University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona operates as a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 42,537 students of which 49,114 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. University of Arizona is categorized as “15” 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 86.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,246 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,674, with published in-state tuition of $13,926 and a Pell grant recipient share of 25.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,620, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 66.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.8%. Graduates earn a median of $59,979 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,665 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 901600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.3% 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.