Private for-profit · Community college

Pima Medical Institute-Tucson

Tucson, Arizona · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
Avg net price
72%
Grad / completion
$38,673
Median earnings

Pima Medical Institute-Tucson is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Tucson, Arizona (large city setting), enrolling 2,567 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitMidsize · 2,567 undergradsLarge city

About Tucson, Arizona

Tucson is the county seat of and the most populated city in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The Tucson area was probably first visited by Paleo-Indians, who were known to have been in southern Arizona about 12,000 years ago. Recent archaeological excavations near the Santa Cruz River found a village site dating from 2100 BC. The Tucson Gem & Mineral Show is one of the largest gem and mineral shows in the world and has been held for over 50 years. The show is only one part of the gem, mineral, fossil and bead gathering held across more than 45 different sites in Tucson. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
6 miles to Tucson, AZ
To the ocean
148 miles
Nearest airport
10 miles to Tucson (TUS) · major hub

How Pima Medical Institute-Tucson compares

Graduation rate72%

Higher than 66% · #21 of 72 in Arizona

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,673

Higher than 63% · #26 of 61 in Arizona

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio35 : 1

Lower than 2%

Undergraduate enrollment2,567

Larger than 84%

Percentiles compare Pima Medical Institute-Tucson with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Arizona.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,676students
  • Undergraduate2,56796%
  • Graduate1094%

Undergraduates by gender

2,567undergrads
  • Women2,13483%
  • Men43317%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White34%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic36%
  • Asian7.4%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,567
Graduate enrollment
109
Student–faculty ratio
35 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
50%
First-generation students
51%
Students over 25
64%
Median family income
$21,596
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$55,530

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

Outcomes

Graduated
72%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,302
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,673
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
60%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
43%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
72%
Low-income (Pell)
66%
First-generation
69%

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
$50

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
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,676 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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

16%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,116
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 16% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,116. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 474 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$38,673
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
25%
Out-earn a HS grad
47%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 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
$37,116
Men
$49,058

Men out-earn women by $11,942 (32%) 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
102°F
Winter low
36°F
Annual rain
11.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.32.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tucson Camp Ave Exp, AZ US station (4.5 mi from campus).

What Pima Medical Institute-Tucson graduates study — and earn

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.