Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Arizona Colleges

There are 56 active four-years colleges and universities in Arizona - 23 public and 33 private schools. The 2024 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Arizona is 82.99% - 184,529 students accepted out of total 227,041.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 72.33% to 82.99%. The Arizona Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 35.47% and the yield is lower than 42.32%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 75.69% where the current academic year rate is 82.99% at Arizona Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 77.05% and women students' rate is 77.40%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Arizona Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	72.33%	75.10%	75.16%
2014-15	71.28% -1.05%	74.73% -0.34%	74.82% -0.34%
2015-16	69.70% -1.58%	71.95% -3.56%	71.25% -3.56%
2016-17	74.09% 4.39%	74.04% 5.20%	76.46% 5.20%
2017-18	78.83% 4.75%	80.07% 1.91%	78.36% 1.91%
2018-19	72.09% -6.74%	75.91% -4.42%	73.94% -4.42%
2019-20	77.73% 5.64%	80.92% 4.44%	78.38% 4.44%
2020-21	76.18% -1.55%	77.32% 1.09%	79.47% 1.09%
2021-22	76.05% -0.14%	75.55% -2.44%	77.03% -2.44%
2022-23	81.35% 5.30%	79.94% 5.24%	82.27% 5.24%
2023-24	82.99% 1.65%	82.04% 2.02%	84.29% 2.02%
Average	75.69%	77.05%	77.40%

Arizona Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 39.38% where the current academic year yield is 35.47%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Arizona Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	42.32%	35.81%	44.43%
2014-15	36.53% -5.79%	34.34% -8.33%	36.10% -8.33%
2015-16	38.29% 1.76%	37.28% 0.33%	36.44% 0.33%
2016-17	38.56% 0.26%	36.59% 0.29%	36.73% 0.29%
2017-18	37.70% -0.85%	31.64% 1.77%	38.50% 1.77%
2018-19	39.81% 2.11%	37.46% 0.51%	39.01% 0.51%
2019-20	40.82% 1.01%	39.17% 3.44%	42.45% 3.44%
2020-21	43.25% 2.43%	43.93% -2.01%	40.44% -2.01%
2021-22	39.59% -3.66%	41.87% -2.47%	37.97% -2.47%
2022-23	40.81% 1.22%	42.67% 2.36%	40.33% 2.36%
2023-24	35.47% -5.34%	36.38% -5.83%	34.50% -5.83%
Average	39.38%	37.92%	38.81%

Arizona Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 163,821, the average number of admitted is 129,831, and the average number of enrolled students is 32,574 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Arizona Colleges increased by 7.77% (16,373 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Arizona Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	106,467	83,254	24,558
2014-15	121,245 14,778	89,587 1,104	25,662 1,104
2015-16	137,127 15,882	93,330 1,933	27,595 1,933
2016-17	144,053 6,926	105,029 -75	27,520 -75
2017-18	141,839 -2,214	109,912 241	27,761 241
2018-19	148,639 6,800	119,079 2,320	30,081 2,320
2019-20	164,458 15,819	134,003 3,589	33,670 3,589
2020-21	196,929 32,471	163,633 3,437	37,107 3,437
2021-22	203,561 6,632	169,951 2,486	39,593 2,486
2022-23	210,668 7,107	175,835 3,113	42,706 3,113
2023-24	227,041 16,373	184,529 -647	42,059 -647
Average	163,821	129,831	32,574

Arizona Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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4-Year Colleges

Carrington College-Tucson Private, 2-4 years | Tucson
Grand Canyon University Private, four-years | Phoenix
University of Arizona Public, four-years | Tucson
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Public, four-years | Tempe
University of Phoenix-Arizona Private, four-years | Phoenix
Northern Arizona University Public, four-years | Flagstaff
Carrington College-Mesa Private, 2-4 years | Mesa
Arizona State University Digital Immersion Public, four-years | Scottsdale
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Private, four-years | Prescott
Ottawa University-Surprise Private, four-years | Surprise

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Graduate

Grand Canyon University Private, four-years | Phoenix
University of Arizona Public, four-years | Tucson
Northern Arizona University Public, four-years | Flagstaff
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Public, four-years | Tempe
University of Phoenix-Arizona Private, four-years | Phoenix
Brookline College-Phoenix Private, four-years | Phoenix
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Private, four-years | Tucson
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The School of Architecture Private, four-years | Scottsdale

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Online Schools

Grand Canyon University Private, four-years | Phoenix
University of Phoenix-Arizona Private, four-years | Phoenix
Northern Arizona University Public, four-years | Flagstaff
Pima Community College Public, 2-4 years | Tucson
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Public, four-years | Tempe
University of Arizona Public, four-years | Tucson
Arizona State University Digital Immersion Public, four-years | Scottsdale
Sonoran Desert Institute Private, 2-4 years | Tempe
Cochise County Community College District Public, 2-4 years | Sierra Vista
Bryan University Private, four-years | Tempe

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Trade Schools

Avalon Institute-Phoenix Private, Less than 2-years | Phoenix
Arizona Culinary Institute Private, Less than 2-years | Scottsdale
Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences Private, Less than 2-years | Tempe
Carrington College-Phoenix North Private, 2-4 years | Phoenix
Arizona College-Mesa Private, Less than 2-years | Mesa
UEI College-Phoenix Private, Less than 2-years | Phoenix
Aveda Institute-Tucson Private, Less than 2-years | Tucson
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Arizona School of Integrative Studies Private, Less than 2-years | Mesa
Aveda Institute-Phoenix Private, Less than 2-years | Tempe

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