Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Arizona College of Nursing - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·arizonacollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
89%
—
Total enrollment
1,202
peer median 620
Avg net price
$31,681
-$1.2k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
45
45 candidates competed
Admitted
45
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
24
53.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
89%
4-year graduation
89%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
89%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
86%6 of 7
Non-Pell (all)
100%2 of 2
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%2 of 2

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 7 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
Passing
1
14.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
14.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
14.3%
+13.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing1 · 14.3%
  • No Data5 · 71.4%
  • Failing1 · 14.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
5

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-13.4%
$31,145 vs $35,969
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+142.9%
$87,378 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
50%
$15,634 debt · $31,145 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
46%
$39,748 debt · $87,378 earn
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
38%
$8,973 debt · $23,792 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$9,618 debt · $37,425 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$9,500 debt · $37,362 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$9,500 debt · $38,892 earn

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$27,061
$30–48k$32,566
$48–75k$36,830
$75–110k$35,163
$110k+$38,153

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$31,681
-$1,151vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $32,832
Federal loans
73.9%
In-state tuition
$26,091
Out-of-state
$26,091

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 8,324 students received $49.7M in Pell grants, alongside $117.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
8,324
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$49.7M
$49,672,614 total
Direct Loans
$117.7M
18,701 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
4k
’21
5k
’22
7k
’23
8k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$44.1M
8,916 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$61.6M
9,026 loan awards
Parent PLUS$12.0M
759 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 968 borrowers who entered repayment, 26 (2.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
968
Defaulted
26
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
23.2%
2017
21.3%
2018
14.0%
2019
2.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at ACN

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

256 total completions
01Health Professions
256100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,202
12-mo unduplicated
1,456
Undergraduate
1,456
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
13%190
Women
87%1,266

Race / ethnicity composition

White
36.5%
Hispanic
30.2%
Two or more
15.7%
Black
9.8%
Asian
4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Unknown
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,246 students

3-year trend

1.832 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    20.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    32

    ACN vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions ACN selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectArizona College of Nursing-Tempe
    		89%—1,202$31,681Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Carrington College-Phoenix North
    		—89.5%1,080$27,050Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Pima Medical Institute-Mesa
    		——705$21,461Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
    		——534$43,883Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Carrington College-Mesa
    		—55.3%528$48,877Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Carrington College-Tucson
    		—87.4%517$33,983Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median89%87.4%620$32,832

    Institutions like ACN

    Explore the federal data for institutions in ACN's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Campuses

    The 19 campuses that make up Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe.

    IPEDS

    Frequently asked questions about Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about ACN.

    What is the graduation rate at Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe?

    Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe reports a 6-year graduation rate of 89% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe?

    Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe reports a total enrollment of 1,202 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe?

    The average net price at Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe is $31,681 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe?

    Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe's yield rate is 53.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe located?

    Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona 85282-1840.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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