Best small colleges in Arizona

Colleges with fewer than 2,000 undergraduates, ranked by Compass Score.

Best small colleges in Arizona8 schools

8 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.

How this list is made

Schools in Arizona.
Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
Fewer than 2,000 undergraduate students (federal enrollment).
Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.

School	Net price a year	Median debt	Earnings 10 years out	Graduation rate
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe	$31,681	$9,500	$34,657	89%
Prescott College	$22,583	$16,300	$42,359	56%
Brookline College-Phoenix	$30,072	$9,500	$29,576	53%
Chamberlain University-Arizona	$40,096	$20,919	$92,405	50%
University of Advancing Technology	$28,522	$28,812	$50,719	35%
Ottawa University-Surprise	$33,393	$21,500	$55,552	18%
Arizona Christian University	$32,839	$23,000	$51,612	40%
Crestpoint University	$15,670	$24,853	$42,269	33%

Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.