
	Arizona State University is ranked as one of the top 100 research universities in the world. Since 2002, the university&#39;s mission has been to create a new model for higher education in the United States, one that meets the challenges of the 21st century.

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	This New American University is measured by who it includes, not who it excludes; pursues research and discovery that benefits the public good; and assumes major responsibility for the economic, social, and cultural vitality and health and well-being of the communities it serves.&nbsp;

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	ASU serves more than 70,000 students on four campuses in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation&#39;s fifth largest city.
