Facts and Figures
Faculty
| 14 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows | 1 MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Fellow |
| 3 President's Professors | 5 Fulbright American Scholars |
| 2 Foundation Professors | 2 National Science Foundation Early Career Development Awardees |
| 2 Centennial Professors | 5 National Academy of Sciences Members |
| 1 ASU Origins Professor | 5 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members |
| 1 Carnegie Fellow | 1 Guggenheim Fellowship Awardee |
| 5 Regents Professors | 50 Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty |
Research
Projects
The school’s research endeavors encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration and student participation in pursuit of solutions to real-world problems. Our research themes are:
- Human Origins, Evolution and Diversity
- Societies and their Natural Environments
- Bio-cultural Dimensions of Global Health
- Culture, Heritage and Identity
- Global Dynamics and Regional Interactions
- Urban Societies
Publications
230 faculty-edited and/or authored papers, journals and books produced in AY23.
Funding
Annual grants and awards (FY24) = $4.7 million. Proposals for new grants and awards (FY24) = $9.6 million. Expenditures during FY24 = $3.6 million.
Collections
Our collections comprise over 2 million specimens, including ethnographic items; evolutionary artifacts, fossils, and remains; the Hedgpeth Hills petroglyphs – the largest concentration of Native American rock art in the Phoenix area – and more than 350,000 individual and bulk archaeological specimens.
Facilities
- 35 labs, field sites and museums
- 12 study abroad locations, field schools and global internships
- 3 museum spaces
- 40 countries where our faculty do research
- 72,311 square feet of facilities space
Students
- 25,340 students enrolled in our courses (AY24)
- 4,100 graduated alumni
- 1344 majors (spring 2024)
- 295 bachelor's degrees awarded (2023-24)
- 23 graduate degrees awarded (2023-24)