This is a list of colleges and universities in Arizona. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
| School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Enrollment
(Fall 2020) [1] |
Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University | Tempe | Public | Doctoral University | 74,795 | 1885 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | Public | Doctoral University | 29,566 | 1899 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson | Public | Doctoral University | 45,601 | 1885 |
| Arizona Christian University | Glendale | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate College | 925 | 1960 |
| Benedictine University at Mesa | Mesa | Private (Not For Profit) | Master's University | 1887 | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Prescott | Private (Not For Profit) | Baccalaureate College | 3,004 | 1978 |
| Prescott College | Prescott | Private (Not For Profit) | Master's University | 970 | 1966 |
| Ottawa University | Surprise | Private (Not For Profit) | Master's University | 1,882 | 1865 |
| Park University | Glendale | Private (Not For Profit) | Master's University | ? | 1875 |
| A.T. Still University | Phoenix | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Medical | ? | 1892 |
| Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies | Phoenix | Private (Not For Profit) | Not classified | 2015 | |
| Fuller Theological Seminary | Phoenix | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Faith-based | ? | 1947 |
| Midwestern University | Glendale | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Medical | 3,927 | 1900 |
| Phoenix Seminary | Phoenix | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Faith-based | 260 | 1988 |
| Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine | Tempe | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Medical | 509 | 1993 |
| The School of Architecture | Paradise Valley | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Other | 10 | 1932 |
| Arizona College of Nursing | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Special Focus: Health Professions | 1,810 | 1885 |
| Brookline College | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Special Focus: Health Professions | 2,456 | 1972 |
| Bryan University | Tempe | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate College | 1,350 | 1940 |
| Carrington College | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Special Focus: Health Professions | 1,922 | 1967 |
| Chamberlain College of Nursing | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Special Focus: Health Professions | 725 | 1889 |
| DeVry University | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate College | 217 | 1931 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Doctoral University | 103,427 | 1949 |
| Sessions College for Professional Design | Tempe | Private (For Profit) | Special Focus: Art & Design | 197 | 1997 |
| Universal Technical Institute | Avondale | Private (For Profit) | Special Focus: Technical | 1,845 | 1965 |
| University of Advancing Technology | Tempe | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate College | 836 | 1983 |
| University of Phoenix | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Doctoral University | 89,763 | 1976 |
| International Baptist College and Seminary | Chandler | Private (Not For Profit) | Special Focus: Faith-based | 78 | 1981 |
| School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Founded[2] | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthem Education Group | Glendale | Private (For Profit) | Doctoral University | 1970 | |
| Arizona Summit Law School | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Doctoral University | 2005 | 2018 |
| The Art Institute of Phoenix | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Masters University | 1969 | |
| The Art Institute of Tucson | Tucson | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1996 | |
| Brown Mackie College | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1892 | 2017 |
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Scottsdale | Scottsdale | Private (For Profit) | Special-focus Institution | 1986 | 2017 |
| CollegeAmerica | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1964 | |
| Collins College | Phoenix | Private (For Profit) | Associate's College | 1978 | 2012 |
| Southwest University of Visual Arts | Tucson | Private (For Profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1983 | 2020 |
