Tuition Trends for Arizona colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 124 colleges in Arizona - 43 public and 81 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Arizona is $10,476 for Arizona residents and $25,034 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $23,060. For Arizona community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $2,713 for state residents and $8,266 for out-of-state students.

Arizona public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 36.89% from $8,553 (2015) to $11,708 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 29.38% over the past decade from $19,427 (2015) to $25,135 (2024). In private Arizona colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 28.21%, from $16,459 (2015) to $21,102 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 28.37% when living on campus and by 28.90% when living off campus at public Arizona colleges. For private Arizona colleges, the COA has increased by 27.64% (on-campus) and 28.24% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Arizona colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$22,672	$33,546	$30,578	$23,214	$34,088	$31,120
2015-16	$23,113 1.95%	$34,667 3.34%	$33,993 11.17%	$25,423 9.52%	$36,977 8.48%	$36,303 16.65%
2016-17	$23,308 0.84%	$36,600 5.58%	$31,752 -6.59%	$23,559 -7.33%	$36,851 -0.34%	$32,003 -11.84%
2017-18	$24,156 3.64%	$37,983 3.78%	$32,227 1.50%	$24,512 4.05%	$38,339 4.04%	$32,583 1.81%
2018-19	$25,197 4.31%	$39,164 3.11%	$33,422 3.71%	$24,797 1.16%	$38,764 1.11%	$33,022 1.35%
2019-20	$26,020 3.27%	$40,566 3.58%	$33,855 1.30%	$25,390 2.39%	$39,936 3.02%	$33,225 0.61%
2020-21	$25,810 -0.81%	$38,735 -4.51%	$33,900 0.13%	$25,589 0.78%	$38,514 -3.56%	$33,679 1.37%
2021-22	$25,978 0.65%	$37,930 -2.08%	$34,005 0.31%	$25,905 1.23%	$37,857 -1.71%	$33,932 0.75%
2022-23	$27,890 7.36%	$40,569 6.96%	$37,381 9.93%	$28,428 9.74%	$41,107 8.58%	$37,919 11.75%
2023-24	$29,636 6.26%	$43,063 6.15%	$39,030 4.41%	$30,513 7.33%	$43,940 6.89%	$39,907 5.24%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Arizona colleges is $11,821 for Arizona residents and $25,248 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $21,102.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,628 for Arizona residents and $20,461 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $14,478.

The tuition & fees has increased 29.38% for undergraduate programs at Arizona colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Arizona colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$8,553	$19,427	$16,459	$17,539	$26,316	$16,859
2015-16	$8,616 0.74%	$20,170 3.82%	$19,496 18.45%	$14,154 -19.30%	$22,589 -14.16%	$17,473 3.64%
2016-17	$8,770 1.79%	$22,062 9.38%	$17,214 -11.70%	$13,707 -3.16%	$24,231 7.27%	$17,582 0.62%
2017-18	$9,263 5.62%	$23,090 4.66%	$17,334 0.70%	$14,037 2.41%	$24,743 2.11%	$16,914 -3.80%
2018-19	$9,580 3.42%	$23,547 1.98%	$17,805 2.72%	$11,321 -19.35%	$23,872 -3.52%	$16,742 -1.02%
2019-20	$9,902 3.36%	$24,448 3.83%	$17,737 -0.38%	$11,691 3.27%	$24,486 2.57%	$17,612 5.20%
2020-21	$9,985 0.84%	$22,910 -6.29%	$18,075 1.91%	$11,177 -4.40%	$23,859 -2.56%	$17,102 -2.90%
2021-22	$10,097 1.12%	$22,049 -3.76%	$18,124 0.27%	$11,901 6.48%	$22,046 -7.60%	$16,810 -1.71%
2022-23	$11,331 12.22%	$24,010 8.89%	$20,822 14.89%	$12,959 8.89%	$19,201 -12.90%	$13,933 -17.11%
2023-24	$11,708 3.33%	$25,135 4.69%	$21,102 1.34%	$13,442 3.73%	$19,619 2.18%	$13,619 -2.25%

Arizona 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Arizona Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Arizona colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,198
2015-16	$1,119 -6.59%
2016-17	$978 -12.60%
2017-18	$982 0.41%
2018-19	$1,038 5.70%
2019-20	$1,078 3.85%
2020-21	$1,091 1.21%
2021-22	$1,041 -4.58%
2022-23	$1,109 6.53%
2023-24	$1,121 1.08%

Living Costs Changes

For Arizona colleges, the living have increased 25.82% when a student lives on campus facilities and 24.28% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Arizona colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$12,921	$13,786
2015-16	$13,378 5.07%	$15,380 12.61%
2016-17	$13,560 4.26%	$14,655 -7.81%
2017-18	$13,911 3.77%	$15,165 3.53%
2018-19	$14,579 8.41%	$15,817 1.20%
2019-20	$15,040 3.44%	$16,310 1.23%
2020-21	$14,734 -4.64%	$16,133 -2.60%
2021-22	$14,840 2.52%	$16,279 4.14%
2022-23	$15,450 3.41%	$16,941 9.78%
2023-24	$16,807 7.66%	$18,001 14.40%

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Undergraduate

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Graduate

Grand Canyon University Private, four-years | Phoenix
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Arizona State University Campus Immersion Public, four-years | Tempe
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Tuition Trends for Arizona colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes