Universities in Arizona
2 indexed campuses in Mountain, 128,000 students in total. Ranked by the Campus Atlas quality index; tuition shown as the in-state / out-of-state band.
Top 10 by quality index
Largest campuses
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ · public · 74k students
The largest university in the US by enrollment, with a very wide catalog and a high acceptance rate; engineering, business and journalism are the strongest schools.
Score 5474k students90% admitted$12k in-state
computer data scienceengineeringbusinesshealth medicine
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ · public · 54k students
Space science, astronomy and optics hub on a desert campus, with an entrepreneurship center that is among the oldest in the US.
Score 5554k students87% admitted$13k in-state
computer data scienceengineeringbusinesshealth medicine
City clusters
Enrolment, tuition and acceptance figures are rounded planning values compiled in 2025/26 for orientation. Verify exact numbers with each university's official fact sheet before you apply.