Arizona State University Tempe campus is the main campus of

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, and the largest of the five campuses that comprise the university. The campus lies in the heart of

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, about eight miles (13 km) east of downtown

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. The campus is considered urban, and is approximately in size. The campus is arranged around broad pedestrian malls and, ''in toto'', is considered to be an arboretum. ASU has an extensive public art collection, considered one of the ten best among university public art collections in the United States. Against the northwest edge of campus is the Mill Avenue district (part of downtown Tempe) which has a college atmosphere that attracts many students to its restaurants and bars. ASU's Tempe Campus is also home to all of the university's athletic facilities.

History

The Tempe campus is the original campus, and

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, the first building constructed on campus in 1894, still stands today. The university used to be named the Arizona Territorial Normal School and was initially used to train public school teachers. In 1925 the college was renamed the Tempe State Teachers College and started offering its first four-year bachelor's degree. After gaining accreditation in 1933, the college started offering graduated programs in 1937. The Tempe campus is also the largest of the four campuses, with 54,866 students enrolled in its programs. There are many notable landmarks on campus, including

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, designed by

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. Other notable landmarks include Palm Walk, which is lined by 111 palm trees,Arizona State University: Virtual Tour
Charles Trumbull Hayden Library, Old Main, the University Club Building, and University Bridge.

Academics

The Tempe campus is home to the following schools and colleges:List of ASU Colleges
/ref> * College of Liberal Arts and Sciences * School of Sustainability *

Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona was created in 2009 by the merger of two existing academic units, the Katherine K. Herberger College of the Arts and the College of Design. The Arizon ...

Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering (often abbreviated to the Fulton Schools) is the engineering college of Arizona State University. The Fulton Schools offers 25 undergraduate and 48 graduate degree programs in all major engineering dis ...

W.P. Carey School of Business The W. P. Carey School of Business is the business school of Arizona State University and is one of the largest business schools in the United States, with over 300 faculty, and more than 1,582 graduate and 15,077 undergraduate students (2019- ...

In addition, the Tempe campus hosts courses and programs offered by the following schools and colleges: *

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(''All campuses'') * Graduate College (''All campuses'') *

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* University College (''All campuses'')

Residence halls

North Neighborhood * Manzanita Hall (Freshman – Residential College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Mary Lou Fulton Teacher's College) * Tooker Hall (Freshman – Residential College of Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering) * Palo Verde East Hall (Freshman – Residential College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Mary Lou Fulton Teacher's College) * Palo Verde West Hall (Freshman – Residential College of Liberal Arts and Science and Mary Lou Fulton Teacher's College) * San Pablo Hall (Freshman – Residential College of Health Solutions, Mary Lou Fulton Teacher's College, and School for the Future of Innovation in Society) Center Neighborhood All residential communities here are for the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. * Best Hall (Freshman and the Arcadia Residential Community for Design and the Arts) * Hayden Hall (Freshman) * Irish Hall (Upper Division) * McClintock Hall (Upper Division students) South Neighborhood * Barrett Honors College (Freshman-Senior) (Cereus) (Agave) (Sustainability House at Barrett, SHAB) (Cottonwood) (Rosewood) (Juniper) (Willow) * Hassayampa Academic Village (A–E) (Mohave Hall – WP Carey School of Business) (Arroyo – WP Carey School of Business) (Jojoba Hall – WP Carey School of Business) (Chuparosa Hall – – WP Carey School of Business) (Acacia Hall – – WP Carey School of Business Leader's Academy) * Hassayampa Academic Village (F–H) (Mesquite Hall – WP Carey School of Business) (Verbena Hall – WP Carey School of Business) (Acourtia Hall – WP Carey School of Business) * Sonora Center (Freshman-Senior Dependant on Year) * Adelphi Commons I (Freshman – Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Barrett, the Honors College, College of Health Solutions, and W.P. Carey School of Business) * Adelphi Commons II (Freshman – Residential of Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, and School of Sustainability) Campus Apartments * University Towers (Upper division) * Cholla Apartments (Now permanently closed to make room for the Greek Leadership Village) * Greek Leadership Village (Upper-division, only for students in sororities and fraternities) * Vista del Sol (Upper division) – Privately owned, operated, and managed by American Campus Communities through an on campus Real-Estate Investment Trust (Student REIT) set up through American Campus Communities and Arizona State University. This agreement is one of the first of its kind.

Gallery

File:2021 Arizona State University, Tempe Campus, Old Main.jpg,

(1898), the oldest building on campus File:2021 Arizona State University, Tempe Campus, University Club.jpg, University Club (c.1909), the second oldest building on campus File:2021 Arizona State University, Tempe Campus, Gammage Auditorium by Frank Lloyd Wright.jpg, The east entrance to

Gammage Memorial Auditorium The Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium is a multipurpose performing arts center at 1200 South Forest Avenue at East Apache Boulevard in Tempe, Arizona, within the main campus of Arizona State University (ASU). The auditorium, which bears the name ...

File:2021 Arizona State University, Tempe Campus, Music Building.jpg, The School of Music File:Architecture, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ - David Pinter, davidpinter.com - panoramio (101).jpg, The main library on campus is the Hayden Library which is mostly located underground File:Asupalms.jpg, Palm Walk is the main pedestrian route going through the middle of campus File:ASU Main - ISTB2 - 2009-03-25.jpg, The Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 2 File:ASU Main - Coor SEC - 2009-01-30.jpg, The south east side of Lattie F. Coor Hall File:Architecture, Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona - panoramio (55) crop.jpg, The

Biodesign Institute The Biodesign Institute is a major research center known for nature-inspired solutions to global health, sustainability, and security challenges located on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University. The institute is organized into a growing ...

building File:ASU Main - Barrett01 - 2009-08-28.JPG, Agave Hall of

File:ASU Main - Law South - 2009-03-04.jpg, The Ross-Blakley Law Library File:ASU Main - Fulton SWC - 2009-01-29.jpg, The Fulton Center (ASU Foundation building) File:Architecture, Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona - panoramio (99).jpg,

Sun Devil Stadium Sun Devil Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in the southwestern United States, on the campus of Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Arizona. It is home to the ASU Sun Devils football team of the Pac-12 Conference. The s ...

, home to the ASU football team File:A-Mountain Sunset.jpg, "A" Mountain next to Sun Devil Stadium

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