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Fast Facts

Fast Facts. Colors Maroon & Gold Nickname : Sun Devils Mascot: Sparky. The Campus. Arizona State University is the largest public research university in the United States under a single administration, with a 2010 student enrollment of 70,440.

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Fast Facts

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  1. Fast Facts • Colors Maroon & Gold • Nickname : Sun Devils • Mascot: Sparky

  2. The Campus • Arizona State University is the largest public research university in the United States under a single administration, with a 2010 student enrollment of 70,440. • ASU is spread across four campuses in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.

  3. Palm Walk • Trees were planted in Palm Walk in 1916. There are 111 trees lining palm walk.

  4. Distance • 780 miles from Sonoma (about 12 hours 46 mins)

  5. Weather • June • Average high temperature: 103 • Warmest ever: 122 • July • Average high temperature: 105 • Warmest ever: 121 • August • Average high temperature: 103 • Warmest ever: 116

  6. Getting In • As of Fall 2009, the average high school GPA of incoming freshmen was 3.19, and the average SAT score was 1078.

  7. Majors • ASU offers over 250 majors to undergraduate students, and more than 100 graduate programs. Best Majors: • Ecology • Marketing • Industrial Engineering • Speech & Hearing • Science • Spanish • Psychology • Justice Studies • Political Science

  8. Sports 20 varsity sports archery badminton golf women's swimming and diving baseball/softball football tennis gymnastics track and field basketball volleyball water polo

  9. Mascot • Sparky the Sun Devil is the official mascot of Arizona State University. Sparky is an imp with a trident. • The pitchfork (alternatively named, the trident) is a hand gesture used predominantly at Arizona State University. • In 2008, many websites mistakenly reported that George W. Bush was making the sexually connotative "Shocker" hand gesture when in reality he was making The Pitchfork or "trident" sign due to the visiting Arizona State men's and women's track team.

  10. Things to Do in Phoenix • Chase Field/Arizona Diamondbacks • World Championship Hoop Dance Contest held each February • Desert Botanical Garden • Zoo

  11. Rawhide: A Wild West Town • At Rawhide you can experience gunfights, stunt shows, stagecoach rides, desert train rides, enjoy the petting ranch, bull riding, gold panning, camel rides, see a working blacksmith, shop in western shops, play games, and go horseback riding. Many of the activities at Rawhide require an admission fee of between $2 and $5.

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