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University of Phoenix-Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

University of Phoenix-Arizona is a private for-profit four-year institution in Phoenix, Arizona. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 111,248, made up of 89,828 undergraduates and 21,420 graduate students. It is part of University of Phoenix.

University of Phoenix-Arizona offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 74 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Information Technology, and Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. It awarded 30,652 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 74 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 41% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 147 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
111,248
Students enrolled
41%
First-year retention
30,652
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
74
Programs and majors
147:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 74

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 14
Computer and Information Sciences 13
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 7
Psychology 3
Health Professions 13
Education 10
Public Administration and Social Services 4
Communication and Journalism 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
English Language and Literature 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
History 1
Social Sciences 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
41%
Student-to-faculty ratio
147:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
13,561
Associate degrees
4,416
Master's degrees
6,265
Doctoral degrees (research)
267
Certificates under 1 year
5,554
Postbaccalaureate certificates
347
Post-master's certificates
242

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
111,248
Undergraduates, fall 2024
89,828
Graduate students, fall 2024
21,420
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
177,160
Undergraduates, 2024-25
143,551
Graduate students, 2024-25
33,609
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

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

Women
66%
Men
34%
White
30%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
35%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
74
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
99%
Students taking some online courses
1%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Other academic year
Part of
University of Phoenix
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
President
Chris Lynne
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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