Various ABOR policies require Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona to use a set of ABOR-approved peers when preparing various analyses and proposals.

The current sets of peers were approved by the board in 2009. These peer sets provide benchmarks for the various analyses and assessments of the institutions. 

ABOR-Approved University Peer List^✼

• University of California-Los Angeles
• University of Connecticut
• Florida State University
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Indiana University-Bloomington
• University of Iowa
• University of Maryland-College Park
• Michigan State University
• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• Ohio State University-Main Campus
• Pennsylvania State University- Main Campus
• Rutgers University-New Brunswick
• The University of Texas at Austin
• University of Washington- Seattle Campus
• University of Wisconsin-Madison

*Approved by ABOR Strategic Planning, Budget and Finance Committee February 19, 2009.

• University of Akron Main Campus
• The University of Alabama
• Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
• George Mason University
• Georgia State University
• Kent State University-Kent Campus
• University of Maine
• University of Nevada-Las Vegas
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Northern Illinois University
• Ohio University-Main Campus
• Old Dominion University
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• Western Michigan University
• Wichita State University 

• University of California-Davis
• University of California-Los Angeles
• University of Florida
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• University of Iowa
• University of Maryland-College Park
• Michigan State University
• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Ohio State University-Main Campus
• Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
• Texas A & M University
• The University of Texas at Austin
• University of Washington-Seattle Campus
• University of Wisconsin-Madison