,000 for it (some reports have citizens showering Stevens with ripe eggs, rotten vegetables and a dead cat).[5]
The university would open its doors 6 years later in 1891.[6] The first graduating class consisted of only 3 people (down from the 6 who were admitted): Mercedes Anna Shibell, Charles Oma Rouse and Mary Flint Walker.[7]
Athletics
UA's football program has won 5 bowl games (while losing 7 and tying 1).[8] The basketball program won a national championship in 1997.[9]
Its most successful program is softball, which has won eight national titles.
Notes
- â http://www.arizonaathletics.com/home/
- â College Search - University of Arizona - U of A - At a Glance (English). College Board. Retrieved on May 28, 2010.
- â About the UA (English). University of Arizona.
- â National Universities: Top Schools (English). US News.
- â UA History: A Proud Beginning (English). University of Arizona.
- â The Old Main (English). University of Arizona.
- â The First Graduating Class, 1895 (English). University of Arizona.
- â ARIZONA FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE (English). National Champs.
- â History - Past Champions (English). NCAA.