2024 Arizona Colleges Comparison
In Arizona, 99 colleges are active and serve higher education to students. By school type, there are 29 public schools and 70 private schools. By school level, 31 4-years (or high) schools, 36 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and 32 less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active this year based on the IPEDS data.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Arizona colleges is $9,310 for state residents and $18,705 for out-of-state students in 2024. The graduate tuition & fee is $15,019 for state residents and $18,860 for out-of-state students. A total of 5,350 students enrolled in Arizona colleges including 4,652 undergraduate and 4,221 graduate students.
2024 Statistics for Arizona Colleges
Of the 99 Arizona schools, University of Arizona ranked first and Northern Arizona University ranked second (view more at Arizona college rankings).
The 2024 average tuition & fees of all Arizona colleges is $9,310 for Arizona residents and $18,705 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 83.68% and the average SAT score is 1,207. The average number of students is 5,350 and the average student to faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Arizona colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees of Arizona colleges are $18,705 and Brookline College-Phoenix has the highest tuition & fees of $89,404 and Dine College has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,410.
- The average graduate tuition & fees of Arizona colleges are $18,860 and Midwestern University-Glendale has the highest tuition & fees of $51,005 and Dine College has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,750.
- The average SAT score of Arizona colleges is 1,207 and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott has the highest SAT score of 1,270 and Ottawa University-Surprise has the lowest score of 1,110.
- The average acceptance rate of Arizona colleges is 83.68% and Ottawa University-Surprise has the tightest (lowest) rate of 29% and Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe has the loosest (lowest) rate of 100%.
- The average student population of Arizona colleges is 5,350 and Grand Canyon University has the most students of 101,816 and The School of Architecture has the fewest students of 6.
- The average graduation rate of Arizona colleges is 41.80% and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott has the highest rate of 70% and University of Phoenix-Arizona has the lowest rate of 18%.
Arizona Colleges Core Statistics Comparison
The following table lists colleges located in Arizona ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $41,095 | $33,961 | 1,240 | 86.8% | 49,403 | 67% | 17 to 1 |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $28,900 | $22,077 | - | 80.0% | 28,086 | 59% | 20 to 1 |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $17,450 | $11,124 | - | 77.9% | 101,816 | 45% | 20 to 1 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $32,193 | $26,735 | - | 89.8% | 80,065 | 66% | 19 to 1 |
| DeVry University-Arizona Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $17,488 | $17,552 | - | - | 73 | 22% | 4 to 1 |
| Prescott College Prescott, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $35,685 | $17,466 | - | 98.4% | 969 | 55% | 9 to 1 |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $9,552 | $16,215 | - | - | 88,891 | 18% | 110 to 1 |
| Ottawa University-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $13,341 | $12,153 | - | - | 938 | - | 9 to 1 |
| American InterContinental University Chandler, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $12,310 | $12,169 | - | - | 14,333 | 22% | 40 to 1 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $13,625 | $10,573 | - | 64.5% | 62,551 | 52% | 25 to 1 |
| Aspen University Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $6,264 | $5,085 | - | - | 7,386 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $18,100 | - | - | - | 102 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $26,165 | - | - | - | 2,589 | 69% | 26 to 1 |
| All Beauty College Kingman, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,000 | - | - | - | 16 | 88% | 10 to 1 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $9,552 | - | - | - | 4,864 | 49% | 19 to 1 |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $8,958 | - | - | - | 13,775 | 16% | 23 to 1 |
| International Baptist College and Seminary Chandler, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $13,500 | $8,100 | - | - | 82 | 54% | 4 to 1 |
| International School of Cosmetology Scottsdale, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $16,600 | - | - | - | 36 | 60% | 12 to 1 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $9,830 | - | - | - | 8,050 | 20% | 20 to 1 |
| Yavapai College Prescott, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $9,344 | - | - | - | 6,997 | 39% | 18 to 1 |
| Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $17,676 | $18,276 | - | - | 130 | - | - |
| Commercial Divers International Goodyear, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $26,150 | - | - | - | 57 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc-Motorcycle Mechanics Institute Division Avondale, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $36,500 | - | - | - | 658 | 57% | 30 to 1 |
| Penrose Academy Scottsdale, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $12,675 | - | - | - | 328 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Phoenix North Phoenix, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $15,711 | - | - | - | 1,048 | 52% | 27 to 1 |
| Refrigeration School Inc Phoenix, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $22,300 | - | - | - | 1,006 | 61% | 34 to 1 |
| East Valley Institute of Technology Mesa, AZ Public, Less than 2 years | $12,500 | - | - | - | 600 | - | 6 to 1 |
| All Beauty College Lake Havasu City, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,000 | - | - | - | 8 | 79% | 9 to 1 |
| The School of Architecture Paradise Valley, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $36,000 | $30,500 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $8,958 | - | - | - | 9,620 | 17% | 19 to 1 |
| Arizona College-Mesa Mesa, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $18,835 | - | - | - | 259 | 47% | 20 to 1 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $4,500 | - | - | - | 4,652 | 17% | 15 to 1 |
| GateWay Community College-Central City Phoenix, AZ Public, Less than 2 years | $4,515 | - | - | - | 443 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Arizona Culinary Institute Scottsdale, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $25,990 | - | - | - | 150 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Pure Aesthetics Natural Skincare School Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $12,717 | - | - | - | 40 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Tucson Tucson, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $61,588 | - | - | - | 446 | 53% | 25 to 1 |
| Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery Phoenix, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $11,950 | - | - | - | 27 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Southwest Institute of Healing Arts Tempe, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $13,825 | - | - | - | 886 | 60% | 20 to 1 |
| Regional Center for Border Health Somerton, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $5,325 | - | - | - | 133 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Coconino Community College Flagstaff, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $9,492 | - | - | - | 2,535 | 21% | 22 to 1 |
| Arizona School of Integrative Studies Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $14,135 | - | - | - | 178 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $6,000 | - | - | - | 3,797 | 25% | 15 to 1 |
| Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences Tempe, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $20,559 | - | - | - | 615 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Avalon Institute-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $9,000 | - | - | - | 451 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute Glendale, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $20,663 | - | - | - | 411 | 53% | 22 to 1 |
| South Mountain Community College Phoenix, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $8,958 | - | - | - | 3,706 | 16% | 14 to 1 |
| Kor Beauty Academy Peoria, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $17,350 | - | - | - | 50 | - | 20 to 1 |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $8,958 | - | - | - | 4,699 | 19% | 12 to 1 |
| Arizona Board of Regents Phoenix, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-East Valley Mesa, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $5,040 | - | - | - | 384 | 55% | 26 to 1 |
| Pima Community College Tucson, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,686 | - | - | - | 15,293 | 18% | 19 to 1 |
| Aveda Institute-Phoenix Tempe, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $20,700 | - | - | - | 209 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Avalon Institute-Mesa Mesa, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $9,000 | - | - | - | 383 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $8,958 | - | - | - | 5,676 | 12% | 11 to 1 |
| Aveda Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $12,200 | - | - | 100.0% | 229 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc Avondale, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $42,500 | - | - | - | 1,972 | 49% | 38 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Avondale Avondale, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,200 | - | - | - | 192 | - | 18 to 1 |
| International Barber College Chandler, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $18,400 | - | - | - | 34 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,248 | - | - | - | 4,038 | 26% | 13 to 1 |
| Midwestern University-Glendale Glendale, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $47,433 | $51,005 | - | - | 3,782 | - | - |
| All Beauty College Bullhead City, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,000 | - | - | - | 6 | 100% | 7 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Tucson Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,260 | - | - | - | 184 | - | 20 to 1 |
| HDS Truck Driving Institute Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $11,775 | - | - | - | 411 | - | 24 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $5,040 | - | - | - | 879 | 46% | 35 to 1 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $42,204 | $21,864 | 1,270 | 68.0% | 3,162 | 70% | 18 to 1 |
| Phoenix Seminary Scottsdale, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $9,900 | $9,650 | - | - | 321 | - | - |
| Brookline College-Tucson Tucson, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $31,387 | - | - | - | 230 | 55% | 33 to 1 |
| Bryan University Tempe, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $12,185 | $13,650 | - | - | 1,767 | 32% | 28 to 1 |
| Tucson College of Beauty Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $7,800 | - | - | - | 115 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Dine College Tsaile, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $1,410 | $4,750 | - | - | 1,552 | 18% | 15 to 1 |
| National Paralegal College Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $7,995 | $6,045 | - | - | 486 | 35% | 43 to 1 |
| Carrington College-Mesa Mesa, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $61,588 | - | - | - | 532 | 45% | 16 to 1 |
| Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $8,958 | - | - | - | 17,078 | 10% | 28 to 1 |
| Tohono O'odham Community College Sells, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $932 | - | - | - | 922 | 5% | 26 to 1 |
| UEI College-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,422 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $8,958 | - | - | - | 13,342 | 11% | 15 to 1 |
| Brookline College-Tempe Tempe, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $31,387 | - | - | - | 269 | 60% | 45 to 1 |
| Northland Pioneer College Holbrook, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $9,851 | - | - | - | 2,740 | 7% | 11 to 1 |
| Charles of Italy Beauty College Lake Havasu City, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $15,325 | - | - | - | 85 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Mesa Mesa, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $48,250 | - | - | - | 768 | 53% | 21 to 1 |
| Chamberlain University-Arizona Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $20,462 | - | - | 83.3% | 818 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Allen School-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $14,718 | - | - | - | 9 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Arizona Academy of Beauty Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $17,700 | - | - | - | 34 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $8,958 | - | - | - | 7,065 | 22% | 14 to 1 |
| Turning Point Beauty College Casa Grande, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $6,350 | - | - | - | 108 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Sonoran Desert Institute Tempe, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $12,280 | - | - | - | 4,011 | 52% | 39 to 1 |
| Maricopa Community College System Office Tempe, AZ Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sonoran University of Health Sciences Tempe, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $43,576 | $34,749 | - | - | 591 | - | - |
| Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $8,958 | - | - | - | 9,649 | 12% | 12 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Chandler Chandler, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,200 | - | - | - | 60 | - | 16 to 1 |
| University of Advancing Technology Tempe, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $19,430 | $16,765 | - | 91.5% | 860 | 44% | 11 to 1 |
| Studio Academy of Beauty Chandler, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $18,495 | - | - | - | 679 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Sessions College for Professional Design Tempe, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $12,440 | - | - | - | 308 | 60% | 26 to 1 |
| Brookline College-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $89,404 | - | - | - | 888 | 57% | 24 to 1 |
| Arizona Christian University Glendale, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $34,697 | $15,430 | - | 70.1% | 1,082 | 45% | 15 to 1 |
| Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Tucson, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $19,931 | $23,281 | - | - | 33 | - | - |
| Ottawa University-Surprise Surprise, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $35,300 | $13,002 | 1,110 | 28.7% | 1,736 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $8,958 | - | - | - | 15,772 | 12% | 15 to 1 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe Tempe, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $24,853 | - | - | 100.0% | 1,177 | 60% | 20 to 1 |
| Average | $18,705 | $18,860 | 1,207 | 83.7% | 5,350 | 42% | 18 to 1 |