(Author Mackenzie Schweickart is an undergraduate student working for Sun Devil Athletics in the Public Relations Lab at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Originally from Rock City, Illinois, Schweickart moved to attend ASU and will graduate in the Summer of 2022.)
Arizona State University is among the top five American universities that awarded the most science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) undergraduate degrees in 2021 according to Forbes.
Currently in the 2021-22 academic session, there are nearly 120 student-athletes enrolled in STEM programs at ASU. The men's and women's track and field teams have nearly 30 student-athletes pursuing STEM degrees between the teams, the most of any other sport.