Arizona Assurance

The leading research university in the American Southwest is now the leader in making the dream of a college education an affordable reality for Arizona families. Central to The University of Arizona's land-grant mission is the unwavering goal to make a superior college education accessible to as many Arizona students as possible. Toward this goal, an unprecedented UA initiative called Arizona Assurance is now under way.

Arizona Assurance makes what seemed impossible, possible by giving students from families earning up to $42,400 per year the opportunity to graduate in four years without ever borrowing money. Arizona students who qualify and give their best effort can begin their adult lives as UA graduates with no college debt at all. None.

By combining federal aid and grant funds provided by generous UA donors with income that each Arizona Assurance scholar earns from a federal work-study job, Arizona Assurance covers all essential costs of attendance, and room and board:

Costs
Arizona Assurance
Tuition & fees .................... $5,542
Pell Grant .......................... $4,731
Books ............................... $1,000
UA Grant ........................... $3,200
Room & food ...................... $7,812
Work study job ................... $2,400
Total $14,354
Assurance Award ............... $4,023

Total $14,354

To qualify to become an Arizona Assurance scholar, students must:
Earn admission to the UA.
Apply for financial aid no later than May 1.
Be an Arizona resident.
Enter the UA as a freshman directly from high school.
Have family income equal to or less than $42,400.
Be eligible for the federal Pell Grant.
Enroll as a full-time student at the UA.
Qualifying for the Arizona Assurance guarantee
The first step is to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
The new application becomes available on January 1.