Arizona offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Arizona research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Glendale. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Glendale is right for you.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA QUICK STATSCounty: Maricopa
Incorporated: 1910
Elevation: 1153 feet
Land Area: 55.7 square miles
Population Density: 4517 people per square mile
Population: 251,522
Population change since 2000: 14.90%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (64.7%), Hispanic (24.8%), Other race (12.0%), Black (4.7%), Two or more races (3.5%), American Indian (2.1%), Chinese (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (16.5%), Irish (10.4%), English (9.2%), Italian (5.0%), United States (5.0%), French (2.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (8.0 miles , pop. 1,321,045)
Nearest cities: Sun City, AZ (2.3 miles ), Peoria, AZ (2.4 miles ), Youngtown, AZ (2.4 miles ), El Mirage, AZ (2.7 miles ), Phoenix, AZ (2.8 miles ), Tolleson, AZ (3.1 miles ), Litchfield Park, AZ (3.3 miles ), Avondale, AZ (3.3 miles )
Glendale Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
7
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
14
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
10
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
27
Educational Attainment
High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
26
Educational Attainment
Not a High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
17
Population 25 and Older:137,135
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
35,500
Grades 9 through 12
15,483
College or graduate school
17,612
Total Enrolled:68,595
High school or higher: 82.40%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.00%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.10%
Colleges/Universities in Glendale:
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 9,981, Location: 6000 W OLIVE AVE, Public, Website: www.gc.maricopa.edu ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-WEST FT enrollment: 3,334, Location: 4701 W THUNDERBIRD RD, Public, Website: www.west.asu.edu, Offers Master's degree AMERICAN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL MGT FT enrollment: 1,426, Location: 15249 N 59TH AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.t-bird.edu, Offers Master's degree MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY FT enrollment: 954, Location: 19555 N 59TH AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.midwestern.edu, Offers Master's degree ARIZONA AUTOMOTIVE INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 277, Location: 6829 N 46TH AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: www.azautoinst.com PHOENIX ACADEMY OF BEAUTY FT enrollment: 95, Location: 10820 N 43RD AVE STE 12, Private, for-profit, Website: artisticbeautycolleges.com ARTISTIC BEAUTY SCHOOL FT enrollment: 90, Location: 4533 W GLENDALE AVE, Private, for-profit FORD SCHOOLS INC Location: 4425 OLIVE AVE STE 128, Private, for-profit ATWOOD INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION Location: 6845 W MCKNIGHT LOOP STE A, Private, for-profit WESTERN COLLEGE OF REAL ESTATE Location: 4425 W OLIVE STE 128, Private, for-profit SWEETWATER BIBLE COLLEGE Location: 14240 N 43RD AVE, Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Glendale:
PHOENIX COLLEGE about 9 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, Full-time enrollment: 5,911 PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 12 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 3,410 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ONLINE CAMPUS about 14 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 14,783 GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 14 miles, Phoenix, AZ, FT enrollment: 2,969 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-PHOENIX CAMPUS about 17 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 9,152 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS about 19 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 37,174 RIO SALADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 19 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 4,472
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