List of colleges and universities in Arizona
This is a list of colleges and universities in Arizona. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
Institutions[]
Four-year institutions[]
School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Enrollment
(2019)[1] |
Founded[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona State University | Tempe | Public | Doctoral University | 42,844 | 1885 |
Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | Public | Doctoral University | 31,073 | 1899 |
University of Arizona | Tucson | Public | Doctoral University | 45,217 | 1885 |
College of Applied Science & Technology | Sierra Vista | Public | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1998 | |
Arizona Christian University | Glendale | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 776 | 1960 |
Benedictine University at Mesa | Mesa | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 2,885 | 1887 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Prescott | Private (Not For Profit) | Masters University | 27,136 | 1978 |
Prescott College | Prescott | Private (Not For Profit) | Masters University | 827 | 1966 |
Ottawa University | Surprise | Private (Not For Profit) | Masters University | 36,030 | 1865 |
Park University | Glendale | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 11,415 | 1875 |
A.T. Still University | Phoenix | Private (Not For Profit) | Doctoral University | 3723 | 1892 |
Phoenix | Private (Not For Profit) | Not classified | 2015 | ||
Fuller Theological Seminary | Pasadena | Private (Not For Profit) | Faith-related Institution | 2,672 | 1947 |
Midwestern University | Glendale | Private (Not For Profit) | Doctoral University | 6,800 | 1900 |
Phoenix Seminary | Phoenix | Private (Not For Profit) | Faith-related Institution | 217 | 1988 |
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine | Tempe | Private (Not For Profit) | Doctoral University | 360 | 1993 |
The School of Architecture at Taliesin | Scottsdale | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 19 | 1932 |
Wilkes University | Mesa | Private (Not For Profit) | Doctoral University | 5,132 | 1933 |
Phoenix, Mesa | Private (For Profit) | Not classified | 1885 | ||
Automotive Dealership Institute | Scottsdale | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 2004 | |
Brookline College | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 373 | 1972 |
Brown Mackie College | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 919 | 1892 |
Bryan University | Tempe | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 648 | 1940 |
Carrington College | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 617 | 1967 |
Chamberlain College of Nursing | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Masters University | 271 | 1889 |
CollegeAmerica | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 488 | 1964 |
DeVry University | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Masters University | 488 | 1931 |
Dunlap-Stone University | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Not classified | 84 | 1995 |
Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | Private (Not for Profit) | R3 Moderate Research Institution | 7,500 | 1949 |
Northcentral University | Prescott | Private (For Profit) | Doctoral University | 969 | 1996 |
Penn Foster College | Scottsdale | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1890 | |
Sessions College for Professional Design | Tempe | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 160 | 1997 |
Southwest University of Visual Arts | Tucson | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 172 | 1983 |
Universal Technical Institute | Avondale | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 2,340 | 1965 |
University of Advancing Technology | Tempe | Private (For Profit) | Masters University | 758 | 1983 |
University of Phoenix | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Doctoral University, Masters University | 94,472 | 1976 |
Defunct private colleges and universities[]
School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Founded[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Art Institute of Phoenix | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Masters University | 1969 |
The Art Institute of Tucson | Tucson | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1996 |
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Scottsdale | Scottsdale | Private (For Profit) | Special-focus Institution | 1986 |
Arizona Summit Law School | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Doctoral University | 2005 |
Anthem Education Group | Glendale | Private (For Profit) | Doctoral University | 1970 |
Two-year institutions[]
- Arizona Western College, Yuma, San Luis, Quartzsite, Wellton, Somerton
- Central Arizona College, Coolidge, Casa Grande, Florence, Maricopa, Winkelman, Apache Junction, Queen Creek
- Cochise College, Douglas, Sierra Vista, Benson, Willcox, Fort Huachuca, Nogales
- Coconino Community College, Flagstaff, Williams, Page
- Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher
- Maricopa County Community College District
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, Mesa, Sun Lakes
- Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale
- GateWay Community College, Phoenix
- Glendale Community College, Glendale
- Mesa Community College, Mesa
- Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix
- Phoenix College, Phoenix
- Rio Salado Community College, distance learning community college, Tempe
- Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale
- South Mountain Community College, Phoenix
- Mohave Community College, Kingman, Bullhead City, Lake Havasu City
- Northland Pioneer College, Snowflake, Show Low, Holbrook, Winslow
- Pima Community College, Tucson
- Yavapai College, Prescott, Sedona, Clarkdale, Chino Valley
- Collins College, Phoenix
Tribal institutions[]
- Navajo Nation
- Tohono O'odham Nation
Religious institutions[]
- American Indian College, Assemblies of God Bible college in Phoenix
- Cook College and Theological School, Nondenominational tribal Bible college in Tempe
- Fuller Theological Seminary, Nondenominational Bible college in Phoenix
- Grand Canyon University, Christian University in Phoenix
- , Independent Baptist Bible college in Tempe
- Phoenix Seminary, Nondenominational seminary in Phoenix
- The World University, Nondenominational Bible college in Benson
- University of Mary, Catholic university with a satellite campus in Tempe[3]
See also[]
- Arizona Board of Regents
- Higher education in the United States
- List of American institutions of higher education
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
- List of colleges and universities
- List of colleges and universities by country
External links[]
- Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Arizona
- U.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard, listing of accredited institutions in Arizona
- Closed colleges
References[]
- ^ Enrollment is the total enrollment as reported by IPEDS for fall 2016.
- ^ a b U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges in Arizona 2021". Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "About - University of Mary, An Affordable, Private, Catholic College". www.umary.edu.
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