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Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe

Tempe, Arizona · Midsize city

#1 graduation rate in Arizona
100.0%
Admit rate
$31,681
Avg net price
89%
Graduation rate
$34,657
Median earnings

Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Tempe, Arizona (midsize city setting), enrolling 1,202 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 1,202 undergradsMidsize cityOpen admission

About Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Fort McDowell was established approximately 25 mi (40 km) northeast of present downtown Tempe on the upper Salt River in 1865 allowing for new towns to be built farther down the Salt River. Opened in September 2007, Tempe Center for the Arts is a community crown jewel for performing and visual arts. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
7 miles to Phoenix, AZ
To the ocean
164 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) · major hub

How Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #11 most selective of 13 in Arizona

Graduation rate89%

Higher than 95% · #1 of 18 in Arizona

First-year retention71%

Higher than 34%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,657

Higher than 7% · #17 of 19 in Arizona

Average net price$31,681

Cheaper than 12% · #11 cheapest of 17 in Arizona

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 98%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 10%

Undergraduate enrollment1,202

Larger than 43%

Percentiles compare Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Arizona.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,202undergrads
  • Women1,02085%
  • Men18215%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White37%
  • Black9.8%
  • Hispanic30%
  • Asian4.1%
  • Other or multiracial19%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,202
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
47%
First-generation students
54%
Students over 25
59%
Median family income
$17,322
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$70,065

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
100.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$26,091
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
$38,153
Average net price
$31,681

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
89%
Graduated on time (4 years)
89%
First-year retention
71%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,840
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,657
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
74%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
26%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
89%
Low-income (Pell)
57%
First-generation
60%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$49

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,202 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$27,061
$30–48k
$32,566
$48–75k
$36,830
$75–110k
$35,163
$110k+
$38,153

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$147,320

$36,830/year × about 4.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$34,657
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
39%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$34,001
Men
$38,618

Men out-earn women by $4,617 (14%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
106°F
Winter low
45°F
Annual rain
7.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°80°120°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.50.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl AP, AZ US station (2.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.