Arizona State University - Tempe - Arizona - USA

When U.S. News and World Report ranked Arizona State University number one for innovation, they took into account the university's top-tier research facilities and output, the more than 200 National Academies-honored faculty members, and the university's $4.3 billion annual economic impact. Arizona State University is one of the best places for young minds to train to become the leaders and innovators of tomorrow in one of the university's elite programs, whether it's working with NASA in the aeronautical engineering department or learning from Noble laureates in chemistry, psychics, and economics classes. Beyond academics, Arizona State University is also known for its athletics, as student

s can cheer on the Sun Devils in 20 different NCAA Division I sports, and for fun campus traditions, such as painting the prominent mountain-top "A," a tradition that goes back almost 100 years. Each of the four main campuses spread across the metropolitan Phoenix area offers students on-campus housing as well as plenty of extracurricular activities to enliven their college experience, such as Greek life, The State Press newspaper, and student government. The Tempe campus is the first and largest ASU campus, home to all the athletic facilities, and is full of pleasant green spaces and gardens. The oldest building on campus, Old Main, was the first ASU facility, built in 1898. At the Tempe campus, students can study liberal arts, design, engineering, sustainability, business, and law. Since campus is in the middle of downtown Tempe, students are able to walk to the Mill Avenue district and other shopping areas in Tempe. Downtown Phoenix is just ten minutes away, and the Desert Botanical Garden, Papago Park, Phoenix Zoo, and all the wonders of the desert are just a short car ride away.