Arizona State University created ASU at Lake Havasu in 2012 to bring ASU’s innovative approach to higher education to a location as yet unserved by the state university system. Students choose from four-year undergraduate degrees in high-demand career fields including technology, psychology, health and environmental sciences, criminal justice, organizational leadership and political science. The degrees are designed with the same focus on experiential, purpose-based research as those on ASU’s metropolitan campuses, drawing on the vast resources of the top-tier research university. Yet students at Lake Havasu pay lower tuition for equivalent degrees and experience a low student-to-faculty ratio. The college grounds, which include new residential accommodations and a fitness center, are fewer than two miles from the shore, providing scenic views of the charming town and its namesake lake.

Living in Lake Havasu City

Lake Havasu City is small city of around 40,000 people built on the shore of Lake Havasu in western Arizona, about a three to four hour drive from metropolitan Phoenix. Lake Havasu City has a hot desert climate, with extremely hot summers, mild winters, and very little rainfall.