- The Inkwell
- Arizona
- University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix, AZCity: largeZIP 85040
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1979
- Website
- www.phoenix.edu
ArizonaPrivate for-profit
University of Phoenix-Arizona
University of Phoenix-Arizona is a private for-profit university in Phoenix, Arizona, with 85,991 undergraduates. It graduates 21% within six years and costs $13,916 a year after aid.
21%graduate
Retention41%
4-year graduation1.7%
Pell Grant share58%
Federal loans68%
$13,916net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
21%graduate in 6 years
$43,584median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,090median debt
#1,496 of 1,704 for earnings#430 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,649 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $20,728tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,552
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $9,552
- Average net price
- $13,916national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,364
$30,001–48,000$15,590
$48,001–75,000$16,324
$75,001–110,000$18,272
$110,001+$19,811
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college41%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college21%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college58%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 21%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 1.7%
- First-year retention
- 41%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 36%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,057
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,584middle 50%: $23,992–$67,177
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,090
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$67,177
Median, University of Phoenix-Arizona$43,584
Lower quarter$23,992
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 85,991
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 67% / 33%
- Average age at entry
- 32.0
- First-generation students
- 54%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 58%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 147 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 7.1%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,456 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $1,180
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White34%
Hispanic12%
Black24%
Asian1.0%
Two or more races3.2%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown25%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management57%
Health professions16%
Computer & information sciences12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.2%
Psychology3.6%
Public administration & social service2.4%
Education1.5%
Communication & journalism1.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
| American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZ | $16,125 | 9.8% | $42,612 |
| Aspen University Phoenix, AZ | $12,698 | 9.3% | $49,178 |
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| Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson Tucson, AZ | $27,016 | — | $41,223 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO | $17,860 | 19% | $44,720 |
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| East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX | $13,974 | 40% | $52,631 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 484613. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q114339971.