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 Mesa. 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 Mesa is right for you.
MESA, ARIZONA QUICK STATSCounty: Maricopa
Incorporated: 1883
Land Area: 125.0 square miles
Population Density: 3709 people per square mile
Population: 463,552
Population change since 2000: 16.90%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (73.2%), Hispanic (19.7%), Other race (9.7%), Two or more races (2.8%), Black (2.5%), American Indian (2.3%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (17.3%), English (13.8%), Irish (10.8%), United States (5.5%), Italian (4.5%), French (3.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (20.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045)
Nearest cities: Gilbert, AZ (2.2 miles ), Salt River, AZ (2.7 miles ), Chandler, AZ (3.2 miles ), Tempe, AZ (3.3 miles ), Apache Junction, AZ (3.4 miles ), Guadalupe, AZ (3.6 miles ), Queen Creek, AZ (3.6 miles ), Fountain Hills, AZ (3.7 miles )
Mesa Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
MESA, ARIZONA EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
8
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
16
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
9
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
26
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
15
Population 25 and Older:277,749
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
63,101
Grades 9 through 12
24,308
College or graduate school
28,357
Total Enrolled:115,766
High school or higher: 84.70%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.60%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.70%
Colleges/Universities in Mesa:
MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 11,928, Location: 1833 W SOUTHERN AVE, Public, Website: www.mc.maricopa.edu ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY EAST FT enrollment: 1,120, Location: 7001 E. WILLIAMS FIELD RD., Public, Website: www.east.asu.edu, Offers Master's degree PIMA MEDICAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 422, Location: 957 S DOBSON, Private, for-profit, Website: www.pimamedical.com ARIZONA INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY FT enrollment: 229, Location: 925 S GILBERT RD STE 201, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.aibt.edu EARLS ACADEMY OF BEAUTY FT enrollment: 77, Location: 2111 S ALMA SCHOOL RD STE 21, Private, for-profit, Website: EARLSACADEMY@USWESTDEX.COM PIMA MEDICAL INSTITUTE-MESA FT enrollment: 71, Location: 941 S DOBSON RD, Private, for-profit INTERNATIONAL INSTRUCTOR ACADEMY Location: 2245 W BROADWAY, Private, for-profit KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Location: 1201 S ALMA SCHOOL RD. STE 5450, Private, for-profit, Website: www.keller.edu, Offers Master's degree APOLLO COLLEGE-TRI CITY INC Location: 630 W SOUTHERN AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: www.apollocollege.com SUPERSTITION AIR SERVICE Location: 4766 FALCON DR, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Mesa:
SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 8 miles, SCOTTSDALE, AZ, Full-time enrollment: 5,345 CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 9 miles, CHANDLER, AZ, FT enrollment: 2,990 RIO SALADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 11 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 4,472 AL COLLINS GRAPHIC DESIGN SCHOOL LTD about 11 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 4,057 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS about 11 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 37,174 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-PHOENIX CAMPUS about 17 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 9,152 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ONLINE CAMPUS about 17 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 14,783
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