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.
School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Enrollment(Fall 2020)[1] | Founded | |
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Arizona State University | Tempe | Public | Doctoral University | 74,795 | 1885 | |
Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | Public | Doctoral University | 29,566 | 1899 | |
University of Arizona | Tucson | Public | Doctoral University | 45,601 | 1885 | |
Arizona Christian University | Glendale | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate College | 925 | 1960 | |
Benedictine University at Mesa | Mesa | Private (Not For Profit) | Master's University | 1887 | ||
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Prescott | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate College | 3,004 | 1978 | |
Prescott College | Prescott | Private (Not For Profit) | Master's University | 970 | 1966 | |
Ottawa University | Surprise | Private (Not For Profit) | Master's University | 1,882 | 1865 | |
Park University | Gilbert | Private (Not For Profit) | Master's University | 350 | 1875 | |
A.T. Still University | Phoenix | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Medical | ? | 1892 | |
Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies | Phoenix | Private (Not For Profit) | Not classified | 2015 | ||
Fuller Theological Seminary | Phoenix | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Faith-based | ? | 1947 | |
Midwestern University | Glendale | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Medical | 3,927 | 1900 | |
Phoenix Seminary | Phoenix | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Faith-based | 260 | 1988 | |
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine | Tempe | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Medical | 509 | 1993 | |
The School of Architecture | Paradise Valley | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Other | 10 | 1932 | |
Arizona College of Nursing | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Special Focus: Health Professions | 1,810 | 1885 | |
Brookline College | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Special Focus: Health Professions | 2,456 | 1972 | |
Bryan University | Tempe | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate College | 1,350 | 1940 | |
Carrington College | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Special Focus: Health Professions | 1,922 | 1967 | |
Chamberlain College of Nursing | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Special Focus: Health Professions | 725 | 1889 | |
DeVry University | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate College | 217 | 1931 | |
Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Doctoral University | 103,427 | 1949 | |
Sessions College for Professional Design | Tempe | Private (For Profit) | Special Focus: Art & Design | 197 | 1997 | |
Universal Technical Institute | Avondale | Private (For Profit) | Special Focus: Technical | 1,845 | 1965 | |
University of Advancing Technology | Tempe | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate College | 836 | 1983 | |
University of Phoenix | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Doctoral University | 89,763 | 1976 | |
International Baptist College and Seminary | Chandler | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Faith-based | 78 | 1981 |
School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Founded[2] | Closed | |
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Anthem Education Group | Glendale | Private (For Profit) | Doctoral University | 1970 | ||
Arizona Summit Law School | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Doctoral University | 2005 | 2018 | |
The Art Institute of Phoenix | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Masters University | 1969 | ||
The Art Institute of Tucson | Tucson | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1996 | ||
Brown Mackie College | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1892 | 2017 | |
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Scottsdale | Scottsdale | Private (For Profit) | Special-focus Institution | 1986 | 2017 | |
CollegeAmerica | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1964 | ||
Collins College | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Associate's College | 1978 | 2012 | |
Southwest University of Visual Arts | Tucson | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1983 | 2020 |