Total 720,417 Students Enrolled in Arizona Colleges

720,417

Total

652,879

4-Year Colleges

59,602

Community Colleges

7,936

Trade Schools

A total of 720,417 students are enrolled in Arizona colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

  • Student Level: There are 592,717 undergraduate and 127,702 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 82.27% and the proportion of graduate students is 17.73%.
  • Institution Level: 652,879 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 59,602 students enrolled in community colleges, and 7,936 students enrolled in trade schools.

Arizona 4-Year College Enrollment Statistics

For 64 Arizona 4-year colleges, there are 652,879 students enrolled.

  • Institution Control: 390,698 (59.84%) students in public and 262,181 (40.16%) in private 4-year colleges.
  • Student Level: 525,179 (80.44%) undergraduate and 127,702 (19.56%) graduate students in Arizona public 4-year colleges.
  • Gender Breakdown: Of the total student population in Arizona 4-year colleges, 62.22% are women (406,199) and 37.78% are men (246,680). This yields a ratio of approximately 61 male students for every 100 female students.
  • Online Enrollment: 248,492 (38.06%) undergraduate and 97,333 (14.91%) graduate students are enrolled online in Arizona 4-year colleges.
  • Largest and Smallest: For Arizona colleges, Grand Canyon University has the most number of students of 113,257 among 4-year colleges. For Arizona community colleges, Pima Community College has the most students of 16,283 and UEI College-Phoenix is the largest trade school with 1,234.

Student Population By School Level for Arizona Colleges

By attending status, there are 421,185 full-time students and 299,182 part-time students at Arizona colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Arizona colleges. A total of 720,417 students have enrolled in Arizona colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Arizona Colleges
SchoolTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Empire Beauty School-TucsonPrivate, Less than 2-year20320313271---
Carrington College-Phoenix NorthPrivate, 2-4 year1,0801,0801,080----
Carrington College-MesaPrivate, 2-4 year528528528----
Carrington College-TucsonPrivate, 2-4 year517517517----
Arizona Academy of BeautyPrivate, Less than 2-year474747----
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year689689689----
Brookline College-PhoenixPrivate, 4-year739712712-2727-
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionPublic, 4-year79,81865,45060,4594,99114,36811,3333,035
Arizona Western CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,9648,9642,2156,749---
University of ArizonaPublic, 4-year56,36544,84835,6239,22511,5177,7263,791
Central Arizona CollegePublic, 4-year5,0535,0531,3763,677---
Charles of Italy Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year767676----
Cochise County Community College DistrictPublic, 4-year3,9053,9051,4882,417---
Empire Beauty School-ChandlerPrivate, Less than 2-year1041046539---
Avalon Institute-MesaPrivate, Less than 2-year298298145153---
Eastern Arizona CollegePublic, 4-year5,2135,2131,5333,680---
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrivate, 4-year3,2643,2293,06016935323
The School of ArchitecturePrivate, 4-year8---88-
Glendale Community CollegePublic, 4-year13,91413,9143,85910,055---
Grand Canyon UniversityPrivate, 4-year113,25775,93625,37650,56037,3216437,257
GateWay Community CollegePublic, 4-year5,5535,5531,0974,456---
Mesa Community CollegePublic, 4-year17,07717,0774,56612,511---
Mohave Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,6194,6199413,678---
Universal Technical Institute-PhoenixPrivate, 2-4 year527527527----
Dine CollegePublic, 4-year1,4341,4236417821183
Northern Arizona UniversityPublic, 4-year28,46722,99020,0442,9465,4773,3372,140
Northland Pioneer CollegePublic, 4-year3,1583,1586192,539---
Phoenix CollegePublic, 4-year10,66010,6602,4318,229---
Pima Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year16,28316,2833,70512,578---
Pima Medical Institute-TucsonPrivate, 4-year2,6762,5672,567-109109-
Prescott CollegePrivate, 4-year86722317152644231413
Refrigeration School IncPrivate, 2-4 year1,4171,4171,417----
Rio Salado CollegePublic, 4-year18,84118,8412,04216,799---
Roberto-Venn School of LuthieryPrivate, Less than 2-year212121----
Scottsdale Community CollegePublic, 4-year7,0657,0651,5575,508---
South Mountain Community CollegePublic, 4-year4,5164,5161,4033,113---
Arizona Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,4211,3811,09828340337
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona IncPrivate, 2-4 year1,9571,9571,957----
Yavapai CollegePublic, 4-year7,4287,4281,7425,686---
Bryan UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,5192,5122,512-77-
The University of Arizona Global CampusPublic, 4-year28,00421,11321,113-6,8916,891-
GateWay Community College-Central CityPublic, Less than 2-year595595308287---
Pima Medical Institute-MesaPrivate, 2-4 year705705705----
Conservatory of Recording Arts and SciencesPrivate, Less than 2-year692692692----
University of Advancing TechnologyPrivate, 4-year933855450405782058
Paradise Valley Community CollegePublic, 4-year6,1486,1481,6914,457---
Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegePublic, 4-year15,08515,0853,83311,252---
Phoenix SeminaryPrivate, 4-year296---29664232
Estrella Mountain Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year10,10910,1092,5117,598---
Brookline College-TempePrivate, 2-4 year282282282----
Coconino Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,5242,5248121,712---
Sonoran University of Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year516---51646650
Arizona College of Nursing-TempePrivate, 4-year1,2021,202931271---
Midwestern University-GlendalePrivate, 4-year3,738---3,7383,629109
International Baptist College and SeminaryPrivate, 4-year7848321630129
Brookline College-TucsonPrivate, 4-year218218218----
HDS Truck Driving InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year200200200----
East Valley Institute of TechnologyPublic, Less than 2-year37737759318---
Tohono O'odham Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,1651,165304861---
Southwest Institute of Healing ArtsPrivate, 2-4 year5345345259---
Turning Point Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year1061061033---
American InterContinental University SystemPrivate, 4-year11,2777,1866,7993874,0914,06922
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental MedicinePrivate, 4-year19---1919-
Community Christian CollegePrivate, 2-4 year42442438539---
Empire Beauty School-AvondalePrivate, Less than 2-year23623616274---
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & AcupuncturePrivate, 4-year118---11810117
Tucson College of BeautyPrivate, Less than 2-year144144144----
Arizona Culinary InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year149149149----
Chamberlain University-ArizonaPrivate, 4-year693693235458---
Aspen UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,5111,475601,4152,0362051,831
Alturas Cosmetology of Arizona, LLCPrivate, Less than 2-year570570458112---
Pima Medical Institute-East ValleyPrivate, 2-4 year306306306----
Paul Mitchell the School-PhoenixPrivate, Less than 2-year137137137----
Penrose AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year403403403----
Crestpoint UniversityPrivate, 4-year4463863751160591
Pure Aesthetics Natural Skincare SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year53531043---
Allen School-PhoenixPrivate, Less than 2-year888----
Avalon Institute-PhoenixPrivate, Less than 2-year219219118101---
Sessions CollegePrivate, 4-year19419475119---
Aveda Institute-TucsonPrivate, Less than 2-year240240240----
DeVry University-ArizonaPrivate, 4-year66242--
Arizona College-MesaPrivate, Less than 2-year140140140----
Arizona State University Digital ImmersionPublic, 4-year72,99454,22621,45832,76818,7685,50413,264
Arizona School of Integrative StudiesPrivate, Less than 2-year15515510847---
University of Phoenix-ArizonaPrivate, 4-year111,24889,82889,828-21,42021,420-
Aveda Institute-PhoenixPrivate, Less than 2-year218218218----
Pima Medical Institute-PhoenixPrivate, 2-4 year780780780----
UEI College-PhoenixPrivate, Less than 2-year1,2341,2341,234----
Regional Center for Border HealthPrivate, Less than 2-year131131131----
Sonoran Desert InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year5,4375,4373,1482,289---
Kor Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year5050-----
Ottawa University-SurprisePrivate, 4-year9128377776075687
International Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year454545----
Jersey College - TucsonPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Xtylo Beauty and Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year575757----
Commercial Divers InternationalPrivate, Less than 2-year717171----
Western Maricopa Education CenterPublic, 2-4 year247247-247---
Indian Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year38381226---
Arizona College of Nursing-TucsonPrivate, 4-year562562448114---
Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixPrivate, 4-year1,2291,229995234---
Arizona State University-WestPublic, 4-year-------
Arizona State University-PolytechnicPublic, 4-year-------
Arizona State University-Downtown PhoenixPublic, 4-year-------
Arizona State University - TucsonPublic, 4-year-------
Arizona State University - Lake HavasuPublic, 4-year-------
Arizona State University - The Gila ValleyPublic, 4-year-------
Arizona State University - YumaPublic, 4-year-------
Arizona State University - PinalPublic, 4-year-------
Arizona State University - CochisePublic, 4-year-------
Arizona State University - YavapaiPublic, 4-year-------
Arizona State University - PimaPublic, 4-year-------
Arizona State University - Northeastern ArizonaPublic, 4-year-------
Arizona State University - Mesa City CenterPublic, 4-year-------
Alliant International University - PhoenixPrivate, 4-year-------
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - ArizonaPrivate, 4-year-------
Pathways CollegePrivate, 4-year1961968188---
UEI College-MesaPrivate, Less than 2-year657657657----
Arizona College-GlendalePrivate, 2-4 year403403403----
Kino CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year646464----
Xtylo Beauty And Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year787878----
Western Maricopa Education Center - Southwest CampusPublic, Less than 2-year-------
Western Maricopa Education Center - Northeast CampusPublic, Less than 2-year-------
Aveda Institute Tucson-AvondalePrivate, Less than 2-year15815813028---
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-PhoenixPrivate, 2-4 year1051059114---