General Information

Arizona State University, located in Tempe, Arizona, was established in 1885. It was established as the Territorial Normal School and opened its doors to students in 1886. It went through several name changes until it adopted its present name in 1958. ASU consists of seven locations across Arizona, one in Washington, D.C., and a known presence in Shanghai, China. The main administrative campus is located in Tempe, Arizona. The school system is also known for its Innovation Center, Polytechnic campus, and even a research facility. Today, it’s one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the U.S., with more than 50,000 students on its Tempe campus, more than 11,000 on its downtown Phoenix campus, more than 5,000 on its Polytechnic campus, and 30,000 online students. It offers about 350 undergraduate degree options and more than 400 graduate degree and certificate programs. Its colors are maroon and gold, and its athletic nickname is the sun devils.

On Campus

Notable attractions at ASU include Camp Tontozona, located in the Mogollon Rim region, which conducts research on mountain terrain but is better known as the site of the football team’s preseason practices; the Center for Meteorite Studies, founded in 1961 and home to the world’s largest university collection of meteorites (more than 30,000); and the Solar Energy Engineering and Commercialization program, focused on both researching and the practical applications of solar energy technology.

ASU is also home to some important artistic destinations. The Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium, completed in 1964, was one of the last commissions taken on by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It’s one of the world’s largest university performing arts venues in the world with a capacity of 3,017. Similarly, the Sundome Center for the Performing Arts is the largest single-level theater in the United States. The ASU Art Museum, founded in 1950, features more than 12,000 pieces with emphases in contemporary art, post-WWII American ceramics, historic and contemporary American and European prints, and Southwest and Latino artists.

Some noteworthy campus traditions include “A” Mountain, a 60-foot letter “A” installed on the nearby Tempe Butte that gets painted gold before the first football game of each season; the Lantern Walk, in which a procession of students carry lanterns through campus and up “A” Mountain during the week before Homecoming; and the Victory Bell, a bell heard across campus after every football victory.

Notable Alumni

Notable ASU alumni include comedians Jimmy Kimmel, Steve Allen, and David Spade; actress Lynda Carter; golfer Phil Mickelson; baseball legend Barry Bonds; sportscaster Al Michaels; fashion designer Kate Spade; former Arizona Governors Jane Dee Hull and Evan Mecham; and Fatmir Sejdiu, former President of Kosovo.

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Arizona State University International Student Insurance

International Students

ASU Student Business Services (SBS) bills the sponsor of all F-1 and J-1 international students for university expenses. Students sponsored by organizations listed below will exempt from required enrollment in the school's insurance plan:

• Abu Dhabi Education Council
• Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
• Aramco Services Company
• Egypt, Embassy of the Arab Republic
• Kuwait, Embassy of
• Qatar Airways
• Qatar, Embassy of the State of
• Qatar, Rasgas
• Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission
• Thai Royal Embassy
• UAE Military Attaché
• UAE Presidents Scholarship Office (SCO)

You must meet all requirements listed below no later than two weeks prior to the start of school if your sponsor is not listed above.

F-1 and all other international student visa holders, including J-1 international visas, are automatically enrolled in the school's insurance plan. The requirements for this plan include unlimited annual and lifetime maximum benefits; the exact same time frame (or longer) for the coverage period; coverage of pre-existing conditions with no waiting period; coverage of preventative and medical treatment, inpatient and outpatient; coverage of mental health, inpatient and outpatient; medical evacuation coverage of $50,000; repatriation of $25,000; and an ACA-compliant U.S. plan reviewed by AZDOI.

Exchange Visitors

Arizona State University has standard insurance requirements for J-1 Exchange Visitors. The university requires that all exchange visitors and their dependents have health insurance coverage for the full duration of their program. J-1 exchange visitors and their J-2 dependents may be subject to the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. Therefore, all plans listed are recommended to include a waiting period for pre-existing conditions.

Please contact our office if you would like more information. This information may be subject to change based on a health insurance waiver or compliance form.