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Arizona Christian University

Glendale, Arizona Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Arizona Christian University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Glendale, Arizona. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,421, made up of 1,381 undergraduates and 40 graduate students. The school has a religious affiliation.

Arizona Christian University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 28 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Counseling Psychology, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies. It awarded 231 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

54% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

1,421
Students enrolled
54%
First-year retention
231
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
28
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 28

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 5
Education 4
Psychology 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology Bachelor Online option 16 graduates
Theology and Religious Vocations 4
Social Sciences 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Health Professions 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
54%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
219
Associate degrees
3
Master's degrees
9

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,421
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,381
Graduate students, fall 2024
40
Full-time, fall 2024
80%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,564
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,514
Graduate students, 2024-25
50
Full-time, 2024-25
76%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
45%
Men
55%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
25%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
13
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
46%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Undenominational
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Frontier Conference; Golden State Athletic Conference
President
Len Munsil
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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