Federal enrolment data · Fall 2023 · Arizona
Online colleges in Arizona
Across the 57 Arizona colleges the federal government holds distance-education figures for, 258,831 students (47%) were enrolled entirely at a distance in Fall 2023, and 70% took at least one distance course. 26 of those colleges enrol at least a quarter of their students that way; they are listed below, largest online intake first.
Colleges with federal figures
57
In Arizona
Students studying entirely online
258,831
47% of the 552,755 enrolled at those colleges
Took at least one distance course
70%
Fully online plus part-distance study
Colleges on the list below
26
At least 25% of students studying entirely online AND at least 50 of them. CampusPin thresholds, not federal categories.
Why your state still matters for online study
Distance study has no postcode, but the price and the paperwork do. Most public institutions charge residents less than non-residents, including for online courses at many of them, and states authorise which out-of-state institutions may enrol their residents at all. Starting from the colleges in Arizona is therefore usually starting from the cheaper and simpler end, which is the only sense in which an online college is “in” a state.
Arizona colleges where students actually study online
Every Arizona college where at least 25% of students were enrolled entirely at a distance and at least 50students did so, ordered by how many. Share alone would let a twenty-student campus open the list ahead of a community college teaching thousands at a distance. It is a measurement of enrolment, not a ranking, and nobody paid to be on it.
100,978 of 101,150 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 11 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $9,552 in-state.
83,261 of 107,563 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 13,890 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $17,450 in-state.
7,527 of 18,631 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 556 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,358 in-state / $8,958 out-of-state.
4,983 of 15,819 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 3,319 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,370 in-state / $7,686 out-of-state.
4,916 of 5,195 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 279 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $6,264 in-state.
4,252 of 16,624 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 4,749 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,358 in-state / $8,958 out-of-state.
3,022 of 10,069 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,938 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,358 in-state / $8,958 out-of-state.
2,854 of 10,384 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,653 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,358 in-state / $8,958 out-of-state.
2,472 of 8,038 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,454 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $3,020 in-state / $9,830 out-of-state.
2,108 of 2,108 students enrolled entirely at a distance · private · published tuition $15,868 in-state.
2,074 of 7,200 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,289 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,838 in-state / $9,344 out-of-state.
1,894 of 2,744 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 186 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $10,912 in-state.
1,880 of 6,875 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,829 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,358 in-state / $8,958 out-of-state.
1,517 of 5,880 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,582 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,358 in-state / $8,958 out-of-state.
1,484 of 5,123 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 956 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,358 in-state / $8,958 out-of-state.
1,231 of 4,157 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,215 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,358 in-state / $8,958 out-of-state.
1,186 of 1,836 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 397 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $1,410 in-state.
1,183 of 3,782 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,115 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,232 in-state / $6,000 out-of-state.
1,048 of 1,176 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 83 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $932 in-state.
1,025 of 3,693 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,078 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,136 in-state / $7,248 out-of-state.
813 of 2,825 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 531 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,428 in-state / $9,851 out-of-state.
743 of 909 students enrolled entirely at a distance · private · published tuition $35,685 in-state.
590 of 960 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 44 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $19,430 in-state.
304 of 716 students enrolled entirely at a distance · private · published tuition $10,912 in-state.
248 of 751 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 426 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $10,912 in-state.
176 of 551 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 375 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $10,912 in-state.
Tuition shown is the published institution-wide rate, not the price of an online programme. Many colleges price online study on a separate schedule, and some charge a single rate regardless of where the student lives, so treat them as headline figures for the institution and confirm the online rate with the institution.
What this list is not
- It is not the complete set of your options. It counts students, not programmes. A college below the threshold may run an excellent online degree that few students happened to take exclusively that term, and residents of Arizona can enrol with institutions anywhere.
- It is not a ranking. A high share describes how an institution enrols, not how good it is. Some of the largest shares belong to institutions worth reading carefully before applying, which is why every row links to the full profile with cost, debt and graduation figures.
- It is one term. These are Fall 2023 enrolments, on the federal reporting cycle.
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Source & methodology
Enrolment figures are from the U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Fall Enrollment (distance education status), Fall 2023. Published tuition and control are from CampusPin's committed institution snapshot. Federal data is public domain; credit the U.S. Department of Education.
Distance-education figures count STUDENTS enrolled in Fall 2023, not programs on offer. "Exclusively at a distance" means a student took only distance courses that term. A college with few or no such students may still run online courses or an online degree, so a low figure is not evidence that online study is unavailable, and a high one is not a judgement of quality either way.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. (2026). Online study at Arizona colleges. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/online-colleges-in/arizona
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