Colleges Near Phoenix

Phoenix's college landscape is thin and dominated by two large, online-heavy institutions rather than a deep bench of traditional residential schools: Grand Canyon University (Phoenix) and Arizona State University, whose main Tempe campus and Scottsdale-based online track are reported separately in federal data, together enroll far more students than every other school in this list combined. If a residential, traditional-campus fit matters, this is a short list to build a plan around -- Arizona's more selective flagship options, like Northern Arizona University, sit outside the Phoenix metro entirely.