Sonoran Desert Institute

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Sonoran Desert Institute

Sonoran Desert Institute operates as a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 5,435 students of which 8,434 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. Sonoran Desert Institute is categorized as “11” 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. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,678, with published in-state tuition of $12,200 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $9,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 32.7% at six years. Ten-year median earnings data is not yet published. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.