Notable Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Arizona

This directory-style roundup highlights 10 four-year colleges and universities in Arizona, selected from available COSMIQ profiles with enrollment data. The order reflects reported enrollment as a rough measure of institution size—not educational quality, outcomes, or endorsement. Enrollment figures are intentionally not shown.

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Institutions

Arizona State University Campus Immersion — Tempe, Arizona.
Arizona State University Digital Immersion — Scottsdale, Arizona.
University of Arizona — Tucson, Arizona.
Northern Arizona University — Flagstaff, Arizona.
Midwestern University-Glendale — Glendale, Arizona.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott — Prescott, Arizona.
Ottawa University-Surprise — Surprise, Arizona.
Dine College — Tsaile, Arizona.
Arizona Christian University — Glendale, Arizona.
Prescott College — Prescott, Arizona.

Selection and source notes

This list covers four-year-or-higher institutions in COSMIQ’s profile data; the profile dataset includes active public and private nonprofit institutions and excludes for-profit institutions.

COSMIQ college profiles use 2022 IPEDS records. Institutions are selected from available profiles with reported enrollment.

Source references: COSMIQ college profiles; National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

The article includes 10 profiles from a state category with 16 available profiles, following the agreed 10-entry list size. The ordering is not a quality ranking.

Editorial note: COSMIQ has not independently evaluated or endorsed the listed institutions. Profile availability and source years vary; readers should consult each institution for current details.