Best Colleges in Arizona

Why Should I Consider Studying in Arizona?

WIth a lifestyle akin to a bustling metropolis and plentiful rugged outdoor activities, Arizona provides an incredible blend to the curious student. Dependably warm weather blasts nearly every campus in the state year round, enabling endless golf, hiking, mountain biking and exploration opportunities which, due to the state’s accessibility, are never more than a few miles away.

Also referred to as the Grand Canyon State, there are plenty of incredible vistas to enjoy when breaking free from class for a long weekend. The University of Arizona is located in Tucson and offers an abundance of major diversity, similar to Tempe’s Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University (located in Flagstaff). Arizona’s institutions have a strong history of engineering, arts, and sciences.

Regarding the days following graduation, the state is continuing to explode with opportunities. Enjoying a below average unemployment rate and providing an affordable employer environment, has continued to attract numerous companies to the state and makes for a relatively easy process to landing a job out of college. Not only is the environment favorable for companies, but the cost of living is also relatively low, with housing prices and rent costs well below the US average.

Arizona Higher Education By The Numbers

Colleges in Arizona

Arizona has the 19th most colleges in the country with 98 colleges. For some context, that is 9.8 times as many colleges as the state with the fewest. 69% of colleges in Arizona are private and 31% of its colleges are public. (68 private colleges & 30 public colleges). It has the 28th most public colleges and the 18th most private colleges of any state.

Our top three public colleges in Arizona are Arizona State University Campus Immersion, University of Arizona, and Arizona State University Digital Immersion. Our favorite private colleges are Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott, Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences, and Ottawa University-Surprise. Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most students of any college in the top 25 colleges with 82,880 students.

Students in Arizona

The average state has 508,837 college students. Arizona has 400,617.862745 more. There are 529,509 public college students and 379,946 private college students in Arizona. It has more public college students than 82% of states and more pivate college students than 92% of states. Its 909,455 total students make it the 6th most popular destination in the United States. 42% of students in Arizona attend private institutions which is the 11th highest percentage around the nation.