This is a list of colleges and universities in Arizona. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
Active institutions SchoolLocationControlCarnegie ClassificationEnrollment (Fall 2024)FoundedArizona State UniversityTempePublicDoctoral University152,8121885Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaffPublicDoctoral University28,4671899University of ArizonaTucsonPublicDoctoral University56,3651885Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenixPrivate (Not For Profit)Doctoral University113,2571949Arizona Christian UniversityGlendalePrivate (Not For Profit)Baccalaureate College1,4211960Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health StudiesPhoenixPrivate (Not For Profit)Not classified2015Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityPrescottPrivate (Not For Profit)Baccalaureate College3,2641978Indigenous Bible CollegeFlagstaffPrivate (Not For Profit)Special Focus: Theological Studies381958International Baptist College and SeminaryChandlerPrivate (Not For Profit)Special Focus: Theological Studies781981Justice UniversityChandlerPrivate (Not For Profit)Not classified1242019Midwestern UniversityGlendalePrivate (Not For Profit)Special Focus: Medical3,7381900Ottawa UniversitySurprisePrivate (Not For Profit)Baccalaureate College9121865Pathways CollegePhoenixPrivate (Not For Profit)Special Focus: Business1962015Prescott CollegePrescottPrivate (Not For Profit)Master's University8671966Sonoran University of Health SciencesTempePrivate (Not For Profit)Special Focus: Other Health5161993The School of ArchitectureScottsdalePrivate (Not For Profit)Special Focus: Other81932American InterContinental University SystemChandlerPrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Business11,2771970Arizona College of NursingGlendale, Phoenix, Tempe, and TucsonPrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Health Professions3,3961885Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental MedicineTucsonPrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Other Health Professions191995Aspen UniversityPhoenixPrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Nursing3,5111987Brookline CollegePhoenix, Tempe, and TucsonPrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Health Professions1,2391972Bryan UniversityTempePrivate (For Profit)Baccalaureate College2,5191940Carrington CollegeMesa, Phoenix, and TucsonPrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Health Professions2,1251967Chamberlain UniversityPhoenixPrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Health Professions6931889DeVry UniversityPhoenixPrivate (For Profit)Baccalaureate College61931Miller-Motte College - Arizona Automotive InstituteGlendalePrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Business6891968National Paralegal College (Crestpoint University)PhoenixPrivate (For Profit)Baccalaureate College4462003Pima Medical InstituteMesa, Phoenix, and TucsonPrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Applied and Career Studies4,4671972Refrigeration School IncPhoenixPrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Applied and Career Studies1,4171965Sessions College for Professional DesignTempePrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Art & Design1941997Sonoran Desert InstituteTempePrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Applied and Career Studies5,4372000Southwest Institute of Healing ArtsTempePrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Other Health Professions5341992Universal Technical InstituteAvondalePrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Technical2,4841965University of Advancing TechnologyTempePrivate (For Profit)Baccalaureate College9331983University of PhoenixPhoenixPrivate (For Profit)Doctoral University111,2481976
Out-of-state institutions A.T. Still University, Phoenix Benedictine University, Mesa Park University, Gilbert Avila University, Goodyear
Two-year institutions Arizona Western College, Yuma, San Luis, Quartzsite, Wellton, Somerton Central Arizona College, Coolidge, Casa Grande, Florence, Maricopa, Winkelman, Apache Junction, Queen Creek Cochise College, Douglas, Sierra Vista, Benson, Willcox, Fort Huachuca, Nogales Coconino Community College, Flagstaff, Williams, Page Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher Maricopa County Community College District Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, Mesa, Sun Lakes Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale GateWay Community College, Phoenix Glendale Community College, Glendale Mesa Community College, Mesa Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix Phoenix College, Phoenix Rio Salado Community College, distance learning community college, Tempe Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale South Mountain Community College, Phoenix Mohave Community College, Kingman, Bullhead City, Lake Havasu City Northland Pioneer College, Snowflake, Show Low, Holbrook, Winslow Pima Community College, Tucson Yavapai College, Prescott, Sedona, Clarkdale, Chino Valley
Tribal institutions Navajo Nation Diné College, Tsaile Tohono O'odham Nation Tohono O'odham Community College, Sells
Defunct institutions SchoolLocationControlCarnegie ClassificationFoundedClosedAnthem Education GroupGlendalePrivate (For Profit)Doctoral University1970Arizona Summit Law SchoolPhoenixPrivate (For Profit)Doctoral University20052018The Art Institute of PhoenixPhoenixPrivate (For Profit)Masters University1969The Art Institute of TucsonTucsonPrivate (For Profit)Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges1996Brown Mackie CollegePhoenixPrivate (For Profit)Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges18922017Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts ScottsdaleScottsdalePrivate (For Profit)Special-focus Institution19862017CollegeAmericaPhoenixPrivate (For Profit)Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges1964Collins CollegePhoenixPrivate (For Profit)Associate's College19782012Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & AcupuncturePhoenixPrivate (For Profit)Special Focus: Other Health Professions19962026Phoenix SeminaryPhoenixPrivate (Not For Profit)Special Focus: Faith-based19882026Southwest University of Visual ArtsTucsonPrivate (For Profit)Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges19832020
See also
List of college athletic programs in Arizona Arizona Board of Regents Higher education in the United States List of American institutions of higher education List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations List of colleges and universities List of colleges and universities by country
References
External links Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Arizona U.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard, listing of accredited institutions in Arizona