Arizona Christian University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Arizona Christian University

Arizona Christian University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Glendale, Arizona (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,165 students of which 1,343 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Arizona Christian University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 70.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $32,839, with published in-state tuition of $35,098 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 40.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 53.7%. Graduates earn a median of $51,612 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,524 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 27200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 60.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.