Top Ranked Universities in Arizona

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Top Ranked Universities in Arizona - Highest Enrollment

Rank in Arizona			Highest Enrollment
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
1	1	University of Phoenix-Online Campus	212,044	No Change
2	N/A	University of Phoenix-Arizona	95,777	Not Available
3 ↓	2	Grand Canyon University	90,253	55,497 (↑62.6%)
4 ↓	3	Arizona State University-Tempe	51,585	48,702 (↑5.9%)
5 ↓	4	University of Arizona	44,097	40,621 (↑8.6%)
6 ↑	16	Arizona State University-Skysong	38,540	10,268 (↑275.3%)
7 ↓	6	Northern Arizona University	31,066	26,594 (↑16.8%)
8 ↓	7	Mesa Community College	20,387	23,678 (↓13.9%)
9 ↓	5	Pima Community College	19,594	30,082 (↓34.9%)
10 ↓	8	Rio Salado College	18,304	21,472 (↓14.8%)
11 ↓	9	Glendale Community College	17,942	20,872 (↓14.0%)
12 ↓	10	Chandler-Gilbert Community College	14,728	14,399 (↑2.3%)
13 ↓	12	Argosy University-Phoenix Online Division	11,746	No Change
14	14	Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix	11,584	10,400 (↑11.4%)
15 ↓	11	Phoenix College	10,959	12,676 (↓13.5%)
16 ↑	18	Estrella Mountain Community College	9,976	8,832 (↑13.0%)
17 ↓	15	Scottsdale Community College	8,744	10,313 (↓15.2%)
18 ↓	17	Paradise Valley Community College	8,115	9,477 (↓14.4%)
19 ↑	20	Arizona Western College	7,434	8,000 (↓7.1%)
20 ↓	19	Yavapai College	7,314	8,197 (↓10.8%)

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