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Arizona Colleges by the Numbers
13 four-year Arizona colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 13, with Arizona medians up top.
Arizona has 13 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from Grand Canyon University at 73,371 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. The most selective door in the state is Arizona Christian University at 70.6% admitted; the most open is Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix at 100%. Published in-state tuition runs from $12,223 at the cheapest campus to $44,149 at the most expensive — a $31,926 spread inside Arizona alone.
Arizona's ten-year earnings benchmark of $42,359 sits 21% below the national median for college-goers. Not one of Arizona's listed schools still requires test scores; 8 — Arizona Christian University among them — don't consider scores at all.
Each Arizona school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in Arizona, bring your saved calculator numbers.
Arizona medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.6% | $15,667 | $42,359 | 46.7% |
Medians across 22 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Arizona; the table below lists the 13 with complete admissions records.
All Arizona colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Christian University | Glendale | 70.6% | not considered | $35,098 | 1,165 | $51,612 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix | Phoenix | 100% | not considered | $26,041 | 1,229 | $34,657 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe | Tempe | 100% | not considered | $26,091 | 1,202 | $34,657 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson | Tucson | 100% | not considered | $24,944 | 562 | $34,657 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | 89.9% | not considered | $12,223 | 64,674 | $62,668 |
| Chamberlain University-Arizona | Phoenix | 90.9% | — | $20,785 | 693 | $92,405 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | Prescott | 76.6% | 1160–1360 | $44,149 | 3,218 | $84,131 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | 78.9% | 1058–1175 | $17,850 | 73,371 | $42,186 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | 89.6% | not considered | $13,009 | 22,903 | $54,384 |
| Ottawa University-Surprise | Surprise | 78.1% | 910–1050 | $35,880 | 836 | $55,552 |
| Prescott College | Prescott | 94.5% | not considered | $35,685 | 219 | $42,359 |
| University of Advancing Technology | Tempe | 98.1% | not considered | $19,365 | 855 | $50,719 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson | 86.1% | 1160–1420 | $13,926 | 42,537 | $59,979 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.