Safest Colleges in Arizona
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire Beauty School-Tucson Tucson · private | 0 | $17,013 | 79.3% | $25,073 | — |
| 2 | Carrington College-Phoenix North Phoenix · private | 0 | — | 68.8% | $36,718 | — |
| 3 | Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute Glendale · private | 0 | $21,459 | 61.6% | $31,102 | — |
| 4 | Central Arizona College Coolidge · community | 0 | $4,714 | 13.3% | $40,513 | — |
| 5 | Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista · community | 0 | $7,929 | 21.5% | $38,033 | — |
| 6 | Empire Beauty School-Chandler Chandler · private | 0 | $15,364 | 61.0% | $23,921 | — |
| 7 | Avalon Institute-Mesa Mesa · private | 0 | $18,972 | 82.1% | $30,803 | — |
| 8 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott · private | 0 | $40,287 | 71.0% | $84,131 | 76.6% |
| 9 | Mesa Community College Mesa · community | 0 | $12,132 | 18.7% | $44,034 | — |
| 10 | Mohave Community College Kingman · community | 0 | $5,974 | 17.0% | $35,522 | — |
| 11 | Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix Avondale · private | 0 | $24,863 | 71.6% | $48,341 | — |
| 12 | Dine College Tsaile · public | 0 | $6,057 | 17.0% | $29,188 | — |
| 13 | Northland Pioneer College Holbrook · community | 0 | $9,240 | 33.5% | $34,199 | — |
| 14 | Pima Community College Tucson · community | 0 | $3,405 | 20.5% | $39,810 | — |
| 15 | Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Tucson · private | 0 | — | 72.9% | $38,673 | — |
| 16 | Prescott College Prescott · private | 0 | $22,583 | 45.7% | $42,359 | 94.5% |
| 17 | Refrigeration School Inc Phoenix · private | 0 | $27,025 | 64.8% | $52,953 | — |
| 18 | Rio Salado College Tempe · community | 0 | $8,341 | 41.4% | $41,015 | — |
| 19 | Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale · community | 0 | $13,336 | 20.6% | $47,905 | — |
| 20 | South Mountain Community College Phoenix · community | 0 | $12,780 | 16.0% | $39,825 | — |
| 21 | Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc Avondale · private | 0 | $30,451 | 71.9% | $52,873 | — |
| 22 | Yavapai College Prescott · community | 0 | $8,683 | 32.8% | $39,890 | — |
| 23 | Bryan University Tempe · community | 0 | $20,834 | 26.1% | $40,283 | — |
| 24 | Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences Tempe · private | 0 | $22,990 | 51.2% | $37,429 | — |
| 25 | University of Advancing Technology Tempe · private | 0 | $28,522 | 46.2% | $50,719 | 98.1% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.