The average graduation rate of Arizona colleges is 53.64%. It means that 53.64% of students have completed their studies within 150% of program length.
For the bachelor's degree (BS) in 4-year Arizona colleges, the average graduation rate is 38.80%, which means 38.80% of students earned BS degree in 6 years after enrolling first year.
In Arizona 2-year institutions (i.e. community colleges), the average graduation rate is 51.43%.
For Arizona colleges, Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe has the highest graduation rate of 88.89% among 4-year colleges. For Arizona community colleges, Arizona College-Glendale has the highest graduation rate of 84.68%.
The following table compares graduation rates between Arizona colleges. For 4-year colleges, the rates are based on the time it takes to earn a bachelor's degree, which typically requires 4 years of study. Therefore, 100% normal time means 4-year, 125% normal time means 5-years, and the 150% normal time means 6 years.
For community colleges (2-4 year schools) and trade schools, the completion time to measure graduation rates vary depending on the length of the program. For example, 150% normal time for 1-year certificate programs is 18 months and 3 years for 2-years associate degree.
| School | Graduation Rate (Completers) | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 100% Normal Time | In 125% Normal Time | In 150% Normal Time | |||
| Empire Beauty School-TucsonTrade School | 5.13% | - | 83.33% | - | 79% |
| Carrington College-Phoenix NorthCommunity College | 46.63% | - | 62.23% | 1% | 74% |
| Carrington College-MesaCommunity College | 38.22% | - | 53.78% | - | 79% |
| Carrington College-TucsonCommunity College | 46.44% | - | 66.11% | - | 79% |
| Arizona Academy of BeautyTrade School | 35.71% | - | 71.43% | - | 100% |
| Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive InstituteCommunity College | 52.21% | - | 60.66% | - | 81% |
| Brookline College-Phoenix4-Year College, private | 37.50% | - | 37.50% | - | 25% |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion4-Year College, public | 55.64% | 65.60% | 68.04% | 18% | 87% |
| Arizona Western CollegeCommunity College | 8.17% | - | 20.23% | 9% | 67% |
| University of Arizona4-Year College, public | 49.93% | 65.20% | 67.52% | 17% | 83% |
| Central Arizona College4-Year College, public | 16.96% | - | 44.05% | 20% | 61% |
| Charles of Italy Beauty CollegeTrade School | 22.00% | - | 74.00% | - | 94% |
| Cochise County Community College District4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 18% | - |
| Empire Beauty School-ChandlerTrade School | 4.17% | - | 70.83% | - | 79% |
| Avalon Institute-MesaTrade School | 67.59% | - | 84.14% | - | 86% |
| Eastern Arizona College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 16% | - |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott4-Year College, private | 46.05% | 63.49% | 67.76% | - | 82% |
| The School of Architecture4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glendale Community College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 20% | - |
| Grand Canyon University4-Year College, private | 36.71% | 42.01% | 43.46% | - | 72% |
| GateWay Community College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 24% | - |
| Mesa Community College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 21% | - |
| Mohave Community CollegeCommunity College | 31.82% | - | 38.18% | 7% | 49% |
| Universal Technical Institute-PhoenixCommunity College | 43.57% | - | 68.65% | - | 82% |
| Dine College4-Year College, public | - | - | 12.50% | 16% | 48% |
| Northern Arizona University4-Year College, public | 48.12% | 58.72% | 61.32% | - | 75% |
| Northland Pioneer College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 9% | - |
| Phoenix College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 23% | - |
| Pima Community CollegeCommunity College | 13.45% | - | 27.60% | 16% | 68% |
| Pima Medical Institute-Tucson4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Prescott College4-Year College, private | 35.56% | 53.33% | 55.56% | 24% | 74% |
| Refrigeration School IncCommunity College | 65.92% | - | 75.80% | - | 84% |
| Rio Salado College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 16% | - |
| Roberto-Venn School of LuthieryTrade School | 100.00% | - | 100.00% | - | - |
| Scottsdale Community College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 31% | - |
| South Mountain Community College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 18% | - |
| Arizona Christian University4-Year College, private | 30.72% | 38.56% | 39.87% | 29% | 54% |
| Universal Technical Institute of Arizona IncCommunity College | 33.97% | - | 70.38% | 1% | 83% |
| Yavapai College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 20% | - |
| Bryan University4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 2% | - |
| The University of Arizona Global Campus4-Year College, public | 2.66% | 7.82% | 10.13% | 2% | 35% |
| GateWay Community College-Central CityTrade School | 34.39% | - | 55.03% | - | 82% |
| Pima Medical Institute-MesaCommunity College | 35.19% | - | 67.28% | - | 73% |
| Conservatory of Recording Arts and SciencesTrade School | 35.94% | - | 39.16% | - | 90% |
| University of Advancing Technology4-Year College, private | 26.32% | 27.37% | 27.37% | 1% | 77% |
| Paradise Valley Community College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 25% | - |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College4-Year College, public | 21.30% | - | 51.09% | 8% | 70% |
| Phoenix Seminary4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Estrella Mountain Community CollegeCommunity College | 21.86% | - | 32.23% | 12% | 69% |
| Brookline College-TempeCommunity College | 8.06% | - | 40.32% | - | 28% |
| Coconino Community CollegeCommunity College | 12.14% | - | 24.29% | 30% | 51% |
| Sonoran University of Health Sciences4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe4-Year College, private | 88.89% | - | 88.89% | - | 71% |
| Midwestern University-Glendale4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| International Baptist College and Seminary4-Year College, private | 87.50% | - | 87.50% | 13% | 25% |
| Brookline College-Tucson4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 3% | - |
| HDS Truck Driving InstituteTrade School | 17.36% | - | 82.64% | - | - |
| East Valley Institute of TechnologyTrade School | 25.00% | - | 68.18% | 20% | 15% |
| Tohono O'odham Community CollegeCommunity College | 3.45% | - | 34.48% | - | 72% |
| Southwest Institute of Healing ArtsCommunity College | 20.07% | - | 66.61% | - | 77% |
| Turning Point Beauty CollegeTrade School | 8.24% | - | 85.88% | - | 75% |
| American InterContinental University System4-Year College, private | 4.96% | 5.74% | 5.74% | - | 36% |
| Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Community Christian CollegeCommunity College | 11.74% | - | 13.04% | 67% | 72% |
| Empire Beauty School-AvondaleTrade School | - | - | 53.49% | - | 77% |
| Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tucson College of BeautyTrade School | 1.35% | - | 75.68% | - | 81% |
| Arizona Culinary InstituteTrade School | 89.33% | - | 90.67% | - | 90% |
| Chamberlain University-Arizona4-Year College, private | 50.00% | - | 50.00% | - | 67% |
| Aspen University4-Year College, private | 9.09% | 27.27% | 27.27% | 27% | - |
| Alturas Cosmetology of Arizona, LLCTrade School | 62.26% | - | 77.40% | - | 81% |
| Pima Medical Institute-East ValleyCommunity College | 36.32% | - | 76.07% | - | 71% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-PhoenixTrade School | - | - | 53.33% | - | 54% |
| Penrose AcademyTrade School | 19.75% | - | 89.51% | 1% | 88% |
| Crestpoint University4-Year College, private | - | 15.38% | 19.23% | - | 25% |
| Pure Aesthetics Natural Skincare SchoolTrade School | 72.73% | - | 90.91% | - | - |
| Allen School-PhoenixTrade School | 80.49% | - | 82.93% | - | 71% |
| Avalon Institute-PhoenixTrade School | 69.85% | - | 80.15% | - | 82% |
| Sessions College4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | 67% |
| Aveda Institute-TucsonTrade School | 82.26% | - | 82.26% | - | 80% |
| DeVry University-Arizona4-Year College, private | 40.00% | - | 60.00% | 11% | - |
| Arizona College-MesaTrade School | 87.50% | - | 87.50% | - | 87% |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 14% | 100% |
| Arizona School of Integrative StudiesTrade School | 82.50% | - | 82.50% | - | - |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona4-Year College, private | 1.91% | 11.75% | 16.10% | - | 41% |
| Aveda Institute-PhoenixTrade School | 37.22% | - | 67.78% | - | 87% |
| Pima Medical Institute-PhoenixCommunity College | 17.43% | - | 64.94% | - | 87% |
| UEI College-PhoenixTrade School | 22.49% | - | 56.95% | - | 79% |
| Regional Center for Border HealthTrade School | 86.93% | - | 86.93% | - | 100% |
| Sonoran Desert InstituteCommunity College | 24.32% | - | 33.12% | 1% | 69% |
| Kor Beauty AcademyTrade School | - | - | - | - | 88% |
| Ottawa University-Surprise4-Year College, private | 13.64% | 18.18% | 18.18% | - | 50% |
| International Barber CollegeTrade School | - | - | 42.86% | - | 88% |
| Jersey College - TucsonCommunity College | - | - | - | - | - |
| Xtylo Beauty and Barber CollegeTrade School | 37.50% | - | 87.50% | - | 100% |
| Commercial Divers InternationalTrade School | 66.00% | - | 70.00% | - | - |
| Western Maricopa Education CenterCommunity College | - | - | - | - | - |
| Indian Bible College4-Year College, private | - | 33.33% | 33.33% | 10% | - |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | 50% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | 68% |
| Arizona State University-West4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona State University-Polytechnic4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona State University - Tucson4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona State University - Lake Havasu4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona State University - The Gila Valley4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona State University - Yuma4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona State University - Pinal4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona State University - Cochise4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona State University - Yavapai4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona State University - Pima4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona State University - Northeastern Arizona4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona State University - Mesa City Center4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alliant International University - Phoenix4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathways College4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| UEI College-MesaTrade School | 25.60% | - | 50.30% | - | 68% |
| Arizona College-GlendaleCommunity College | 71.62% | - | 84.68% | - | 91% |
| Kino CollegeTrade School | 18.18% | - | 27.27% | - | - |
| Xtylo Beauty And Barber CollegeTrade School | - | - | - | - | 96% |
| Western Maricopa Education Center - Southwest CampusTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Maricopa Education Center - Northeast CampusTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aveda Institute Tucson-AvondaleTrade School | - | - | - | - | 95% |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-PhoenixCommunity College | - | - | - | - | - |