Arizona State University began as an institution for training teachers, making MLFC the first college established as part of ASU. Today, our college is internationally ranked for the quality of its teacher preparation programs, and renowned for the depth and breadth of its education research and the knowledge it creates.
MLFC facts and figures
Rankings
#1
Best Online Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction Programs
U.S. News & World Report
#1
Best Online Master’s in Educational Administration and Supervision Programs
U.S. News & World Report
#1
Best Online Master’s in Educational/Instructional Media Designs Programs
U.S. News & World Report
Research and faculty
MLFC faculty members create knowledge by drawing from a wide range of academic disciplines to gain insight into important questions about the process of learning, the practice of teaching and the effects of education policy.
$73,520,659
Research expenditures
180 Full-time faculty
78 Tenured and tenure-track faculty
102 All other faculty
2021–22 fiscal year
Student success and enrollment
MLFC mobilizes people through bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs, through non-degree professional development programs and through socially embedded, multilateral community engagement.
Student success
| Bachelor’s degrees conferred | 819 |
| —Bachelor’s degrees with certification conferred | 608 |
| Master’s degrees conferred | 2,159 |
| —Master’s degrees with certification conferred | 215 |
| Doctoral degrees conferred | 56 |
| —PhD degrees conferred | 16 |
| —EdD degrees conferred | 40 |
| Total degrees and certificates conferred | 3,034 |
| Total graduates | 3,272 |
| First-year student retention rate* | 86% |
| 2021–2022 academic year |
| *full-time first-year students into their sophomore year |
Enrollment
| Total enrollment | 7,773 |
| Total enrollment in teacher preparation programs | 2,865 |
| —Undergraduates | 2,284 |
| —Master's degree students/graduate teacher prep certification students | 581 |
| Total bachelor’s degree enrollment | 3,210 |
| Total master’s degree enrollment | 3,766 |
| Total doctoral degree enrollment | 328 |
|
Total online enrollment |
4,777 |
Enrollment figures as of fall 2021
Community
MLFC takes action by bringing people and ideas together to increase the capabilities of individual educators and the performance of education systems.
Schools with MLFC student internships and residencies
596
MLFC students engaged in internships and residencies
2,000+
Spring 2022
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