There are 120 colleges in Arizona - 43 public and 77 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Arizona colleges is $7,556 for state residents and $20,629 for out-of-state students.
27 Arizona cities have at least one college and, of them, Phoenix has the most of 27 colleges. It has 14 four-year colleges and 5 community colleges with a total of 230,395 students. Tucson and Tempe also has a number of colleges of 17 and 12 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Arizona colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Phoenix | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | $20,133 ($5,589) |
$12,383 | 230,395 | 172,782 | 57,613 | 18 to 1 |
| Tucson | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | $29,570 ($13,277) |
$28,621 ($14,389) |
69,541 | 58,744 | 10,797 | 14 to 1 |
| Tempe | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | $20,187 ($7,205) |
$25,693 ($13,389) |
107,836 | 92,614 | 15,222 | 22 to 1 |
| Mesa | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | $32,193 ($12,051) |
- | 19,552 | 19,552 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Glendale | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | $25,283 ($7,205) |
$31,802 | 19,293 | 15,511 | 3,782 | 12 to 1 |
| Chandler | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | $12,905 | $10,135 | 29,071 | 25,158 | 3,913 | 18 to 1 |
| Scottsdale | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | $8,441 ($11,421) |
$19,724 ($10,573) |
70,421 | 54,222 | 16,199 | 9 to 1 |
| Avondale | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 12,442 | 12,442 | - | 26 to 1 |
| Prescott | 3 | 3 | - | - | $29,058 ($2,838) |
$19,665 | 11,128 | 10,430 | 698 | 15 to 1 |
| Flagstaff | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | $13,328 ($12,238) |
$22,077 ($12,547) |
30,653 | 25,771 | 4,882 | 16 to 1 |
| Yuma | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8,050 | 8,050 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Lake Havasu City | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $11,507 ($6,969) |
- | 85 | 85 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Coolidge | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4,652 | 4,652 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Sierra Vista | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3,797 | 3,797 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Thatcher | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4,864 | 4,864 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Peoria | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 50 | 50 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Goodyear | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 57 | 57 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Show Low | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buckeye | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kingman | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4,038 | 4,038 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Tsaile | 1 | 1 | - | - | $1,410 ($1,410) |
$4,750 ($4,750) |
1,552 | 1,548 | 4 | 15 to 1 |
| Holbrook | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,740 | 2,740 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Somerton | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 133 | 133 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Surprise | 1 | 1 | - | - | $35,300 | $13,002 | 1,736 | 1,106 | 630 | 16 to 1 |
| Prescott Valley | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tolleson | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 104 | 104 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Sells | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 922 | 922 | - | 26 to 1 |