There are 124 colleges in Arizona - 44 public and 80 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Arizona colleges is $5,967 for state residents and $19,286 for out-of-state students.
28 Arizona cities have at least one college and, of them, Phoenix has the most of 27 colleges. It has 15 four-year colleges and 4 community colleges with a total of 263,777 students. Tucson and Tempe also has a number of colleges of 17 and 13 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Arizona colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Phoenix | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | $20,196 ($4,331) |
$11,142 | 263,777 | 202,795 | 60,984 | 20 to 1 |
| Tucson | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | $30,926 ($13,573) |
$26,851 ($14,856) |
77,591 | 65,946 | 11,645 | 15 to 1 |
| Tempe | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | $16,120 ($7,296) |
$21,118 ($13,587) |
111,382 | 96,413 | 14,969 | 19 to 1 |
| Mesa | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | $21,049 ($7,291) |
- | 20,243 | 20,243 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Chandler | 8 | 4 | - | 4 | $11,779 ($8,318) |
$10,948 ($14,664) |
55,269 | 44,257 | 11,012 | 17 to 1 |
| Glendale | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | $31,454 ($7,291) |
$31,995 | 20,412 | 16,634 | 3,778 | 12 to 1 |
| Scottsdale | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | $14,408 ($6,993) |
$19,806 ($10,843) |
80,915 | 61,843 | 19,072 | 10 to 1 |
| Avondale | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 12,987 | 12,987 | - | 26 to 1 |
| Prescott | 3 | 3 | - | - | $29,317 ($2,948) |
$20,700 | 11,559 | 10,880 | 679 | 15 to 1 |
| Flagstaff | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | $14,012 ($12,619) |
$19,306 ($13,023) |
31,029 | 25,552 | 5,477 | 18 to 1 |
| Coolidge | 2 | 2 | - | - | $4,500 ($2,250) |
- | 5,053 | 5,053 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Sierra Vista | 2 | 2 | - | - | $6,120 ($2,280) |
- | 3,905 | 3,905 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Thatcher | 2 | 2 | - | - | $9,552 ($2,352) |
- | 5,213 | 5,213 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Yuma | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8,964 | 8,964 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Lake Havasu City | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $11,849 ($7,073) |
- | 76 | 76 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Buckeye | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Somerton | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 131 | 131 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Kingman | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4,619 | 4,619 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Surprise | 1 | 1 | - | - | $35,880 | $12,562 | 912 | 837 | 75 | 11 to 1 |
| Tsaile | 1 | 1 | - | - | $1,410 ($1,410) |
$4,590 ($4,590) |
1,434 | 1,423 | 11 | 16 to 1 |
| Prescott Valley | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holbrook | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,320 ($2,664) |
- | 3,158 | 3,158 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Tolleson | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 78 | 78 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Quartzsite | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 424 | 424 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Peoria | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 50 | 50 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Goodyear | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 71 | 71 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Show Low | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sells | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,165 | 1,165 | - | 18 to 1 |