The Arizona Board of Regents is committed to ensuring access for qualified residents of Arizona to undergraduate and graduate instruction; promoting the discovery, application, and dissemination of new knowledge; extending the benefits of university activities to Arizona's citizens outside the university; and maximizing the benefits derived from the state's investment in education.
The Board consists of a total of twelve members: eleven voting and one non-voting. This includes the Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction as ex-officio members, each serving while they hold office, and two Student Regents.
Available Reports from the Arizona Board of Regents:
Briefing on University Funding
In Arizona, state funding constitutes only 30 percent of the University System operating revenues. The rest comes from tuition and fees, gifts and contracts. Despite significant financial pressures, the Arizona University System has maintained its commitment to access and affordability.
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Current growth trends point to steady and large increases in student populations throughout the University System, underscoring the need for strategic planning and stable, long-term funding. Efforts to raise the educational level of Arizona's citizens will result in further increases in enrollments.
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2008 Personnel Report
Despite increases in state funding for salary increases in recent years, faculty and staff salaries at Arizona's universities lag behind those at peer institutions and the market. The loss of talented staff and faculty at Arizona's universities threatens the quality of the educational experience and leads to substantial economic losses for the community.
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2008 Financial Aid Report
While total financial aid awarded to state university students has increased in recent years, there is an increasing need for public funding for need-based financial aid to ensure access and affordability to higher education. The state currently appropriates $10 million to the Arizona Financial Aid Trust Fund for need-based aid; having grown from $2.2 million a few years ago.
more >>Each year, the ABOR Central office conducts a survey on resident undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees for senior public universities in 50 states.
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