University of Arizona
Numbers of students:
37,083.
Average undergraduate age:
22
Graduation rate:
55 percent of freshmen graduate within six years.
Most popular undergraduate degree programs:
psychology, communication, finance, marketing, political science and elementary education.
Tuition:
Resident undergraduates will pay $4,087 next year. Nonresident undergraduates will pay $13,067, resident graduate students will pay $4,337 and nonresident graduate students will pay $13,317.
Pima Community College
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Number of credit-seeking students:
68,425.
Average age:
28.
Graduation rate:
Nearly 30 percent of first-time students obtain their degrees or certificates within three years; less than 10 percent transfer to another Arizona public college or university.
Most popular degree programs:
liberal arts.
Tuition:
Next year's tuition has not been set. In-state students paid $42 per credit hour this year, or $507 for a full-time load of 13 to 18 credit hours. Nearly 30 percent of the college's students attend full time, and 62 percent of for-credit students reported they planned to transfer to a four-year program.
University of Phoenix
Number of students:
201,381 nationwide; 49 percent enrolled in online campus.
Average age:
35.
Graduation rate:
unavailable.
Most popular degree program in Southern Arizona:
bachelor of science in business.
Tuition:
Undergraduate tuition in Southern Arizona costs $283 a credit hour; graduate tuition cost varies depending on students' programs and how many credit hours they have earned. Fifty percent had tuition reimbursed by their employer.
