When the fall 2025 semester begins on Thursday, Aug. 21, a historic number of new students will start their academic journey across Arizona State University’s campuses, locations and online. In total, ASU projects a record-setting 42,900 new first-year, transfer and graduate students enrolled, an increase of over 1,000 students compared to fall 2024.
A key driver of ASU’s enrollment increases is its commitment to being the preferred university of choice for Arizona residents, who account for a projected 18,000 new students. More than 9,700 of those new students will join ASU from Arizona high schools.
ASU’s projected growth for fall 2025 is also thanks to historic demand for online degree programs. In total, more than 80,000 students are projected to be enrolled through ASU Online this f