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Sonoran University of Health Sciences

Tempe, Arizona·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·sonoran.edu
Total enrollment
516
peer median 357
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Program outcomes

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

Of 8 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
8
Passing
1
12.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
12.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
12.5%
+11.9pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

8programs
  • Passing1 · 12.5%
  • No Data6 · 75.0%
  • Failing1 · 12.5%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
6

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
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-10.0%
$51,044 vs $56,700
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+8.1%
$61,302 vs $56,700

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
420%
$214,182 debt · $51,044 earn
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
342%
$209,791 debt · $61,302 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 2004Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. May 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Naturopathic Medical Education · Naturopathy (NATUR) - Programs leading to the N.D. or N.M.D. degree
  2. Feb 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Naturopathic Medical Education · Naturopathy (NATUR) - Programs leading to the N.D. or N.M.D. degree
  3. May 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $25.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$25.1M
761 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$16.1M
469 loan awards
Grad PLUS$9.0M
292 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.

Of 112 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
112
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.2%
2017
2.6%
2018
1.0%
2019
0.8%
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 Sonoran

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

132 total completions
01Health Professions
13199.2%
02Business
10.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
516
12-mo unduplicated
642

Gender split

Men
14%89
Women
86%553

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 591 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
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

    Sonoran vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Sonoran selected for federal comparison reporting.

    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
    SubjectSonoran University of Health Sciences
    516
    Community Christian College
    424$20,033Community College
    Jacksonville College-Main Campus
    518$11,674Community College
    Southwestern College
    289
    Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc
    261
    The Chicago School at Dallas
    219
    Peer group median357$15,854

    Frequently asked questions about Sonoran University of Health Sciences

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Sonoran.

    How many students attend Sonoran University of Health Sciences?

    Sonoran University of Health Sciences reports a total enrollment of 516 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Sonoran University of Health Sciences located?

    Sonoran University of Health Sciences is located in Tempe, Arizona 85282.

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