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University of Phoenix-Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona · Large city

#1 best value in Arizona
Admit rate
$13,520
Avg net price
21%
Graduation rate
$37,752
Median earnings

University of Phoenix-Arizona is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Phoenix, Arizona (large city setting), enrolling 85,991 undergraduates.

Private for-profitLarge · 85,991 undergradsLarge city

About Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. The Hohokam people occupied the Phoenix area for 2,000 years. The Phoenix Symphony Hall is home to the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the Arizona Opera and Ballet Arizona. The Arizona Opera company also has intimate performances at its new Arizona Opera Center, which opened in March 2013. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
4 miles to Phoenix, AZ
To the ocean
163 miles
Nearest airport
2 miles to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) · major hub

How University of Phoenix-Arizona compares

Graduation rate21%

Higher than 6% · #14 of 18 in Arizona

First-year retention41%

Higher than 3%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,752

Higher than 10% · #14 of 19 in Arizona

Average net price$13,520

Cheaper than 79% · #1 cheapest of 17 in Arizona

Median debt at graduation$31,553

Lower than 2%

Student–faculty ratio147 : 1

Lower than 1%

Undergraduate enrollment85,991

Larger than 99%

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

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

107,411students
  • Undergraduate85,99180%
  • Graduate21,42020%

Undergraduates by gender

85,991undergrads
  • Women59,96270%
  • Men26,02930%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White34%
  • Black24%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial29%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
85,991
Graduate enrollment
21,420
Student–faculty ratio
147 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
50%
First-generation students
54%
Students over 25
85%
Median family income
$18,602
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$76,104

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 2,665 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Arizona5.3%
  • Other U.S. states94%

A national draw — only 5% of first-years come from Arizona; 94% arrive from other states.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,552
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,416
Total cost of attendance
$19,909
Average net price
$13,520

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)
21%
Graduated on time (4 years)
2%
First-year retention
41%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,359
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,752
Median debt at graduation
$31,553
Students with federal loans
63%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
22%

About 19% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
2%
Low-income (Pell)
20%
First-generation
21%

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
Free

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)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (111,248 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
0.3

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
$12,776
$30–48k
$13,833
$48–75k
$14,963
$75–110k
$17,177
$110k+
$19,150

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
$80,239

$14,963/year × about 5.4 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.

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.

29%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,036
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 29% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,036. 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 1,927 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)
$37,752
Typical debt at graduation
$31,553
Debt vs. one year's pay
84%
Out-earn a HS grad
51%

Typical debt would take roughly 8.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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
$34,680
Men
$46,918

Men out-earn women by $12,238 (35%) 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 (1.3 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.