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University of Arizona · Tucson
UA considers every in-state applicant for its Wildcat Tuition Award through the admission application itself — no separate form, but the award is highly competitive and offered to select students. Here's what incoming Wildcats can compete for and how to find additional outside funding.
The University of Arizona is Arizona's flagship research university, located in Tucson. UA is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) — a selective group of 71 top research institutions in the US and Canada. It enrolls roughly 47,000 students and has particular strengths in astronomy, optics, agriculture, and health sciences. UA's Wildcat Tuition Award is a highly competitive tuition scholarship for select Arizona residents, decided by holistic review of the admission application (no separate application; apply by Nov 1 Early Action for priority). Students from lower-income backgrounds may qualify for both merit and need-based stacking that can cover most tuition costs.
Key institutional scholarships at UA
These are UA-specific programs — most are automatic or require only an admission application. Layer them with the outside scholarships below.
GPA: Holistic review
Highly competitive tuition scholarship offered to select Arizona-resident first-year students. Your UA admission application is the application; completing it by the Nov 1 Early Action deadline gets priority consideration. Not automatic, so plan your budget without it.
Arizona's most prestigious merit scholarship — valued at more than $140,000 for outstanding AZ high school seniors. Flinn Scholars choose from UA, ASU, or NAU. Highly competitive; apply in the fall of your senior year.
Additional funding for students accepted into the UA Honors College. Stacks with the Wildcat Tuition Award (up to base tuition) and outside scholarships.
Find more funding
Scholarships by background — open to all UA students