For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Arizona colleges is 81.28%, 184,529 accepted out of 227,041 applicants.

For Arizona college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 16,373 (7.77%) compared to last year, from 210,668 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 647, which is less than -1.52% last year.

Arizona colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 2.19% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Arizona colleges. The yield decreased by 1.49%.

Among Arizona colleges, Ottawa University-Surprise has the lowest acceptance rate of 40.03% with 544 accepted students out of 1,359 applicants. Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most number of applicants of 68,840 and Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 14,250.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Arizona Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Arizona. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Arizona Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Ottawa University-Surprise1,359
204
544
213
212
-36
40.03%
11.37%
38.97%
-35.95%
Grand Canyon University47,978
18,674
28,787
5,969
8,348
-90
60.00%
-17.87%
29.00%
-7.98%
Arizona State University Digital Immersion8,263
-161
5,288
-144
3,014
41
64.00%
-0.48%
57.00%
2.27%
Arizona Christian University1,251
-65
926
3
370
64
74.02%
3.88%
39.96%
6.81%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott3,886
339
2,915
503
845
89
75.01%
7.01%
28.99%
-2.35%
University of Arizona56,466
4,375
48,561
3,367
9,227
200
86.00%
-0.76%
19.00%
-0.97%
Chamberlain University-Arizona8
-4
7
-3
5
-4
87.50%
4.17%
71.43%
-18.57%
Arizona State University Campus Immersion68,840
51
61,956
217
14,250
-901
90.00%
0.25%
23.00%
-1.54%
Northern Arizona University37,805
-7,050
34,403
-1,478
5,504
-71
91.00%
11.01%
16.00%
0.46%
University of Advancing Technology850
-56
808
-21
170
27
95.06%
3.56%
21.04%
3.79%
Prescott College140
-45
139
-43
24
-9
99.29%
0.91%
17.27%
-0.86%
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe71
29
71
29
39
16
100.00%54.93%
0.17%
Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson54
40
54
40
17
13
100.00%31.48%
2.91%
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix70
42
70
42
34
14
100.00%48.57%
-22.86%