Arizona Best Colleges Comparison

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Colleges In Arizona Statistics

There are 173 colleges in Arizona - 47 public and 126 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,588 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $19,901. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,133 and the average acceptance rate is 83% for Arizona Best Colleges Comparison.
The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Arizona. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Arizona colleges at Arizona Statistics page.
2021-2022 Colleges In Arizona Statistics
Top 17 colleges in ArizonaAll colleges in Arizona
Number of Schools17 schools
(8 public, 9 private)
173 schools
(47 public, 126 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$11,211 (in-state)
$20,941 (out-of-state)
$5,603 (in-state)
$17,588 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$12,398 (in-state)
$18,746 (out-of-state)
$13,799 (in-state)
$19,901 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$8,301$5,227
Test Scores1,245 SAT, 25 ACT 1,133 SAT, 23 ACT
Acceptance Rate78.60% 82.92%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)35.18% 52.61%
Population462,265689,912
Undergraduate348,286563,687
Graduate113,979126,225
Graduation Rate39.89%53.73%
Transfer-out Rate26.20%15.10%
Students to Faculty Ratio21.00 to 117.40 to 1

Top Colleges In Arizona Comparison

The next table lists the top 17 colleges in Arizona for academic year 2021-2022. Arizona State University Campus Immersion ranked top in the Arizona Best Colleges Comparison and University of Arizona and Arizona State University-West follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $20,941 for undergraduate programs $18,746 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Arizona is 1,245 and the acceptance rate is 78.60%. The average students to faculty ratio is 21.00 to 1 for top colleges in Arizona. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2021-2022 Top colleges in Arizona Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
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Public, 4-yearsTempe, AZ
$30,592
($11,618)
$11,061 80,06590% - 19 to 1
2 University of Arizona
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Public, 4-yearsTucson, AZ
$37,355
($12,937)
$12,982 49,40387% 1,245 SAT
25 ACT
17 to 1
3 Arizona State University-West
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Public, 4-yearsGlendale, AZ
$27,988
($10,803)
- 4,445- - 12 to 1
4 Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix
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Public, 4-yearsPhoenix, AZ
$29,428
($11,338)
- 11,584- - 14 to 1
5 Arizona State University-Polytechnic
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Public, 4-yearsMesa, AZ
$27,988
($10,803)
- 5,095- - 18 to 1
6 DeVry University-Arizona
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Private, 4-yearsPhoenix, AZ
$15,032 $3,927 7353% - 4 to 1
7 Arizona State University Digital Immersion
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Public, 4-yearsScottsdale, AZ
$13,358
($11,088)
$5,654 62,55164% - 25 to 1
8 Northern Arizona University
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Public, 4-yearsFlagstaff, AZ
$18,531
($11,810)
$9,701 28,08680% - 20 to 1
9 Grand Canyon University
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Private, 4-yearsPhoenix, AZ
$17,205 $7,504 101,81678% - 20 to 1
10 Prescott College
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Private, 4-yearsPrescott, AZ
$35,450 $17,354 96998% - 9 to 1
11 Argosy University-Phoenix
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Private, 4-yearsPhoenix, AZ
$13,704 - 444- - 7 to 1
12 University of Arizona-Sierra Vista
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Public, 4-yearsSierra Vista, AZ
$33,845
($9,291)
$9,522 395- - 12 to 1
13 Ottawa University-Phoenix
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Private, 4-yearsPhoenix, AZ
$13,341 $9,721 938- - 9 to 1
14 University of Phoenix-Arizona
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Private, 4-yearsPhoenix, AZ
$9,552 $4,124 88,891- - 110 to 1
15 Argosy University-Phoenix Online Division
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Private, 4-yearsChandler, AZ
$13,704 - 5,791- - 16 to 1
23 Aspen University
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Private, 4-yearsPhoenix, AZ
$6,500 $2,320 7,386- - 5 to 1
49 American InterContinental University
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Private, 4-yearsChandler, AZ
$12,422 $5,740 14,333- - 40 to 1
Average$20,941
($11,211)
$8,301 462,26578.60% 1,245 SAT 21.00 to 1
*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022