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And yet I don't see Arizona contributing much to the US economy, social welfare, and/or higher education. They are contributing some, but below your average sta

And yet I don't see Arizona contributing much to the US economy, social welfare, and/or higher education. They are contributing some, but below your average state. Edit: Made the point more clear.

zghst 12y ago
ASU is the largest university in the US, that must make some type of impact in the US economy. Also ASU has a lot of cool research
- xcrunner529 12y ago
  Based on what? It has been a few years since I've followed the rankings, but Ohio State and Texas were always battling for first in enrollment numbers.
  - imgabe 12y ago
    So only the university that's #1 in enrollment contributes anything?
    - xcrunner529 12y ago
      Absolutely not, I was just curious what was being used for that statement.
  - streptomycin 12y ago
    It has the largest single campus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_university_campuses_by_enrollment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_universit... However, if you include online universities, the University of Phoenix is bigger. And if you allow lumping of multiple campuses together, Penn State is bigger. But even then, ASU is #3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_United_States_colleges_and_universities_by_enrollment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_United_Stat...
leorocky 12y ago
> And yet I don't see Arizona contributing much to the US economy, social welfare, and/or higher education. The University of Arizona (a different school) is one of the top public state universities in the country when it comes to research. The astronomy and anthropology programs at UA for example are among the best graduate programs in the nation. It contributes a great deal to science and the education of the population. So where ever you got your facts from are simply wrong. I'm guessing you just sat there and conjectured on it based on the kind of thing the media likes to bring up when it comes to Arizona. Arizona is a magnificent state, and it contributes a great deal to this country and is home to a very diverse set of people. A great portion of the Navajo nation resides in Arizona, as well as Apache and other tribes. A large amount of immigration comes in from Mexico and from international students that attend at Arizona's universities and work at Arizona based companies. Arizona is also a huge state for the military and tourism. Beautiful deserts, the Grand Canyon, sweeping vistas of Sedona, and the unimaginably beautiful north eastern part of Arizona are things you shouldn't miss in this short life.

And yet I don't see Arizona contributing much to the US economy, social welfare, and/or higher education. They are contributing some, but below your average state. Edit: Made the point more clear.

zghst 12y ago

ASU is the largest university in the US, that must make some type of impact in the US economy. Also ASU has a lot of cool research

xcrunner529 12y ago
Based on what? It has been a few years since I've followed the rankings, but Ohio State and Texas were always battling for first in enrollment numbers.
- imgabe 12y ago
  So only the university that's #1 in enrollment contributes anything?
  - xcrunner529 12y ago
    Absolutely not, I was just curious what was being used for that statement.
- streptomycin 12y ago
  It has the largest single campus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_university_campuses_by_enrollment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_universit... However, if you include online universities, the University of Phoenix is bigger. And if you allow lumping of multiple campuses together, Penn State is bigger. But even then, ASU is #3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_United_States_colleges_and_universities_by_enrollment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_United_Stat...

leorocky 12y ago

> And yet I don't see Arizona contributing much to the US economy, social welfare, and/or higher education. The University of Arizona (a different school) is one of the top public state universities in the country when it comes to research. The astronomy and anthropology programs at UA for example are among the best graduate programs in the nation. It contributes a great deal to science and the education of the population. So where ever you got your facts from are simply wrong. I'm guessing you just sat there and conjectured on it based on the kind of thing the media likes to bring up when it comes to Arizona. Arizona is a magnificent state, and it contributes a great deal to this country and is home to a very diverse set of people. A great portion of the Navajo nation resides in Arizona, as well as Apache and other tribes. A large amount of immigration comes in from Mexico and from international students that attend at Arizona's universities and work at Arizona based companies. Arizona is also a huge state for the military and tourism. Beautiful deserts, the Grand Canyon, sweeping vistas of Sedona, and the unimaginably beautiful north eastern part of Arizona are things you shouldn't miss in this short life.