2022 Arizona Colleges Comparison
In Arizona, 116 colleges are active for serving college students. By school types, there are thirty-three public schools and eighty-three private schools. By school levels, thirty-eight 4-years (or high) schools, thirty-eight 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and forty less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active based on the IPEDS data.
Arizona College Overview
Of the 116 Arizona schools, Arizona State University Campus Immersion ranked first and University of Arizona ranked second (view more at Arizona college rankings). The 2022 average tuition & fees of all Arizona colleges is $9,720 for Arizona residents and $17,808 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 75.50% and the average SAT score is 1,156. The average number of students is 5,142 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 are $17,808 and Brookline College-Phoenix has the highest tuition & fees of $85,000 and Dine College has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,410.
- The average graduate tuition & fees are $18,985 and Midwestern University-Glendale has the highest tuition & fees of $49,283 and Bryan University has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,100.
- The average SAT score is 1,156 and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott has the highest SAT score of 1,230 and Ottawa University-Surprise has the lowest score of 981.
- The average acceptance rate is 75.50% and Ottawa University-Surprise has the tightest (lowest) rate of 28% and Prescott College has the loosest (lowest) rate of 98%.
- The average student population is 5,142 and Grand Canyon University has the most students of 103,427 and CollegeAmerica-Flagstaff has the fewest students of 7.
- The average graduation rate is 53.10% and Arizona College-Mesa has the highest rate of 79% and Western International University has the lowest rate of 11%.
2022 Arizona Colleges
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 |
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Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $29,438 | $24,432 | 1,210 | 88.00% | 74,795 | 66% | 18 to 1 |
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $37,258 | $33,644 | 1,220 | 85.00% | 45,601 | 65% | 15 to 1 |
Arizona State University-West Glendale, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $27,988 | $24,432 | 1,155 | 82.00% | 4,445 | 48% | 12 to 1 |
Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $29,428 | $27,048 | 1,175 | 82.00% | 11,584 | 58% | 14 to 1 |
Arizona State University-Polytechnic Mesa, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $27,988 | $24,432 | 1,210 | 84.00% | 5,095 | 45% | 18 to 1 |
DeVry University-Arizona Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $17,488 | $17,552 | - | 40.00% | 217 | 15% | 8 to 1 |
Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $10,928 | $6,724 | - | 73.00% | 53,993 | 24% | 26 to 1 |
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $26,642 | $20,125 | - | 82.00% | 29,566 | 57% | 22 to 1 |
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $17,800 | $11,538 | - | 81.00% | 103,427 | 47% | 21 to 1 |
Prescott College Prescott, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $34,701 | $15,375 | 1,193 | 98.00% | 970 | 49% | 9 to 1 |
University of Arizona-Sierra Vista Sierra Vista, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $33,845 | $32,637 | - | - | 395 | - | 12 to 1 |
Ottawa University-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $11,704 | $11,694 | - | - | 1,051 | - | 6 to 1 |
University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $9,552 | $16,153 | - | - | 89,763 | 12% | 77 to 1 |
American InterContinental University Chandler, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $12,418 | $12,904 | - | - | 15,415 | 17% | 43 to 1 |
Studio Academy of Beauty Chandler, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $18,155 | - | - | - | 591 | 76% | 10 to 1 |
The School of Architecture Scottsdale, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $26,500 | $27,475 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
University of Advancing Technology Tempe, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $18,966 | $18,220 | - | 81.00% | 836 | 40% | 15 to 1 |
Penrose Academy Scottsdale, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $12,175 | - | - | 89.00% | 318 | 96% | 14 to 1 |
Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,854 | - | - | - | 16,948 | 18% | 16 to 1 |
American Institute of Interior Design Fountain Hills, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $12,050 | - | - | - | 35 | 83% | 15 to 1 |
Northland Pioneer College Holbrook, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $9,850 | - | - | - | 2,700 | 9% | 14 to 1 |
Allen School-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $14,718 | - | - | - | 24 | 84% | 17 to 1 |
Empire Beauty School-Tucson Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,200 | - | - | - | 114 | 58% | 17 to 1 |
CollegeAmerica-Flagstaff Flagstaff, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $16,600 | - | - | - | 7 | 40% | 4 to 1 |
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $23,175 | - | - | - | 1,970 | 66% | 19 to 1 |
Midwestern University-Glendale Glendale, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $48,581 | $49,283 | - | - | 3,927 | - | - |
International School of Cosmetology Scottsdale, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $16,600 | - | - | - | 35 | 74% | 12 to 1 |
East Valley Institute of Technology Mesa, AZ Public, Less than 2 years | $16,255 | - | - | - | 275 | 86% | 15 to 1 |
Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $11,450 | - | - | - | 6,487 | 24% | 17 to 1 |
Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,854 | - | - | - | 7,634 | 17% | 15 to 1 |
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Tucson, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $19,931 | $23,281 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $6,240 | - | - | - | 3,327 | 29% | 17 to 1 |
Empire Beauty School-NW Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,200 | - | - | - | 61 | 33% | 15 to 1 |
Arizona Culinary Institute Scottsdale, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $25,990 | - | - | - | 125 | 80% | 8 to 1 |
Ottawa University-Surprise Surprise, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $33,000 | $11,893 | 981 | 28.00% | 831 | - | 10 to 1 |
Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $9,120 | - | - | - | 4,392 | 46% | 18 to 1 |
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa Mesa, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $15,845 | - | - | - | 822 | 71% | 12 to 1 |
Paul Mitchell the School-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $18,000 | - | - | - | 102 | 74% | 15 to 1 |
Maricopa Community College System Office Tempe, AZ Public, 2-4 years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Phoenix Seminary Scottsdale, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $9,450 | $9,650 | - | - | 260 | - | - |
Brookline College-Tempe Tempe, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $28,500 | - | - | - | 555 | 56% | 41 to 1 |
Cortiva Institute-Tempe Tempe, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $14,914 | - | - | - | 190 | - | 15 to 1 |
Dine College Tsaile, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | $1,410 | - | - | - | 1,369 | 20% | 13 to 1 |
Carrington College-Mesa Mesa, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $51,202 | - | - | - | 590 | 62% | 22 to 1 |
Cortiva Institute-Scottsdale Scottsdale, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $14,642 | - | - | - | 69 | - | 15 to 1 |
Arizona Board of Regents Phoenix, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sessions College for Professional Design Tempe, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $12,440 | - | - | - | 197 | 50% | 17 to 1 |
Brookline College-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $85,000 | - | - | - | 1,552 | 50% | 24 to 1 |
Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,854 | - | - | - | 17,362 | 4% | 28 to 1 |
Brookline College-Tucson Tucson, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $31,150 | - | - | - | 349 | 53% | 41 to 1 |
Turning Point Beauty College Casa Grande, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $6,350 | - | - | - | 123 | 64% | 10 to 1 |
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $15,225 | - | - | - | 812 | 66% | 20 to 1 |
Central Arizona College Coolidge, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $5,160 | - | - | - | 4,076 | 16% | 15 to 1 |
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc Avondale, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $39,050 | - | - | - | 1,845 | 66% | 41 to 1 |
Tucson College of Beauty Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $7,800 | - | - | - | 101 | 83% | 13 to 1 |
Sonoran Desert Institute Tempe, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $10,950 | - | - | - | 2,709 | 63% | 46 to 1 |
Cortiva Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $13,317 | - | - | - | 99 | - | 30 to 1 |
GateWay Community College-Central City Phoenix, AZ Public, Less than 2 years | $1,300 | - | - | - | 524 | 85% | 13 to 1 |
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley Mesa, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $15,225 | - | - | - | 363 | 74% | 21 to 1 |
Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,854 | - | - | - | 14,374 | 14% | 15 to 1 |
Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,854 | - | - | - | 6,575 | 20% | 13 to 1 |
National Paralegal College Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $7,995 | $6,045 | - | - | 693 | 36% | 39 to 1 |
Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,008 | - | - | - | 3,654 | 18% | 12 to 1 |
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences Tempe, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | - | $31,728 | - | - | 509 | - | - |
California College San Diego-CollegeAmerica-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $16,600 | - | - | - | 129 | 36% | 26 to 1 |
American Institute of Trucking Phoenix, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $9,570 | - | - | - | 244 | - | 7 to 1 |
Arizona Academy of Beauty-East Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $17,700 | - | - | - | 52 | 60% | 20 to 1 |
Golf Academy of America-Phoenix Chandler, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $37,402 | - | - | - | 107 | - | 16 to 1 |
Tohono O'Odham Community College Sells, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $932 | - | - | - | 843 | 15% | 17 to 1 |
Aveda Institute-Phoenix Tempe, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,500 | - | - | - | 127 | 70% | 14 to 1 |
South Mountain Community College Phoenix, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,854 | - | - | - | 3,497 | 19% | 14 to 1 |
Empire Beauty School-Avondale Avondale, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,200 | - | - | - | 138 | 59% | 17 to 1 |
United Education Institute - UEI College - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,900 | - | - | - | 1,271 | 49% | 25 to 1 |
Empire Beauty School-Flagstaff Flagstaff, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,200 | - | - | - | 11 | 67% | 8 to 1 |
Yavapai College Prescott, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $9,332 | - | - | - | 6,009 | 32% | 17 to 1 |
Chamberlain University-Arizona Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $19,982 | - | - | 63.00% | 725 | 50% | 8 to 1 |
International Barber College Chandler, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $16,125 | - | - | - | 43 | 42% | 20 to 1 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $38,966 | $20,210 | 1,230 | 67.00% | 3,004 | 59% | 18 to 1 |
Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences Tempe, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $18,659 | - | - | - | 629 | 74% | 12 to 1 |
All Beauty College Fort Mohave, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,000 | - | - | - | 11 | 100% | 11 to 1 |
GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,854 | - | - | - | 4,670 | 20% | 11 to 1 |
Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,854 | - | - | - | 8,768 | 20% | 19 to 1 |
Coconino Community College Flagstaff, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $3,254 | - | - | - | 3,289 | 20% | 23 to 1 |
Cortiva Institute-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $14,914 | - | - | - | 286 | - | 20 to 1 |
Carrington College-Tucson Tucson, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $51,202 | - | - | 87.00% | 346 | 56% | 25 to 1 |
Pima Community College Tucson, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,566 | - | - | - | 15,544 | 18% | 16 to 1 |
Arizona College-Glendale Glendale, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $23,066 | - | - | - | 524 | 66% | 20 to 1 |
Aveda Institute-Tucson Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,200 | - | - | 44.00% | 215 | 80% | 17 to 1 |
Arizona School of Integrative Studies Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $13,000 | - | - | - | 240 | 93% | 10 to 1 |
Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery Phoenix, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $11,950 | - | - | - | 23 | 87% | 6 to 1 |
HDS Truck Driving Institute Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $10,775 | - | - | - | 176 | 84% | 18 to 1 |
All Beauty College Lake Havasu City, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,000 | - | - | - | 8 | 85% | 8 to 1 |
Charles of Italy Beauty College Lake Havasu City, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $13,850 | - | - | - | 52 | 64% | 18 to 1 |
Western International University Tempe, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $6,000 | $8,352 | - | - | 905 | 11% | 11 to 1 |
Kor Beauty Academy Peoria, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $17,250 | - | - | - | 31 | 100% | 20 to 1 |
Avalon School of Cosmetology-Mesa Mesa, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $17,200 | - | - | - | 340 | 68% | 20 to 1 |
Carrington College-Phoenix East Phoenix, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $49,285 | - | - | - | 312 | - | 14 to 1 |
Fortis College-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $13,215 | - | - | - | 54 | 59% | 8 to 1 |
Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,854 | - | - | - | 13,395 | 24% | 22 to 1 |
Pure Aesthetics Natural Skincare School Tucson, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $11,717 | - | - | - | 61 | 90% | 9 to 1 |
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc-Motorcycle Mechanics Institute Division Phoenix, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $23,500 | - | - | - | 789 | 65% | 33 to 1 |
Carrington College-Phoenix North Phoenix, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $15,202 | - | - | 90.00% | 986 | 63% | 35 to 1 |
Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ Public, 2-4 years | $7,854 | - | - | - | 9,538 | 15% | 13 to 1 |
Avalon School of Cosmetology-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $17,200 | - | - | - | 437 | 69% | 21 to 1 |
Platt College-Arizona Automotive Institute Arizona Glendale, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $20,663 | - | - | - | 368 | 56% | 10 to 1 |
Refrigeration School Inc Phoenix, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $19,924 | - | - | - | 897 | 71% | 34 to 1 |
International Baptist College and Seminary Chandler, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $12,900 | $7,740 | - | - | 78 | 64% | 5 to 1 |
Arizona College-Mesa Mesa, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $18,334 | - | - | - | 355 | 79% | 20 to 1 |
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts Tempe, AZ Private, 2-4 years | $13,825 | - | - | - | 846 | 29% | 19 to 1 |
All Beauty College Kingman, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,000 | - | - | - | 28 | 83% | 20 to 1 |
Southwest University of Visual Arts-Tucson Tucson, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $23,044 | $21,100 | - | - | 125 | 17% | 10 to 1 |
Arizona Christian University Glendale, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $30,624 | - | 1,028 | 71.00% | 925 | 44% | 12 to 1 |
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture Phoenix, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $17,676 | $18,276 | - | - | 132 | - | - |
Regional Center for Border Health Somerton, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $5,132 | - | - | - | 97 | 95% | 10 to 1 |
Empire Beauty School-Chandler Chandler, AZ Private, Less than 2 years | $19,200 | - | - | - | 44 | 58% | 10 to 1 |
Bryan University Tempe, AZ Private, 4 years four-years | $12,125 | $4,100 | - | - | 1,350 | 25% | 39 to 1 |
Average | $17,808 | $18,985 | 1,156 | 75.50% | 5,142 | 53% | 18 to 1 |