About 42,900 new first-year transfer and graduate students will begin classes at Arizona State University on Thursday, the first day of fall classes. The number, a 5% increase from last fall, sets a record, according to an ASU release.

Officials said a main reason for the increase is ASU attracting more in-state students. A record 9,800 first-year students come from Arizona high schools, the release stated. That is a 3% hike from the prior year.

Barrett, the Honors College, reports a 4.7% enrollment increase from fall 2024, which is a university record.

The average weighted GPA of the incoming students is 4.2, according to the university.

“ASU’s projected growth for fall 2025 is also thanks to historic demand for online degree programs,” the release stated, noting more than 79,000 stud

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