Colleges in Arizona
All 126 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Arizona that are currently approved for federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education. A complete list, not a ranking.
Schools126
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source4-year · 2-year · under 265 · 26 · 35Level of institution
Public · nonprofit · for-profit44 · 17 · 65Control
Award doctorates13In 2023-24, any field
Types of school
The federal data sort every school by the length of its longest program and by who runs it.
- Universities and 4-year colleges: 65Offer programs of four years or more (bachelor's and up); many also give associate degrees and certificates.
- Community and 2-year colleges: 26Longest program at least two but under four years: associate degrees and certificates.
- Trade and career schools (under 2 years): 35Every program under two years: certificates in trades, health care, beauty and other careers.
Public: 44 · private nonprofit: 17 · private for-profit: 65. Public schools usually charge state residents less; see Arizona's in-state tuition rules.
Colleges by city
10 cities have 3 or more schools; each has its own page comparing them. 17 smaller places have one or two schools; they are in the full list.
- Phoenix28 schools · 15 4-year, 5 2-year, 8 under 2
- Tucson17 schools · 7 4-year, 3 2-year, 7 under 2
- Tempe13 schools · 8 4-year, 3 2-year, 2 under 2
- Mesa12 schools · 3 4-year, 4 2-year, 5 under 2
- Chandler9 schools · 5 4-year, 0 2-year, 4 under 2
- Glendale7 schools · 4 4-year, 3 2-year, 0 under 2
- Scottsdale7 schools · 5 4-year, 0 2-year, 2 under 2
- Avondale5 schools · 0 4-year, 3 2-year, 2 under 2
- Flagstaff3 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 0 under 2
- Prescott3 schools · 3 4-year, 0 2-year, 0 under 2
Every school in Arizona
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance (tuition, fees, books and living costs) before aid; net price is that cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid. Both are for full-time first-year students who get federal aid. Completion is the share who finished within 150% of normal time.
126 schools
| School | City | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveda Institute Tucson-Avondale | Avondale | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,414 | $18,583 | — |
| Empire Beauty School-Avondale | Avondale | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,921 | $15,794 | 65% |
| Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale | 2-year · Public | $16,415 | $9,789 | 27% |
| Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc | Avondale | 2-year · Private for-profit | $36,838 | $31,382 | 75% |
| Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix | Avondale | 2-year · Private for-profit | $31,201 | $25,375 | 71% |
| Western Maricopa Education Center - Southwest Campus | Buckeye | Under 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Glitz School of Cosmetology-Casa Grande Campus | Casa Grande | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,450 | $13,091 | — |
| Alturas Cosmetology of Arizona LLC | Chandler | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $17,832 | $15,023 | 79% |
| American InterContinental University System (online only) | Chandler | 4-year · Private for-profit | $23,414 | $16,125 | 10% |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College | Chandler | 4-year · Public | $16,578 | $10,579 | 16% |
| Empire Beauty School-Chandler | Chandler | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,612 | $16,823 | 74% |
| International Baptist College and Seminary | Chandler | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $29,837 | $14,924 | 70% |
| International Barber College | Chandler | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $27,065 | $22,746 | 95% |
| Justice University | Chandler | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $17,163 | $9,430 | — |
| The University of Arizona Global Campus | Chandler | 4-year · Public | $34,801 | $28,679 | 12% |
| Turning Point Beauty College | Chandler | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,120 | $16,283 | 85% |
| Arizona State University - Pinal | Coolidge | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Central Arizona College | Coolidge | 4-year · Public | $7,701 | $1,161 | 18% |
| Coconino Community College | Flagstaff | 2-year · Public | $14,061 | $7,206 | 24% |
| Indian Bible College | Flagstaff | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $18,978 | $7,083 | 100% |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | 4-year · Public | $33,423 | $17,265 | 59% |
| Arizona Christian University | Glendale | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $58,328 | $36,720 | 34% |
| Arizona College-Glendale | Glendale | 2-year · Private for-profit | $34,017 | $26,659 | 90% |
| Arizona State University-West Valley | Glendale | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | 4-year · Public | $16,590 | $9,688 | 13% |
| Midwestern University-Glendale | Glendale | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute | Glendale | 2-year · Private for-profit | $27,309 | $20,874 | 77% |
| Western Maricopa Education Center | Glendale | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Avila University - Arizona | Goodyear | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Northland Pioneer College | Holbrook | 4-year · Public | $16,293 | $9,034 | 10% |
| Mohave Community College | Kingman | 2-year · Public | $13,318 | $5,999 | 31% |
| Charles of Italy Beauty College | Lake Havasu City | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $15,835 | $12,320 | 80% |
| Arizona College-Mesa | Mesa | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $36,882 | $29,546 | 92% |
| Arizona School of Integrative Studies | Mesa | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,485 | $16,511 | 58% |
| Arizona State University - Mesa City Center | Mesa | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Arizona State University-Polytechnic | Mesa | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Avalon Institute-Mesa | Mesa | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,109 | $15,679 | 84% |
| Carrington College-Mesa | Mesa | 2-year · Private for-profit | $60,734 | $55,002 | 68% |
| East Valley Institute of Technology | Mesa | Under 2-year · Public | — | — | 70% |
| Jersey College - Mesa | Mesa | 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa | 4-year · Public | $17,052 | $10,412 | 14% |
| Pima Medical Institute-East Valley | Mesa | 2-year · Private for-profit | $40,841 | $35,527 | 76% |
| Pima Medical Institute-Mesa | Mesa | 2-year · Private for-profit | $47,493 | $43,308 | 68% |
| UEI College-Mesa | Mesa | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $34,950 | $30,010 | 57% |
| Allen School-Phoenix | Phoenix | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,762 | $20,705 | 73% |
| Alliant International University - Phoenix | Phoenix | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix | Phoenix | 4-year · Private for-profit | $48,203 | $34,629 | — |
| Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix | Phoenix | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Aspen University (online only) | Phoenix | 4-year · Private for-profit | $23,790 | $12,698 | 9% |
| Avalon Institute-Phoenix | Phoenix | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,753 | $15,337 | 79% |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix | Phoenix | 2-year · Private for-profit | $27,324 | $22,113 | — |
| Brookline College-Phoenix | Phoenix | 4-year · Private for-profit | $30,223 | $23,223 | 61% |
| Carrington College-Phoenix North | Phoenix | 2-year · Private for-profit | $49,132 | $44,153 | 68% |
| Chamberlain University-Arizona | Phoenix | 4-year · Private for-profit | $47,505 | $41,882 | 40% |
| Crestpoint University (online only) | Phoenix | 4-year · Private for-profit | $15,683 | $9,975 | 36% |
| DeVry University-Arizona | Phoenix | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | 38% |
| GateWay Community College | Phoenix | 4-year · Public | $18,324 | $12,137 | 20% |
| GateWay Community College-Central City | Phoenix | Under 2-year · Public | $13,985 | $9,817 | 77% |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $33,674 | $21,509 | 54% |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona | Phoenix | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | 4-year · Public | $17,031 | $9,868 | 16% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Phoenix | Phoenix | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $28,388 | $22,273 | 67% |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix | 4-year · Public | $17,117 | $10,160 | 13% |
| Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix | Phoenix | 2-year · Private for-profit | $46,521 | $40,714 | 73% |
| Refrigeration School Inc | Phoenix | 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,079 | $17,509 | 72% |
| Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery | Phoenix | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $28,130 | $22,903 | 95% |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Phoenix | Phoenix | 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| South Mountain Community College | Phoenix | 4-year · Public | $16,862 | $10,386 | 17% |
| UEI College-Phoenix | Phoenix | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,441 | $27,854 | 69% |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona | Phoenix | 4-year · Private for-profit | $20,728 | $13,916 | 21% |
| Western Maricopa Education Center - Northeast Campus | Phoenix | Under 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Xtylo Beauty and Barber College | Phoenix | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $29,729 | $22,334 | 86% |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | Prescott | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $62,688 | $38,102 | 69% |
| Prescott College | Prescott | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $49,872 | $24,724 | 33% |
| Yavapai College | Prescott | 4-year · Public | $10,542 | $3,681 | 39% |
| Arizona State University - Yavapai | Prescott Valley | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Community Christian College (online only) | Quartzsite | 2-year · Private nonprofit | $28,388 | $24,737 | 17% |
| Arizona Culinary Institute | Scottsdale | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $45,023 | $38,806 | 82% |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion (online only) | Scottsdale | 4-year · Public | $32,989 | $11,594 | — |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona | Scottsdale | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Penrose Academy | Scottsdale | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $29,913 | $26,820 | 91% |
| Phoenix Seminary | Scottsdale | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Scottsdale Community College | Scottsdale | 4-year · Public | $16,940 | $10,569 | 22% |
| The School of Architecture | Scottsdale | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Tohono O'odham Community College | Sells | 2-year · Public | $8,282 | $4,180 | 17% |
| Arizona State University - Northeastern Arizona | Show Low | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Arizona State University - Cochise | Sierra Vista | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Cochise County Community College District | Sierra Vista | 4-year · Public | $14,744 | $7,684 | 25% |
| Ottawa University-Surprise | Surprise | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $55,808 | $36,118 | 24% |
| Western Maricopa Education Center - Northwest Campus | Surprise | Under 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe | Tempe | 4-year · Private for-profit | $45,494 | $32,411 | 83% |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | 4-year · Public | $30,823 | $14,694 | 67% |
| Aveda Institute-Phoenix | Tempe | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,137 | $21,438 | 1% |
| Brookline College-Tempe | Tempe | 2-year · Private for-profit | $28,392 | $24,533 | 39% |
| Bryan University | Tempe | 4-year · Private for-profit | $28,743 | $22,827 | 35% |
| Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences | Tempe | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,935 | $23,250 | 54% |
| Pathways College (online only) | Tempe | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Rio Salado College | Tempe | 4-year · Public | $12,828 | $5,978 | 10% |
| Sessions College (online only) | Tempe | 4-year · Private for-profit | $14,824 | $6,197 | 25% |
| Sonoran Desert Institute (online only) | Tempe | 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,598 | $21,738 | 45% |
| Sonoran University of Health Sciences | Tempe | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Southwest Institute of Healing Arts | Tempe | 2-year · Private for-profit | $49,264 | $43,519 | 7% |
| University of Advancing Technology | Tempe | 4-year · Private for-profit | $33,861 | $21,463 | 31% |
| Arizona State University - The Gila Valley | Thatcher | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Eastern Arizona College | Thatcher | 4-year · Public | $17,012 | $9,309 | 49% |
| Xtylo Beauty And Barber College | Tolleson | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $35,421 | $28,519 | 92% |
| Dine College | Tsaile | 4-year · Public | $10,953 | $6,944 | 14% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson | Tucson | 4-year · Private for-profit | $41,449 | $27,016 | — |
| Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | Tucson | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Arizona State University - Pima | Tucson | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Arizona State University - Tucson | Tucson | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Aveda Institute-Tucson | Tucson | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,117 | $17,378 | 81% |
| Brookline College-Tucson | Tucson | 4-year · Private for-profit | $23,587 | $17,962 | 40% |
| Carrington College-Tucson | Tucson | 2-year · Private for-profit | $48,969 | $43,787 | 71% |
| Empire Beauty School-Tucson | Tucson | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,897 | $17,573 | 82% |
| HDS Truck Driving Institute | Tucson | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | 82% |
| Jersey College - Tucson | Tucson | 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Kino College | Tucson | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,924 | $28,795 | 72% |
| Pima Community College | Tucson | 2-year · Public | $10,360 | $3,976 | 26% |
| Pima Medical Institute-Tucson | Tucson | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | 54% |
| Pure Aesthetics Natural Skincare School | Tucson | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,955 | $31,263 | 100% |
| Pure Aesthetics Natural Skincare School - Arizona Holistic Institute | Tucson | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Tucson College of Beauty | Tucson | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,968 | $19,237 | 78% |
| University of Arizona | Tucson | 4-year · Public | $31,018 | $17,125 | 71% |
| Arizona State University - Yuma | Yuma | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Arizona Western College | Yuma | 2-year · Public | $15,913 | $8,825 | 21% |
— = not reported for that school. Names link to the school's College Navigator profile (admissions, aid, programs).
Where to earn a doctorate
Schools in Arizona that awarded a doctor's degree (research, professional practice such as MD, JD or PharmD, or other) in 2023-24, and the fields they awarded it in.
- American InterContinental University SystemChandler · Private for-profitEducation · Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler · PublicEducation · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff · PublicNatural Resources and Conservation · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Midwestern University-GlendaleGlendale · Private nonprofitAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields · Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Aspen UniversityPhoenix · Private for-profitComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix · Private nonprofitEducation · Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix · Private for-profitEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Prescott CollegePrescott · Private nonprofitEducation
- Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale · PublicEducation · Psychology
- Phoenix SeminaryScottsdale · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe · PublicNatural Resources and Conservation · Architecture and Related Services · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
- Sonoran University of Health SciencesTempe · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- University of ArizonaTucson · PublicAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields · Natural Resources and Conservation · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Not shown
- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07