Editing Arizona State University (section)

==Academics==
===Admissions===
{{update|2017 data|date=April 2022}}
<!--PLEASE FILL THIS OUT AND THEN UN-COMMENT IT

{{Infobox U.S. college admissions
|year = 2022 
|ref = 
|admit rate = 
|admit rate change = 
|yield rate = 
|yield rate change =

|SAT EBRW = 
|SAT EBRW change = 
|SAT Math = 
|SAT Math change = 
|ACT = 
|ACT change =

|top decile = 
|top decile change = 
|top quarter = 
|top quarter change = 
|top half = 
|top half change = 
|GPA = 
|GPA change =
}}-->
{| style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable floatright"
|+''Fall First-Year Statistics (Tempe Campus only)''<ref name="CDS">{{cite web|title=First Time Freshman Profile|website=Arizona State University |url=https://facts.asu.edu/Pages/New%20Undergraduates/First-Time-Freshman-Profile.aspx|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801235243/https://facts.asu.edu/Pages/New%20Undergraduates/First-Time-Freshman-Profile.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |url=https://uoia.asu.edu/ |title=Institutional Analysis|website=uoia.asu.edu|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=April 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401064819/https://uoia.asu.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref>

|-
! 
!Fall 2019!! Fall 2018!! Fall 2017!! Fall 2016 !! Fall 2015
|-
! Applicants
|34,188
| 26,869|| 34,181 || 33,466 || 33,575
|-
! Admits
|29,562
| 22,779|| 28,096 || 27,111 || 27,452
|-
! % Admitted
|86.5
| 84.8 || 82.2 || 81.0 || 81.8 
|-
! Enrolled
|10,044
| 8,861 || 10,278 || 10,415 || 10,391 
|-
! Avg. HS GPA
|3.53
| 3.54 || 3.53 || 3.49 || 3.48
|}
{| style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable floatright"
|+''Fall First-Year Statistics (ASU Systemwide)''<ref name="CDS 2021–2022" /><ref name="CDS 2020–2021">{{cite web |title=Arizona State University 2016–2017 Common Data Set |url=https://uoia.asu.edu/sites/default/files/cds_2020-2021_tempe.pdf |access-date=December 21, 2022 |publisher=Arizona State University }}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

|-
! 
!Fall 2021!! Fall 2020
|-
! Applicants
|61,603
| 53516 
|-
! Admits
|54,329
| 47290
|-
! % Admitted
|88.2
| 88.3 
|-
! Enrolled
|14,250
| 12,677 
|-
! Avg. HS GPA
|3.54
| 3.52
|}

As of August 2022, ASU had a systemwide enrolled student population (both in-person and online) of 140,759, a 4% increase over the systemwide total in 2021.<ref name=StoneKTAR>{{cite news |last1=Stone |first1=Kevin |title=Arizona State University opens school year with record number of students |url=https://ktar.com/story/5208910/arizona-state-university-opens-school-year-with-record-number-of-students/ |access-date=19 March 2023 |work=KTAR News |date=22 August 2022}}</ref> Out of that total, approximately 79,000 students were enrolled in-person at one of the ASU campuses, an increase of 3.2% from 2021.<ref name=StoneKTAR /> Just over 61,000 students were enrolled in ASU Online courses and programs as of August 2022, an increase of roughly 7% in online student enrollment from the previous year.<ref name=StoneKTAR />

According to the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', for the 2022–2023 academic year ASU admitted 88% of all freshman applicants and classified the school's admissions in the "selective" category.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arizona State University |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/arizona-state-university-1081 |website=Best Colleges: USNews Rankings |publisher=US News and World Report |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> The average high school GPA of incoming first-year students for the 2022–23 academic year was 3.54.<ref name="CDS 2021–2022">{{cite web |title=Arizona State University 2021–2022 Common Data Set |url=https://uoia.asu.edu/sites/default/files/cds_2021-2022_campus_immersion.pdf |access-date=December 21, 2022 |publisher=Arizona State University |archive-date=December 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226071539/https://uoia.asu.edu/sites/default/files/cds_2021-2022_campus_immersion.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Barrett, The Honors College]] is ranked among the top honors programs in the nation.<ref name="Barrett" /> Although there are no set minimum admissions criteria for Barrett College, the average [[Grading in education|GPA]] of Fall 2017 incoming freshmen was 3.78, with an average SAT score of 1380 and an average ACT score of 29.<ref name="Barrett">{{cite web|url=http://barretthonors.asu.edu/about/facts/|title=Barrett Facts and Figures|date=June 12, 2015|publisher=Barretthonors.asu.edu|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802083053/https://barretthonors.asu.edu/about/facts/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Honors colleges and programs|Honors college]] has 7,236 students, with 719 [[National Merit Scholars]].<ref name="Barrett" /><!-- Currently live version doesn't have this information -->

ASU enrolls 10,268 [[international students]], 14.3% of the total student population.<ref name="facts">{{cite web |title=Faculty Trends by Rank, ASU University Office of Institutional Analysis |url=https://www.asu.edu/facts#/facts/faculty/trends-rank |publisher=Arizona State University |access-date=November 22, 2022 |archive-date=July 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714045912/https://www.asu.edu/facts/#/facts/faculty/trends-rank |url-status=live }}</ref> The international student body represents more than 150 nations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://students.asu.edu/international/future/undergrad|title=International freshman and transfer undergraduate admission|website=asu.edu|access-date=August 1, 2017|archive-date=July 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702103118/https://students.asu.edu/international/future/undergrad|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Institute of International Education]] ranked ASU as the top public university in the U.S. for hosting international students in 2016–2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/20171113-global-engagement-asu-top-us-public-university-international-students|title=ASU is top public university in US for international students|website=ASU Now|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204831/https://asunow.asu.edu/20171113-global-engagement-asu-top-us-public-university-international-students|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2022, Arizona State University was designated a [[Hispanic-serving institution]] (HSI) by the [[United States Department of Education]] in recognition of the fact that for the first time in the school's history, during the [[Academic term#United States|Fall Semester]] of 2021 [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]] students comprised over 25% of the university's total undergraduate enrollment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Steinbach |first1=Allison |last2=Gonzalez |first2=Daniel |title=ASU joins other Arizona universities in reaching 'major milestone' for Latino students. Why it matters |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2022/06/21/asu-designated-hispanic-serving-institution-heres-why-matters/7585779001/ |access-date=December 19, 2022 |work=The Arizona Republic |date=June 22, 2022}}</ref>

===Academic programs===
{{Main|List of colleges and schools of Arizona State University}}
{| style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable floatright"
|+''Undergraduate and Graduate Enrollment''<ref>{{cite web |title=Enrollment Trends by Campus of Major |url=https://www.asu.edu/facts/#/facts/enrollment/campus-major |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803010933/https://www.asu.edu/facts/#/facts/enrollment/campus-major |archive-date=August 3, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2022 |publisher=Arizona State University}}</ref>

|-
! 
!Fall 2021!!Fall 2020 !! Fall 2019!! Fall 2018 !! Fall 2017!! Fall 2016 !! Fall 2015 !! Fall 2014 !! Fall 2013
|-
! Undergraduate
|107,425
| 103,609 || 96,726 || 89,888 || 83,544 || 79,442 || 74,139 || 67,498 || 62,082
|-
! Graduate
|28,304
| 25,179 || 23,225 || 21,361 || 19,986 || 18,704 || 17,183 || 15,762 || 14,646 
|-
! Total campus-based enrollment
|77,881
| 74,795|| 75,698 || 73,875 || 72,947 || 72,362 || 71,305 || 69,511 || 66,770
|-
! Online
|53,933
| 53,993 || 44,253 || 37,374 || 30,583 || 25,784 || 20,017 || 13,749 || 9,958
|-
! Total including online enrollment
|135,729
| 128,788 || 119,951 || 111,249 || 103,530 || 98,146 || 91,322 || 83,260 || 76,728
|}
ASU offers over 350 majors to undergraduate students,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://students.asu.edu/programs|title=Academic programs|date=December 2, 2014|website=ASU Students|access-date=June 20, 2019|archive-date=July 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722163127/https://students.asu.edu/programs|url-status=live}}</ref> and more than 100 graduate programs leading to numerous masters and [[doctorate|doctoral]] degrees in the [[liberal arts|liberal arts and sciences]], [[Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts|design and arts]], [[Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering|engineering]], [[journalism]], [[Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College|education]], [[business school|business]], [[law school|law]], [[nursing]], [[public policy]], [[technology]], and [[ASU School of Sustainability|sustainability]]. These programs are divided into 16 colleges and schools that are spread across ASU's six campuses. ASU also offers the 4+1 accelerated program, which allows students in their senior year to attain their master's degree the following year.<ref>{{cite web|title = Accelerated Programs (4 + 1)|url = https://students.asu.edu/graduate/acceleratedprograms|website = ASU Students Site|access-date = January 23, 2016|archive-date = September 6, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150906124446/https://students.asu.edu/graduate/acceleratedprograms|url-status = live}}</ref> The 4+1 accelerated program is not associated with all majors; for example, in the [[Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College]] the 4+1 accelerated program only works with Education Exploratory majors. ASU uses a plus-minus grading system with highest cumulative GPA awarded of 4.0 (at time of graduation). Arizona State University is accredited by the [[Higher Learning Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hlcommission.org/component/directory/?Itemid=&Action=ShowBasic&instid=1002 |title=Statement of Accreditation Status: Arizona State University |work=Higher Learning Commission |access-date=December 26, 2017|archive-date=December 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227061936/https://www.hlcommission.org/component/directory/?Itemid=&Action=ShowBasic&instid=1002|url-status=live}}</ref> ASU is one of only four universities in the country to offer a certificate in [[veterans studies]].<ref name="Arizona State University Certificate">{{cite web |url=https://degrees.apps.asu.edu/minors/major/ASU00/LAVSSCERT/veterans-society-and-service;jsessionid=0D974E25F70BFA088A18C92DC22430A2# |website=Veterans, Society and Service, Certificate |publisher=Arizona State University |access-date=24 March 2023 |title= Veterans, Society and Service, Certificate}}</ref>

===Rankings===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{Infobox US university ranking
<!-- U.S. rankings -->| Forbes_NU = 109
| USNWR_NU = 121<small>(tie)</small>
| Wamo_NU = 33
| WSJ_NU = 72
<!-- Global rankings -->| QS_W = 200 <small>(tie)</small>
| THE_W = 182
| USNWR_W = 179 <small>(tie)</small>
}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="float:right" "text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona State Sun Devils|color=white}}" |National Program Rankings<br /><small>(as of 2024)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/arizona-state-university-104151/overall-rankings |title=Arizona State University - Overall Rankings |date=April 9, 2024 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=August 12, 2024 }}</ref>
|-
! Program
! Ranking
|-
| Audiology || 34 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Biological Sciences || 58 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Business || 32 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Chemistry || 51 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Clinical Psychology || 27 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Computer Science || 45 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Criminology || 2 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Earth Sciences || 14 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Economics || 38 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Education || 17 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Engineering || 45 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| English || 53 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Fine Arts || 15 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| History || 81 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Law || 36 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Mathematics || 55 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Nursing: Doctorate || 26 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Nursing: Master's || <small>Unranked</small>
|-
| Physics || 50 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Political Science || 54 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Psychology || 39 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Public Affairs || 13 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Social Work || 20 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Sociology || 70 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Speech–Language Pathology || 21 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Statistics || 49 <small>(tie)</small>
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="float:right" "text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=4 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona State Sun Devils|color=white}}" |Global Program Rankings<br /><small>(as of 2024)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/arizona-state-university-tempe-104151 |title=Arizona State University-Tempe in United States - US News Best Global Universities |date=June 24, 2024 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=August 12, 2024 }}</ref>
|-
! Program
! Ranking
|-
| Arts & Humanities || 84
|-
| Biology & Biochemistry || 191 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology || 206 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Chemical Engineering || 192 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Chemistry || 214 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Civil Engineering || 156
|-
| Clinical Medicine || 504 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Computer Science || 127
|-
| Condensed Matter Physics || 216 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Ecology || 79
|-
| Economics & Business || 35 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Education & Educational Research || 24
|-
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering || 164
|-
| Energy & Fuels || 228 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Engineering || 134
|-
| Environmental Engineering || 127 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Environment/Ecology || 52
|-
| Geosciences || 98
|-
| Green & Sustainable Science & Technology || 159
|-
| Materials Science || 183
|-
| Mathematics || 423
|-
| Microbiology || 98 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Molecular Biology & Genetics || 277 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology || 238
|-
| Neuroscience & Behavior || 438
|-
| Physical Chemistry || 205 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Physics || 348 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Plant & Animal Science || 246 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Psychiatry/Psychology || 105
|-
| Public, Environmental & Occupational Health || 238 <small>(tie)</small>
|-
| Social Sciences & Public Health || 53
|-
| Space Science || 91
|}
{{col-end}}

The 2025 ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ratings ranked ASU tied for 121st among universities in the United States and tied for 179th globally.<ref name="USNews"/> It was also tied for 61st among public universities in the United States, and was ranked 1st among "most innovative schools", tied for 16th in "best undergraduate teaching", 131st in "best value schools", and tied for 191st in "top performers on social mobility" among national universities in the U.S.<ref name="USNews">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/arizona-state-university-tempe-1081/overall-rankings|title=Arizona State University|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926132103/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/arizona-state-university-tempe-1081/overall-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref> The innovation ranking, new for 2016, was determined by a poll of top college officials nationwide asking them to name institutions "that are making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities."<ref name="USN-INNOV">{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/innovative |title=2018 Most Innovative Colleges|date=September 11, 2017|website=U.S. News & World Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316165646/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/innovative|archive-date=March 16, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=September 18, 2017}}</ref>

ASU is ranked 42nd–56th in the U.S. and 101st–150th in the world among the top 1000 universities in the 2020 [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2020.html|title=Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020|website=ShanghaiRanking Consultancy|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=August 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815195442/http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2020.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 67th U.S./183rd world by the 2020–21 Center for World University Rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cwur.org/2020-21.php|title=World University Rankings 2020–21|publisher=Center for World University Rankings|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=June 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608081107/https://cwur.org/2020-21.php|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Money (magazine)|Money]]'' magazine ranked ASU 124th in the country out of 739 schools evaluated for its 2020 "Best Colleges for Your Money" edition.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Best Colleges in America, Ranked by Value |url=http://money.com/money/best-colleges/ |magazine=Money |date=August 25, 2020 |access-date=October 14, 2020 |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102004658/https://money.com/best-colleges/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' ranks ASU 5th in the nation for producing the best-qualified graduates, determined by a nationwide poll of corporate recruiters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/content/wall-street-journal-ranks-asu-5th-recruiting-new-hires-graduate-pool|title=Wall Street Journal ranks ASU 5th for recruiting new hires from graduate pool|last=Lewis|first=Britt|website=ASU Now|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204805/https://asunow.asu.edu/content/wall-street-journal-ranks-asu-5th-recruiting-new-hires-graduate-pool|url-status=live}}</ref>

ASU's [[Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication]] has been named one of America's top 10 [[journalism school]]s by national publications and organizations for more than a decade. The rankings include: College Magazine (10th), Quality Education and Jobs (6th), and International Student (1st).<ref>{{cite web|author=Kelly Livingston|url=https://www.collegemagazine.com/cms-top-10-journalism-schools-2016/|title=CM's Top 10 Journalism Schools 2016|publisher=College Magazine|date=June 30, 2017|access-date=July 10, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702205012/https://www.collegemagazine.com/cms-top-10-journalism-schools-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qualityeducationandjobs.com/10-top-journalism-schools-in-the-us/ |title=Best Journalism Schools – 10 Top Journalism Schools in the US |publisher=Qualityeducationandjobs.com |date=November 21, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706120338/http://www.qualityeducationandjobs.com/10-top-journalism-schools-in-the-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.internationalstudent.com/study-journalism/top-us-journalism-schools/ |title=Top US Journalism Schools &#124; Study Journalism in the US |publisher=Internationalstudent.com |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817131135/http://www.internationalstudent.com/study-journalism/top-us-journalism-schools/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

For its efforts as a national leader in campus [[Sustainability at American Colleges and Universities|sustainability]], ASU was named one of the top 6 "Cool Schools" by the [[Sierra Club]] in 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/20170822-asu-news-sierra-magazine-ranks-asu-top-us-cool-school|title=Sierra magazine ranks ASU as a top 'Cool School'|date=August 22, 2017|website=ASU Now|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204716/https://asunow.asu.edu/20170822-asu-news-sierra-magazine-ranks-asu-top-us-cool-school|url-status=live}}</ref> was named one of the [[Princeton Review]]'s most sustainable schools in 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asu-among-nations-most-sustainable-colleges|title=ASU among nation's most sustainable colleges|last=Derra|first=Skip|date=April 20, 2015|website=ASU Now|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204634/https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asu-among-nations-most-sustainable-colleges|url-status=live}}</ref> and earned an "A−" grade on the 2011 College Sustainability Green Report Card.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/arizona-state-university-tempe.html|title=Arizona State University|publisher=Greenreportcard.org|access-date=August 4, 2017|archive-date=October 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029232034/http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/arizona-state-university-tempe.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Research and Institutes===
ASU is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=104151|title=Carnegie Classifications – Institution Profile|publisher=Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research|access-date=March 30, 2020|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225205136/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=104151|url-status=live}}</ref> The university spent $673&nbsp;million in fiscal year 2020, ranking it 43rd nationally.<ref>{{cite web |title=Table 20. Higher education R&D expenditures, ranked by FY 2018 R&D expenditures: FYs 2009–18 |url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=rankingbysource&ds=herd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405184205/https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=rankingbysource&ds=herd |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=ncsesdata.nsf.gov |publisher=[[National Science Foundation]]}}</ref><ref name="Facts and figures">{{cite web |title=Facts and figures |url=https://research.asu.edu/about-us/facts-figures |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405184358/https://research.asu.edu/about-us/facts-figures |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=research.asu.edu}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |title=KE 2021 Highlights |url=https://research.asu.edu/about-us/year-in-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405184819/https://research.asu.edu/about-us/year-in-review |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=research.asu.edu}}</ref> ASU is a NASA designated [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|national space-grant]] institute and a member of the [[Universities Research Association]]. In 2023, it became a member of the [[Association of American Universities]], an elite organization of 71 research universities in the U.S. and Canada.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.aau.edu/newsroom/press-releases/six-leading-research-universities-join-association-american-universities |title=Six Leading Research Universities Join the Association of American Universities |publisher=Association of American Universities |date=May 31, 2023 |access-date=June 1, 2023}}</ref> The university is currently in the top 10 for NASA-funded research expenditures.<ref name="Facts and figures" />

The university has raised more than $999&nbsp;million in external funding, and more than 180 companies based on ASU innovations have been launched through the university's exclusive intellectual property management company, Skysong Innovations.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Skysong Innovations |url=https://www.skysonginnovations.com/impact/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405185248/https://www.skysonginnovations.com/impact/ |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=Skysong Innovations}}</ref> The U.S. National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association rank ASU in the top 10 nationally and No. 11 globally for U.S. patents awarded to universities in 2020, along with MIT, Stanford and Harvard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rankings |url=https://www.asu.edu/rankings |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Arizona State University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sarley |first=Derek |date=June 18, 2021 |title=ASU makes top 10 in U.S. patent rankings for 3rd straight year |work=ASU News |url=https://news.asu.edu/20210618-entrepreneurship-asu-makes-top-10-us-patent-rankings-3rd-straight-year |access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> ASU jumped to 10th place from 17th in 2017, according to the U.S. National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Salcido |first1=Nikai |title=ASU jumps to top 10 in global patent rankings |url=https://asunow.asu.edu/20190604-entrepreneurship-asu-jumps-top-10-global-patent-ranking |access-date=June 5, 2019 |agency=ASU Now |date=June 4, 2019 |archive-date=June 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611220342/https://asunow.asu.edu/20190604-entrepreneurship-asu-jumps-top-10-global-patent-ranking |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents 2018 |url=https://academyofinventors.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Top-100-Universities-2018.pdf |website=National Academy of Inventors |publisher=National Academy of Inventors, Intellectual Property Owners Association |access-date=June 5, 2019 |archive-date=June 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605160458/https://academyofinventors.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Top-100-Universities-2018.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> Since its inception, Skysong Innovations has fostered the launch of more than 180 companies based on ASU innovations, and attracted more than $999 million in venture funding, including $96 million in fiscal year 2016 alone.<ref name=":1" /> In 2013, the Sweden-based University Business Incubator (UBI) Index, named ASU as one of the top universities in the world for [[Business incubator|business incubation]], ranking 17th. UBI reviewed 550 universities and associated business incubators from around the world using an assessment framework that takes more than 50 performance indicators into consideration.<ref name=":5">{{cite web |url=https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asu-venture-catalyst-ranked-among-top-university-business-incubators|title=ASU Venture Catalyst ranked among top university business incubators|website=ASU Now|date=July 17, 2013|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233349/https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asu-venture-catalyst-ranked-among-top-university-business-incubators|url-status=live}}</ref> As an example, one of ASU's spin-offs (Heliae Development, LLC) raised more than $28&nbsp;million in [[venture capital]] in 2013 alone.<ref name="asu10">{{cite web|url=https://sustainability.asu.edu/news/archive/asus-algae-production-company-heliae-set-to-expand-in-gilbert/|title=Heliae raises $28.4 million for Gilbert expansion|publisher=Arizona State University|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233314/https://sustainability.asu.edu/news/archive/asus-algae-production-company-heliae-set-to-expand-in-gilbert/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2016, ASU received the Entrepreneurial University Award from the Deshpande Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports social entrepreneurship and innovation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/20160614-entrepreneurship-asu-entrepreneurial-university-award-deshpande-symposium|title=7 reasons ASU is the 'Entrepreneurial University'|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=August 9, 2016|archive-date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816180751/https://asunow.asu.edu/20160614-entrepreneurship-asu-entrepreneurial-university-award-deshpande-symposium|url-status=live}}</ref>

The university's push to create various institutes has led to greater funding and an increase in the number of researchers in multiple fields. ASU Knowledge Enterprise (KE) advances research, innovation, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship, economic development and international development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://research.asu.edu/institutes-initiatives|title=Institutes and initiatives|website=Research.asu.edu|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201100511/https://research.asu.edu/institutes-initiatives|url-status=live}}</ref> KE is led by [[Sally C. Morton]].<ref name="research.asu.edu">{{cite web |title=Knowledge Enterprise leadership |url=https://research.asu.edu/about-us/knowledge-enterprise-leadership |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405190329/https://research.asu.edu/about-us/knowledge-enterprise-leadership |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=Research.asu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2021 |title=ASU TRIF Three Year Plan |url=https://www.azregents.edu/sites/default/files/reports/asu_three_year_trif_plan.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.azregents.edu/sites/default/files/reports/asu_three_year_trif_plan.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> KE supports several interdisciplinary research institutes and initiatives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institutes and initiatives {{!}} Knowledge Enterprise |url=https://research.asu.edu/institutes-initiatives |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=research.asu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Naufel {{!}} Knowledge Enterprise|url=https://research.asu.edu/about-us/research-leadership/mark-naufel|access-date=December 8, 2020|website=research.asu.edu|archive-date=December 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205184018/https://research.asu.edu/about-us/research-leadership/mark-naufel|url-status=live}}</ref> Other notable and famed institutes at ASU are The Institute of Human Origins, L. William Seidman Research Institute ([[W.P. Carey School of Business|W. P. Carey School of Business]]), Learning Sciences Institute, Herberger Research Institute, and the Hispanic Research Center. The [[Biodesign Institute]] for instance, conducts research on issues such as biomedical and health care outcomes as part of a collaboration with [[Mayo Clinic]] to diagnose and treat diseases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biodesign.asu.edu/news/mayo-clinic-asu-collaborate-seed-and-accelerate-research|title=Mayo Clinic, ASU collaborate to seed and accelerate research |publisher=Arizona State University|date=December 18, 2017|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233238/https://biodesign.asu.edu/news/mayo-clinic-asu-collaborate-seed-and-accelerate-research|url-status=live}}</ref> The institute has attracted more than $760 million in external funding, filed 860 invention disclosures, nearly 200 patents, and generated 35 spinout companies based on its research.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Impact |url=https://biodesign.asu.edu/about/impact |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Biodesign Institute {{!}} ASU}}</ref> In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Biodesign developed a rapid, saliva-based testing option for the university community, and partnered with the Arizona Department of Health Services to make the saliva-based COVID test available to the public.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-26 |title=ASU develops state's first saliva-based COVID-19 test |url=https://news.asu.edu/20200526-discoveries-arizona-state-university-develops-saliva-based-covid-19-test |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=ASU News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bourque |first=Scott |date=July 10, 2020 |title=ASU, Arizona Department Of Health Services Announce COVID-19 Testing Partnership |work=KJZZ |url=https://kjzz.org/content/1599851/asu-arizona-department-health-services-announce-covid-19-testing-partnership |access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-01 |title=ASU Biodesign Creates Saliva Test For COVID-19 |url=https://kjzz.org/content/1587786/asu-biodesign-creates-saliva-test-covid-19 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=KJZZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-09 |title=ADHS and ASU Announce Partnership to Increase COVID-19 Testing in Arizona |url=https://azgovernor.gov/governor/news/2020/07/adhs-and-asu-announce-partnership-increase-covid-19-testing-arizona |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Office of the Arizona Governor |archive-date=March 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317213232/https://azgovernor.gov/governor/news/2020/07/adhs-and-asu-announce-partnership-increase-covid-19-testing-arizona |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2021, Biodesign announced their millionth test.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Spinner |first=Claire |date=October 7, 2021 |title=Arizona State University administers its 1 millionth COVID-19 rapid saliva test |work=Arizona Republic |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2021/10/07/asu-administers-its-1-millionth-covid-19-rapid-saliva-test/6043331001/ |access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Caballero |first=Luzdelia |date=October 8, 2021 |title=ASU reaches milestone by completing 1 million COVID-19 tests |work=ABC 15 Arizona |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/tempe/asu-reaches-milestone-by-completing-1-million-covid-19-tests |access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> The institute also is heavily involved in [[sustainability]] research, primarily through reuse of [[Carbon dioxide|CO<sub>2</sub>]] via biological feedback and various [[biomass]]es (e.g. [[algae]]) to synthesize clean [[biofuel]]s. Heliae is a Biodesign Institute [[Corporate spin-off|spin-off]] and much of its business centers on [[Algae|algal]]-derived, high value products.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asu-spinout-heliae-debuts-platform-large-scale-algae-production|title=ASU spinout Heliae debuts platform for large-scale algae production|date=April 26, 2013|publisher=ASU Now|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703021842/https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asu-spinout-heliae-debuts-platform-large-scale-algae-production|url-status=live}}</ref> Furthermore, the institute is heavily involved in security research including technology that can detect biological and chemical changes in the air and water. The university has received more than $30&nbsp;million in funding from the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] for adapting this technology for use in detecting the presence of [[biological warfare|biological]] and [[chemical weapon]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asunews.asu.edu/20120618_immunosignaturing |title=Arizona State University secures defense contract &#124; ASU News |publisher=Asunews.asu.edu |date=June 18, 2012 |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022145143/https://asunews.asu.edu/20120618_immunosignaturing |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Research conducted at the Biodesign Institute by ASU professor [[Charles Arntzen]] made possible the production of [[Ebola virus disease|Ebola]] antibodies in specially modified tobacco plants that researchers at [[Mapp Biopharmaceutical]] used to create the Ebola therapeutic [[ZMapp]]. The treatment is credited with saving the lives of two aid workers. For his work, Arntzen was named the No. 1 honoree among [[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]'s annual "100 Most Creative People in Business" 2015 awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biodesign.asu.edu/news/asu-professor-charles-arntzen-named-fast-company%27s-most-creative-person-business|title=ASU professor Charles Arntzen named Fast Company's Most Creative Person in Business|date=May 11, 2015|website=Arizona State University|access-date=July 2, 2018}} {{dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

World-renowned scholars have been integral to the successes of the institutes associated with the university. ASU students and researchers have been selected as [[Marshall Scholarship|Marshall]], [[Harry S. Truman Scholarship|Truman]], [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes]], and [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright]] Scholars with the university ranking 1st overall in the U.S. for Fulbright Scholar awards to faculty and 5th overall for recipients of Fulbright U.S. Student awards in the 2015–2016 academic year.<ref name="chronicle">{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.com/article/Top-Producers-of-US/235384 |title=Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Scholars and Students |date=February 22, 2016 |publisher=The Chronicle of Higher Education |url-access=subscription |access-date=June 11, 2016|archive-date=June 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603164350/http://chronicle.com/article/Top-Producers-of-US/235384?cid=rclink|url-status=live}}</ref> ASU faculty includes [[Nobel Laureates]], [[Royal Society]] members, [[National Academy of Sciences|National Academy]] members, and members of the [[National Institutes of Health]], to name a few.<ref name="asu11">{{cite web|url=http://www.asu.edu/excellence/faculty/index.html|title=Faculty Excellence and Awards|website=ASU Office of the University Provost |access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=April 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405051729/http://www.asu.edu/excellence/faculty/index.html|url-status=dead }}</ref> ASU Professor [[Donald Johanson]], who discovered the 3.18&nbsp;million year old fossil hominid [[Lucy (Australopithecus)]] in [[Ethiopia]], established the Institute of Human Origins (IHO) in 1981. The institute was first established in [[Berkeley, California]], and later moved to ASU in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/content/institute-human-origins-celebrates-30-years-research-discovery |first1=Julie |last1=Russ |website=ASU Now|title=Institute of Human Origins celebrates 30 years of research, discovery|date=March 11, 2011|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233236/https://asunow.asu.edu/content/institute-human-origins-celebrates-30-years-research-discovery|url-status=live}}</ref> As one of the leading research organization in the United States devoted to the science of human origins, IHO pursues a [[transdisciplinarity|transdisciplinary]] strategy for field and analytical [[Paleoanthropology|paleoanthropological]] research.<ref name="asu12">{{cite web|url=http://iho.asu.edu/about|title=About |publisher=Arizona State University Institute of Human Origins |access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=May 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531160529/http://iho.asu.edu/about|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts|Herberger Institute Research Center]] supports the scholarly inquiry, applied research and creative activity of more than 400 faculty and nearly 5,000 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/research-and-initiatives|title=Research and initiatives |website=Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts |access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702234944/https://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/research-and-initiatives|url-status=live}}</ref> The renowned [[Arizona State University Art Museum|ASU Art Museum]], Herberger Institute Community Programs, urban design, and other outreach and initiatives in the arts community round out the research and creative activities of the Herberger Institute. Among well known professors within the Herberger Institute is Johnny Saldaña of the School of Theatre and Film. Saldaña received the 1996 Distinguished Book Award and the prestigious Judith Kase Cooper Honorary Research Award, both from the American Alliance for Theatre Education (AATE).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/edtheatre/people/faculty/saldana |title=Educational Theatre Faculty: Johnny Saldana |publisher=NYU Steinhardt |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324190927/http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/edtheatre/people/faculty/saldana |archive-date=March 24, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability is the center of ASU's initiatives focusing on practical solutions to environmental, economic, and social challenges. The institute has partnered with various cities, universities, and organizations from around the world to address issues affecting the global community.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sustainability.asu.edu/about/about-the-institute.php |title=About the Institute  |publisher=Global Institute of Sustainability / Arizona State University |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-date=June 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626073329/http://sustainability.asu.edu/about/about-the-institute.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>

ASU is also involved with [[NASA]] in the field of [[space exploration]]. To meet the needs of NASA programs, ASU built the [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Gold Certified, 298,000-square-foot Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV (ISTB 4) at a cost of $110&nbsp;million in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asus-newest-research-building-achieves-leed-gold-certification|title=ASU's newest research building achieves LEED Gold certification|publisher=ASU Now|date=February 22, 2013|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233418/https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asus-newest-research-building-achieves-leed-gold-certification|url-status=live}}</ref> The building includes space for the School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) and includes labs and other facilities for the [[Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asunews.asu.edu/20120919_ISTBIV_opening |title=ASU's new science building will push boundaries of research, exploration &#124; ASU News |publisher=Asunews.asu.edu |date=September 19, 2012 |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022145125/https://asunews.asu.edu/20120919_ISTBIV_opening |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the main projects at ISTB 4 includes the [[OSIRIS-REx]] [[Thermal Emission Spectrometer]] (OTES).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://otes.asu.edu|title=OTES: OSIRIS-REx Thermal Emission Spectrometer|publisher=Arizona State University|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703021902/http://otes.asu.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref> Although ASU built the [[spectrometer]]s aboard the [[Mars Exploration Rover|Martian rovers]] [[Spirit rover|Spirit]] and [[Opportunity rover|Opportunity]], OTES will be the first major scientific instrument completely designed and built at ASU for a NASA [[space mission]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASU-to-Build-Spectrometer-for-OSIRIS-REx-202718.shtml |title=ASU to Build Spectrometer for OSIRIS-REx |publisher=News.softpedia.com |date=May 27, 2011 |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-date=November 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116001155/http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASU-to-Build-Spectrometer-for-OSIRIS-REx-202718.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Phil Christensen]], the [[principal investigator]] for the [[Mars Global Surveyor]] [[Thermal Emission Spectrometer]] (TES), is a [[Professors in the United States|Regents' Professor]] at ASU.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://themis.mars.asu.edu/christensen |title=Phillip Christensen &#124; Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS |publisher=Themis.mars.asu.edu |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-date=July 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704222139/http://themis.mars.asu.edu/christensen |url-status=live }}</ref> He also serves as the principal investigator for the [[Mars Odyssey]] [[THEMIS]] instruments, as well as co-investigator for the [[Mars Exploration Rover]]s. ASU scientists are responsible for the [[Mini-TES]] instruments aboard the Mars Exploration Rovers. The [[Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies]], which is home to rare [[Mars|Martian]] [[meteorite]]s and exotic fragments from space, and the [[Mars Space Flight Facility]] are on ASU's Tempe campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mars.asu.edu/|title=Explore Mars|access-date=July 8, 2014|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203190826/http://mars.asu.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asu-acquires-exotic-piece-mars|title=ASU acquires exotic piece of Mars|publisher=ASU Now|date=January 17, 2012|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233156/https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asu-acquires-exotic-piece-mars|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, [[Lindy Elkins-Tanton]] of ASU was selected by NASA to lead a deep space mission to [[16 Psyche|Psyche]], a metal asteroid believed to be a former planetary core. The $450 million project is the first NASA mission led by the university.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valentine |first1=Karin |title=ASU to lead deep-space NASA mission for 1st time |url=https://asunow.asu.edu/20170104-discoveries-asu-lead-nasa-space-exploration-mission-1st-time |access-date=June 4, 2019 |agency=ASU Now |publisher=Arizona State University |date=January 4, 2017 |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604212330/https://asunow.asu.edu/20170104-discoveries-asu-lead-nasa-space-exploration-mission-1st-time |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[United States Army Research Laboratory|Army Research Laboratory]] extended funding for the Arizona State University [[Flexible display|Flexible Display]] Center (FDC) in 2009 with a $50&nbsp;million grant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/content/army-continues-flexible-display-center-support|title=Army continues Flexible Display Center support|publisher=ASU Now|date=January 29, 2009|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216112751/https://asunow.asu.edu/content/army-continues-flexible-display-center-support|url-status=live}}</ref> The university has partnered with [[the Pentagon]] on such endeavors since 2004 with an initial $43.7&nbsp;million grant. In 2012, researchers at the center created the world's largest flexible full-color organic light-emitting diode (OLED), which at the time was 7.4 inches. The following year, the FEDC staff broke their own world record, producing a 14.7-inch version of the display.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/20160815-solutions-flexible-future-todays-technologies-asu|title=ASU works on a flexible future for today's technologies|website=ASU Now|date=August 15, 2016|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703021807/https://asunow.asu.edu/20160815-solutions-flexible-future-todays-technologies-asu|url-status=live}}</ref> The technology delivers high-performance while remaining cost-effective during the manufacturing process. Vibrant colors, high switching speeds for video and reduced power consumption are some of the features the center has integrated into the technology. In 2012, ASU eliminated the need for specialized equipment and processing, thereby reducing costs compared to competitive approaches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asunews.asu.edu/20120531_flexdisplay_oled |title=ASU center produces largest flexible color organic light emitting display &#124; ASU News |publisher=Asunews.asu.edu |date=May 31, 2012 |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-date=February 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227164223/https://asunews.asu.edu/20120531_flexdisplay_oled |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Luminosity Lab===
The Luminosity Lab is a student-led research and development think tank located on the [[Arizona State University Tempe campus|Tempe campus]] of ASU. It was founded in 2016 by Dr. Mark Naufel.<ref name=":10">{{cite web |last=December 2020|first=Ellen Ullman 07|title=Think Tank Drives Practical Innovation and Collaboration|url=https://www.techlearning.com/news/think-tank-drives-practical-innovation-and-collaboration|access-date=April 26, 2021 |website=TechLearningMagazine|date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426171524/https://www.techlearning.com/news/think-tank-drives-practical-innovation-and-collaboration|archive-date=April 26, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Naufel|first=Mark|date=March 15, 2020|title=The Luminosity Lab—An Interdisciplinary Model of Discovery and Innovation for the 21st Century |url=https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nai/ti/2020/00000021/00000002/art00003;jsessionid=4u19p5h7dhj5e.x-ic-live-02|journal=Technology & Innovation|volume=21|issue=2|pages=115–121|doi=10.21300/21.2.2020.115 |s2cid=216217672 |access-date=June 10, 2021|archive-date=February 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226130217/https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nai/ti/2020/00000021/00000002/art00003;jsessionid=4u19p5h7dhj5e.x-ic-live-02 |url-status=live}}</ref> Fifteen students from multiple disciplines were selected for the initial team.<ref name=":10" />

===Libraries===
[[File:Asuhayden.jpg|thumb|The underground entrance to Hayden Library,<ref name="lib.asu.edu">{{cite web|url=http://lib.asu.edu/hayden/aboutus|title=About Us – Hayden Library &#124; ASU Libraries|publisher=Lib.asu.edu|access-date=July 8, 2014|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004144253/https://lib.asu.edu/hayden/aboutus|url-status=live}}</ref> Tempe campus]]

ASU's faculty and students are served by nine libraries across five campuses: Hayden Library, Noble Library, Music Library and Design and the Arts Library on the Tempe campus; Fletcher Library on the West campus; Downtown Phoenix campus library and Ross-Blakley Law Library at the Downtown Phoenix campus; Polytechnic campus library; and the Thunderbird Library at the Thunderbird campus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lib.asu.edu |title=ASU Libraries |website=Lib.asu.edu |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714051744/https://lib.asu.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{as of|2013}}, ASU's libraries held 4.5&nbsp;million volumes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/20170821-solutions-asu-library-archives-paradise-for-books|title=Polytechnic archive a paradise for books|publisher=ASU Now|date=August 21, 2017|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233327/https://asunow.asu.edu/20170821-solutions-asu-library-archives-paradise-for-books|url-status=live}}</ref> The Arizona State University library system is ranked the 34th largest research library in the United States and Canada, according to criteria established by the [[Association of Research Libraries]] that measures various aspects of quality and size of the collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://librarytechnology.org/library/25|title=Arizona State University Libraries – Arizona State University|website=Library Technology Guides|access-date=January 28, 2022|archive-date=November 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109232900/https://librarytechnology.org/library/25|url-status=live}}</ref> The university continues to grow its [[special collections]], such as the recent addition of a privately held collection of [[manuscript]]s by poet [[Rubén Darío]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asu-libraries-acquires-rare-manuscripts-nicaraguan-poet-rubén-dar%C3%ADo|title=ASU Libraries acquires rare manuscripts of Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío|publisher=ASU Now|date=November 1, 2012|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112083106/https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asu-libraries-acquires-rare-manuscripts-nicaraguan-poet-rub%C3%A9n-dar%C3%ADo|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hayden Library is on Cady Mall in the center of the Tempe campus and is currently under renovation. It opened in 1966 and is the largest library facility at ASU.<ref name="lib.asu.edu"/> An expansion in 1989 created the subterranean entrance underneath Hayden Lawn and is attached to the above-ground portion of the original library. There are two floors underneath Hayden Lawn with a landmark known as the ''"Beacon of Knowledge"'' rising from the center. The underground library lights the beacon at night.

The 2013 [[capital improvement plan|Capital Improvement Plan]], approved by the [[Arizona Board of Regents]], incorporates a $35&nbsp;million repurposing and renovation project for Hayden Library.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://azbex.com/az-regents-ok-375m-in-capital-projects-through-2016/ |title=AZ Regents OK $375M in Capital Projects Through 2016 &#124; Arizona Builders Exchange |publisher=Azbex.com |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-date=March 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324185134/http://azbex.com/az-regents-ok-375m-in-capital-projects-through-2016/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The open air moat area that serves as an outdoor study space will be enclosed to increase indoor space for the library. Along with increasing space and renovating the facility, the front entrance of Hayden Library was rebuilt.