Arizona Public colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Arizona Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $5,251 for Arizona residents and $13,258 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $11,638 for Arizona residents and $18,217 for out-of-state students.

University of Arizona has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $39,903 and Tohono O'odham Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $932 among Arizona Public colleges. For graduate programs, Thunderbird School of Global Management has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $37,783 and Dine College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,590 among Arizona Public colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Arizona Public colleges in 2025 is $22,483 for state residents and $30,490 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Arizona Public colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,251$13,258$11,638$18,217
Books & Supplies$1,218$1,218
Room & Board$11,474$11,474
Other Expenses$4,540$4,540
COA$22,483$30,490$28,870$35,449

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Arizona Public colleges is $5,251 for state residents and $13,258 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Arizona Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Arizona Public colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$4,610$318$11,673$254
2021-2022$4,621$322$11,891$258
2022-2023$4,625$333$11,989$267
2023-2024$4,847$353$12,721$283
2024-2025$4,979$272$13,058$200
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Arizona Public colleges in 2025 is $11,638 for state residents and $18,217 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Arizona Public colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Arizona Public colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$10,841$846$19,418$847
2021-2022$11,609$845$19,719$851
2022-2023$10,430$795$17,454$800
2023-2024$10,681$847$17,755$847
2024-2025$11,061$578$17,667$549

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Arizona Public colleges in 2025 is $174 for state residents and $450 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $682 for state residents and $1,184 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Arizona Public colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$185$407 $688$1,265
2021-2022$186$410 $698$1,286
2022-2023$175$414 $622$1,102
2023-2024$184$443 $643$1,134
2024-2025$174$450 $682$1,184

Arizona Public colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Arizona Public colleges in 2025 is $16,014 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,071 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Arizona Public colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Arizona Public colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $10,059$4,100 $9,145$5,928
2021-2022 $10,319$4,239 $8,982$6,541
2022-2023 $10,551$4,304 $10,278$6,920
2023-2024 $11,293$4,530 $11,255$7,097
2024-2025 $11,474$4,540 $11,825$7,246