ASU Global Academic Initiatives
Expanding educational access for learners around the world
At ASU, we are working to close the global talent gap by developing new educational models for learning and teaching that build careers, strengthen communities and accelerate economic growth around the world.
ASU's global work is guided by the ASU Charter
Through strategically driven partnerships, solutions-based research and intentional programming and innovation at scale, ASU aims to empower individuals and communities across the world.
14,785
International students from 157 countries enrolled at ASU
300,000+
Students enrolled in 27 ASU-Cintana Alliance institutions
300+
International academic partnerships
12,026
Students, learners and faculty from Africa impacted by the Mastercard Foundation partnership
650,000
ASU alumni around the world
300,000+
Online English language learners and teachers of English trained
(Updated January 2025)
ASU is ranked the top public university in the U.S. chosen by international students, for the fifth straight year, in the 2025 Institute of International Education Open Doors Report. Placing ahead of University of Illinois, Purdue and UC Berkeley, ASU hosted over 20,368 international students in the 2024–25 academic year.
ASU has topped U.S. News & World Report’s “Most Innovative Schools” list since the inception of the category in 2016. ASU again placed ahead of MIT and Stanford, based on a survey of peers. College presidents, provosts and admissions deans around the country nominated up to 15 colleges or universities that are making the most innovative improvements.
ASU ranks in the top 5 among universities without a medical school for inventions, patents, patent deals and startups by AUTM, ahead of Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley and Princeton. ASU is one of only two of 63 universities without medical schools, including MIT to rank in the top five across all four categories.
Scoring a perfect 100/100 for the third year in a row, the Thunderbird School of Global Management is ranked No. 1 in the world for international trade by the QS International Trade Rankings, ahead of Columbia, Michigan and UNC-Chapel Hill. QS selected Thunderbird’s Master of Global Management degree program as the world’s best international trade program.
W. P. Carey School of Business ranks No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 2 worldwide in Poets & Quants 2025 rankings of MBA entrepreneurship programs. ASU ranks ahead of Michigan, Duke and UCLA. Measuring 16 categories, the ranking emphasizes the percentage of MBA students launching businesses and MBA courses focused on entrepreneurship, innovation or both.
Selected global projects
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