Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of Colleges in Arizona is 691,676 with 425,002 female students and 266,674 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between Colleges in Arizona.
Among the Colleges in Arizona, Grand Canyon University has the most enrolled students of 113,257, while DeVry University- has the least number of students of 6 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
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Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of Colleges in Arizona is 570,867 with 343,464 female students and 227,403 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between Colleges in Arizona.
Among the Colleges in Arizona, University of Phoenix- has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 89,828, while DeVry University- has the least number of undergraduate students of 6.
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Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of Colleges in Arizona is 120,809 with 81,538 female students and 39,271 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between Colleges in Arizona.
Among the Colleges in Arizona, Grand Canyon University has the most enrolled graduate students of 37,321, while Bryan University has the least number of graduate students of 7.
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| Name | Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookline College-Phoenix | 27 | 5 | 22 | |
| State University Campus Immersion | 14,368 | 7,995 | 6,373 | |
| University of | 11,517 | 5,334 | 6,183 | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | 35 | 23 | 12 | |
| The School of Architecture | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| Grand Canyon University | 37,321 | 8,297 | 29,024 | |
| Dine College | 11 | 4 | 7 | |
| Northern University | 5,477 | 2,125 | 3,352 | |
| Pima Medical Institute-Tucson | 109 | 18 | 91 | |
| Prescott College | 644 | 132 | 512 | |
| Christian University | 40 | 14 | 26 | |
| Bryan University | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| University of Advancing Technology | 78 | 57 | 21 | |
| Phoenix Seminary | 296 | 218 | 78 | |
| Sonoran University of Health Sciences | 516 | 73 | 443 | |
| Midwestern University-Glendale | 3,738 | 1,395 | 2,343 | |
| International Baptist College and Seminary | 30 | 24 | 6 | |
| American InterContinental University System | 4,091 | 1,734 | 2,357 | |
| School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | 19 | 4 | 15 | |
| Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture | 118 | 19 | 99 | |
| Aspen University | 2,036 | 348 | 1,688 | |
| National Paralegal College | 60 | 10 | 50 | |
| Ottawa University-Surprise | 75 | 47 | 28 | |
| State University Digital Immersion | 18,768 | 5,904 | 12,864 | |
| University of Phoenix- | 21,420 | 5,483 | 15,937 | |
| Thunderbird School of Global Management | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| American Institute of Trucking | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| CollegeAmerica-Flagstaff | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Southwest University of Visual Arts-Tucson | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Brown Mackie College-Tucson | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Flagstaff | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Cortiva Institute-Tucson | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| International Academy, Chandler | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Maricopa Community College System Office | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Tucson | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Tempe | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Ottawa University-Phoenix | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Cortiva Institute-Scottsdale | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Hair Academy of Safford | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Tucson College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Western International University | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-NW Phoenix | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Carrington College-Phoenix East | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Scottsdale | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| American Institute of Interior Design | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State University-West | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Carsten Institute of Cosmetology | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State University-Polytechnic | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Board of Regents | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| The Art Institute of Phoenix | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Golf Academy of America-Phoenix | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Argosy University-Phoenix | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Southwest Skill Center-Campus of Estrella Mountain Community College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| The Art Institute of Tucson | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State University-Downtown Phoenix | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Summit Law School | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Phoenix | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Fortis College-Phoenix | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Argosy University-Phoenix Online Division | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Brown Mackie College-Phoenix | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| All Beauty College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Cortiva Institute-Tempe | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Cortiva Institute-Phoenix | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Phoenix West | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| California College San Diego-CollegeAmerica-Phoenix | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| International School of Cosmetology | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Trine University- Regional Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| All Beauty College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| All Beauty College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| University of -Sierra Vista | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Kor Beauty Academy | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityTucson | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityLake Havasu | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityThe Gila Valley | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State University at Yuma | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityPinal | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityCochise | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| College of Nursing-Tempe | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityYavapai | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityPima | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityNortheastern | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityMesa City Center | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Pathways College- | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| National Tractor Trailer School | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State University-West | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State University-Polytechnic | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State University-Downtown Phoenix | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityTucson | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityLake Havasu | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityThe Gila Valley | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityYuma | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityPinal | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityCochise | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityYavapai | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityPima | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityNortheastern | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| State UniversityMesa City Center | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Alliant International University - Phoenix | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Jersey College - Tucson | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Western Maricopa Education Center - Southwest Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Western Maricopa Education Center - Northeast Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Total | 120,809 | 39,271 | 81,538 | |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between Colleges in Arizona. In undergraduate programs, out of total 561,204 students, 280,905 students (50.05%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 132,440 students (23.60%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 120,782 students, 90,463 students (74.90%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 5,113 students (4.23%) have learned from at least one online course.
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| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | |||||
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| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | ||
| Empire Beauty School-Tucson | Empire Beauty School-Tucson does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Western Maricopa Education Center - Northeast Campus | Western Maricopa Education Center - Northeast Campus does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Carrington College-Phoenix North | 1,080 | 142 (13.15%) |
277 (25.65%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Carrington College-Mesa | 528 | - | 124 (23.48%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Carrington College-Tucson | 517 | - | 147 (28.43%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Arizona Academy of Beauty | Arizona Academy of Beauty does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute | 689 | - | 12 (1.74%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Brookline College-Phoenix | 712 | 205 (28.79%) |
507 (71.21%) | 27 | - | 27 (100.00%) | |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 65,450 | 3,384 (5.17%) |
40,316 (61.60%) | 14,368 | 453 (3.15%) |
2,093 (14.57%) | |
| Arizona Western College | 8,964 | 2,226 (24.83%) |
2,624 (29.27%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Arizona | 44,848 | 8,959 (19.98%) |
21,518 (47.98%) | 11,517 | 3,522 (30.58%) |
1,571 (13.64%) | |
| Central Arizona College | 5,053 | 665 (13.16%) |
3,401 (67.31%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Charles of Italy Beauty College | Charles of Italy Beauty College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Cochise County Community College District | 3,905 | 1,197 (30.65%) |
1,078 (27.61%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Chandler | Empire Beauty School-Chandler does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Avalon Institute-Mesa | 298 | - | 298 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Eastern Arizona College | 5,213 | 392 (7.52%) |
878 (16.84%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | 3,229 | 9 (0.28%) |
353 (10.93%) | 35 | - | - | |
| The School of Architecture | The School of Architecture does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Glendale Community College | 13,914 | 3,160 (22.71%) |
4,139 (29.75%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Grand Canyon University | 75,936 | 53,376 (70.29%) |
13,284 (17.49%) | 37,321 | 36,401 (97.53%) |
187 (0.50%) | |
| GateWay Community College | 5,553 | 1,685 (30.34%) |
1,166 (21.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Mesa Community College | 17,077 | 4,620 (27.05%) |
5,003 (29.30%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Mohave Community College | 4,619 | 1,353 (29.29%) |
1,367 (29.60%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc-Motorcycle Mechanics Institute Division | Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc-Motorcycle Mechanics Institute Division does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Dine College | 1,423 | 476 (33.45%) |
799 (56.15%) | 11 | 1 (9.09%) |
3 (27.27%) | |
| Northern Arizona University | 22,990 | 2,715 (11.81%) |
8,906 (38.74%) | 5,477 | 2,522 (46.05%) |
646 (11.79%) | |
| Northland Pioneer College | 3,158 | 1,089 (34.48%) |
601 (19.03%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Phoenix College | 10,660 | 2,963 (27.80%) |
2,714 (25.46%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Pima Community College | 16,283 | 5,143 (31.59%) |
3,421 (21.01%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Pima Medical Institute-Tucson | 2,567 | 1,813 (70.63%) |
- | 109 | 109 (100.00%) |
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| Prescott College | 223 | 112 (50.22%) |
- | 644 | 644 (100.00%) |
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| Refrigeration School Inc | 1,417 | - | 42 (2.96%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Rio Salado College | 18,841 | 8,147 (43.24%) |
552 (2.93%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery | Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Scottsdale Community College | 7,065 | 2,030 (28.73%) |
1,798 (25.45%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| South Mountain Community College | 4,516 | 1,415 (31.33%) |
1,164 (25.78%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Arizona Christian University | 1,381 | 166 (12.02%) |
579 (41.93%) | 40 | 23 (57.50%) |
7 (17.50%) | |
| Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc | Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Yavapai College | 7,428 | 2,229 (30.01%) |
1,377 (18.54%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Bryan University | 2,512 | 2,512 (100.00%) |
- | 7 | 7 (100.00%) |
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| GateWay Community College-Central City | GateWay Community College-Central City does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Pima Medical Institute-Mesa | 705 | - | - | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences | Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| University of Advancing Technology | 855 | 508 (59.42%) |
46 (5.38%) | 78 | 54 (69.23%) |
6 (7.69%) | |
| Paradise Valley Community College | 6,148 | 1,586 (25.80%) |
1,715 (27.90%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College | 15,085 | 2,679 (17.76%) |
3,293 (21.83%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Phoenix Seminary | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 296 | 134 (45.27%) |
36 (12.16%) | |||
| Estrella Mountain Community College | 10,109 | 2,904 (28.73%) |
2,930 (28.98%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Brookline College-Tempe | 282 | - | 282 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Coconino Community College | 2,524 | 632 (25.04%) |
697 (27.61%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Sonoran University of Health Sciences | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 516 | 120 (23.26%) |
396 (76.74%) | |||
| Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe | 1,202 | - | 1,202 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Midwestern University-Glendale | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 3,738 | 181 (4.84%) |
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| International Baptist College and Seminary | 48 | 10 (20.83%) |
13 (27.08%) | 30 | 14 (46.67%) |
3 (10.00%) | |
| Brookline College-Tucson | 218 | - | 218 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| HDS Truck Driving Institute | HDS Truck Driving Institute does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| East Valley Institute of Technology | East Valley Institute of Technology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Tohono O'odham Community College | 1,165 | 1,050 (90.13%) |
84 (7.21%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Southwest Institute of Healing Arts | 534 | 214 (40.07%) |
- | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Turning Point Beauty College | Turning Point Beauty College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| American InterContinental University System | 7,186 | 7,186 (100.00%) |
- | 4,091 | 4,091 (100.00%) |
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| Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Empire Beauty School-Avondale | Empire Beauty School-Avondale does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 118 | 2 (1.69%) |
116 (98.31%) | |||
| Tucson College of Beauty | Tucson College of Beauty does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Arizona Culinary Institute | Arizona Culinary Institute does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Chamberlain University-Arizona | 693 | 15 (2.16%) |
431 (62.19%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Aspen University | 1,475 | 1,475 (100.00%) |
- | 2,036 | 2,036 (100.00%) |
- | |
| Studio Academy of Beauty | Studio Academy of Beauty does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Pima Medical Institute-East Valley | 306 | - | - | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Phoenix | Paul Mitchell the School-Phoenix does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Penrose Academy | Penrose Academy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| National Paralegal College | 386 | 386 (100.00%) |
- | 60 | 60 (100.00%) |
- | |
| Pure Aesthetics Natural Skincare School | Pure Aesthetics Natural Skincare School does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Ottawa University-Surprise | 837 | 43 (5.14%) |
547 (65.35%) | 75 | 63 (84.00%) |
7 (9.33%) | |
| Allen School-Phoenix | 8 | - | 8 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Avalon Institute-Phoenix | 219 | - | 219 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Sessions College for Professional Design | 194 | 194 (100.00%) |
- | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Aveda Institute-Tucson | Aveda Institute-Tucson does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| DeVry University-Arizona | 6 | 3 (50.00%) |
3 (50.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Arizona College-Mesa | 140 | - | 140 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | 54,226 | 54,226 (100.00%) |
- | 18,768 | 18,768 (100.00%) |
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| Arizona School of Integrative Studies | Arizona School of Integrative Studies does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| University of Phoenix-Arizona | 89,828 | 89,817 (99.99%) |
5 (0.01%) | 21,420 | 21,258 (99.24%) |
15 (0.07%) | |
| Aveda Institute-Phoenix | Aveda Institute-Phoenix does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix | 780 | 120 (15.38%) |
- | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| UEI College-Phoenix | UEI College-Phoenix does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Regional Center for Border Health | 131 | - | - | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Sonoran Desert Institute | 5,437 | 5,437 (100.00%) |
- | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Commercial Divers International | Commercial Divers International does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| International Barber College | International Barber College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Xtylo Beauty College | Xtylo Beauty College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Western Maricopa Education Center | Western Maricopa Education Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Indian Bible College | 38 | 9 (23.68%) |
- | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson | 562 | - | 562 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix | 1,229 | - | 1,229 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Pathways College | 196 | 196 (100.00%) |
- | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| UEI College-Mesa | UEI College-Mesa does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Arizona College-Glendale | 403 | 32 (7.94%) |
371 (92.06%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Kino College | Kino College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Xtylo Beauty College | Xtylo Beauty College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Aveda Institute Tucson-Avondale | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||
| Average | 561,204 | 280,905 (50.05%) |
132,440 (23.60%) |
120,782 | 90,463 (74.90%) |
5,113 (4.23%) | |
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