Colleges in Tempe Arizona

County: Maricopa

Incorporated: 1894

Land Area: 40.1 square miles

Population Density: 4381 people per square mile

Population: 175,523

Population change since 2000: 10.70%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (69.7%), Hispanic (17.9%), Other race (8.5%), Black (3.7%), Two or more races (3.3%), American Indian (2.7%), Chinese (1.3%), Asian Indian (1.1%), Other Asian (0.7%), Vietnamese (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (17.7%), Irish (12.0%), English (11.2%), Italian (5.5%), United States (4.0%), Polish (2.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Mesa, AZ (10.6 miles , pop. 396,375)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (12.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045)

Nearest cities: Guadalupe, AZ (1.6 miles ), Chandler, AZ (2.7 miles ), Gilbert, AZ (3.2 miles ), Mesa, AZ (3.3 miles ), Paradise Valley, AZ (3.3 miles ), Salt River, AZ (3.4 miles ), Sun Lakes, AZ (3.5 miles ), Phoenix, AZ (3.6 miles )

Tempe Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Black race population percentage below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage below state average.

Median age below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

Number of college students above state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

High school or higher: 90.10%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 39.60%

Graduate or professional degree: 14.60%

Colleges/Universities in Tempe:

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS

Full-time enrollment: 37,174, Public, Website: www.asu.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

RIO SALADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 4,472, Location: 2323 W 14TH ST, Public, Website: www.rio.maricopa.edu

AL COLLINS GRAPHIC DESIGN SCHOOL LTD

FT enrollment: 4,057, Location: 1140 S PRIEST DR, Private, for-profit, Website: www.collinscollege.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ADVANCING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

FT enrollment: 931, Location: 2625 W BASELINE RD, Private, for-profit, Website: www.uact.edu, Offers Master's degree

SOUTHWEST COLLEGE OF NATUROPATHIC MED & HEALTH SCI

FT enrollment: 260, Location: 2140 E BROADWAY RD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.scnm.edu

EDUCATION AMERICA INC

FT enrollment: 239, Location: 875 W ELLIOT RD #126, Private, for-profit, Website: www.educationamerica.com

CONSERVATORY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES

FT enrollment: 225, Location: 2300 E BROADWAY RD, Private, for-profit, Website: WWW.CRAS.ORG

CARSTEN INSTITUTE OF HAIR AND BEAUTY

FT enrollment: 125, Location: 3345 S RURAL RD, Private, for-profit

LAMSON COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 88, Location: 1126 N SCOTTSDALE RD STE 17, Private, for-profit, Website: www.lamsoncollege.com

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN

FT enrollment: 74, Location: 4415 N RURAL RD 2, Private, for-profit

INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 45, Location: 2150 E SOUTHERN AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: ibc4u@juno.com, Offers Doctor's degree

COOK COLLEGE AND THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL

Location: 708 S LINDON LN, Private, not-for-profit

MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OFFICE

Location: 2411 W 14TH ST, Public, Website: www.dist.maricopa.edu)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Tempe:

MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 4 miles, MESA, AZ, Full-time enrollment: 11,928

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-PHOENIX CAMPUS

about 6 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 9,152

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ONLINE CAMPUS

about 7 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 14,783

GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 7 miles, Phoenix, AZ, FT enrollment: 2,969

CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 8 miles, CHANDLER, AZ, FT enrollment: 2,990

SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 9 miles, SCOTTSDALE, AZ, FT enrollment: 5,345

PHOENIX COLLEGE

about 13 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 5,911