Bachelor Programme
Finance
The BS in Finance at ASU's W. P. Carey School of Business (AACSB-accredited) prepares students for careers in corporate finance, investment banking, investment management, financial services, real estate and consulting. Students can join the Investment Banking Industry Scholars mentoring program or help manage a real student investment fund, and the department has an advisory board of industry professionals. Note that ASU lists this major as not eligible for the STEM-OPT extension. Students apply to ASU through the ASU application or the Common App, choosing this major in the W. P. Carey School of Business.
University
Arizona State University
Country
United States
Level
Bachelor
Field
Business
Duration
4 years full-time (120 credit hours)
Language
English
Campus
Tempe campus
Degree
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Finance
Intake
Fall (August) or spring (January)
Application Deadline
Fall 2027 entry (first-year applicants): ASU's priority admission date is 1 November 2026 (applying by then gives the most scholarship consideration) and the regular admission date is 15 January 2027. Apply with the ASU application or the Common App (no essay required); the fee is US$55 for Arizona residents, US$85 for domestic nonresidents and US$90 for international applicants. Barrett, The Honors College has a separate application due 15 January 2027. International applicants should apply early to leave time for the I-20 and visa; ASU's international page lists a 1 November 2026 priority deadline for spring 2027
Tuition Information
2026-27 tuition and mandatory fees for a full-time undergraduate (12+ credits, two semesters, ASU's approved schedule): US$14,816 for Arizona residents, US$39,264 for out-of-state (nonresident) US students and US$42,610 for international students. This is base tuition (US$12,178 resident, US$35,716 nonresident, US$39,062 international) plus a US$175-a-semester tuition surcharge, US$404 a semester of student-initiated fees, the new US$100-a-semester Advanced Technology Fee and the business college fee (US$640 a semester for residents, US$1,095 for nonresident and international students). Adding ASU's 2026-27 Tempe on-campus allowances for housing (US$11,473), food (US$7,346), books (US$1,320), travel (US$1,650), personal costs (US$2,343) and loan fees (US$72) gives a cost of attendance (adding up ASU's published line items) of about US$39,020 (resident), US$63,468 (nonresident) and US$69,979 (international, which also includes the US$400 International Student Fee and US$2,765 of required student health insurance). Barrett, The Honors College adds US$1,100 a semester, and course-specific fees are extra. Students from Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) states may qualify for a reduced nonresident rate of 150% of resident tuition plus fees. All first-year applicants, including international students, are automatically considered for ASU's New American University merit scholarships; federal need-based aid (FAFSA, priority date 15 January) is only for US citizens and eligible non-citizens
Admission Requirements
- College: W. P. Carey School of Business. Applicants choose the major on the ASU or Common App application
- W. P. Carey business BS standards (higher than ASU's minimum): SAT 1230 or ACT 25, or top 8% of the high school class, or a 3.40 GPA in ASU competency courses. First-year applicants must also choose an additional major; applicants not admissible to a business BS go to that second choice or are placed in a W. P. Carey business BA
- Testing: SAT and ACT are optional at ASU. Scores are one way to meet the admission standards for this major and are also used for course placement
- English proficiency (international applicants whose native language is not English; scores no more than two years old at the start date): at least TOEFL iBT 61 (tests before 21 January 2026) or 3.5 on the new scale, IELTS 6.0, PTE Academic 53, Duolingo 95 or Cambridge English 170. Applicants below these scores may get conditional admission and complete English study at ASU Global Launch first (valid for up to three semesters)
- No portfolio or audition is required for this major