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Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ · official site ↗

Private for-profitOther / Unclassified
56
Fin. Resilience
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vs. 28 peers in its group

Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix is a private for-profit institution in Phoenix, AZ.

It enrolls about 1,229 undergraduates and is benchmarked here against 28 peer institutions (Other / Unclassified · Private for-profit).

On Ibex's Financial Resilience score it rates 56 out of 100 within that peer group, a transparent composite of endowment per undergraduate, net tuition revenue per student, and instructional spend per student.

Its strongest standing relative to peers is admission yield (48.6%, 86th percentile).

Its weakest is debt-to-earnings ratio (0.27×).

Peer group

Other / Unclassified · Private for-profit

28 institutions

No cross-metric risk flags triggered.
Policy & demographic exposure

How exposed Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix is to the structural shifts reshaping higher ed: a composite structural-risk index plus the 2025 federal budget law’s endowment excise tax and Grad PLUS elimination and the demographic enrollment cliff. Only signals that apply to this institution are shown.

Enrollment cliff (home state)Projected change in the institution's home-state high-school graduates from 2025 to 2041 (WICHE). The U.S. total falls about 13%; a directional feeder-market signal, not an enrollment forecast.
-4.9%
Moderate decline

Indicative signals, not forecasts — see each metric’s definition and the methodology. Endowment-tax and Grad PLUS figures appear only where the institution is actually exposed; “nationally” compares against all schools that report each signal.

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Revenue composition
Where the money comes from $29M total revenue · IPEDS FY2022-23

Reported at parent/system level — reflects Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe.

Tuition & fees is the largest single source at 100% of revenue.

Tuition & fees100.0%

Where each dollar of revenue comes from, as a share of total positive revenue. Sources are standardized across public (GASB) and private (FASB) reporting; a net investment loss in a down market is shown as 0% and excluded from the mix.

Net price by income
Average net price by family income After grant & scholarship aid · Scorecard 2024-25
$0–30K$34,997
$30–48K$35,930
$48–75K$33,881
$75–110K$39,266
$110K+$42,097

Average annual net price (total cost minus grant and scholarship aid) paid by federal-aid recipients in each family-income band. Lower-income bands often pay less where need-based aid is strong.

Financial Health
Net tuition revenue / FTETuition revenue per full-time-equivalent student after institutional aid/discounts — what tuition actually nets.
Strong
$22,829
71st percentile in peer grouppeer median $20,654
Instructional spend / FTESpending on instruction per FTE student — how much of the budget reaches the classroom.
Average
$6,700
42nd percentile in peer grouppeer median $6,813
In-state tuition & feesPublished in-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$26,041
88th percentile in peer grouppeer median $23,874
Out-of-state tuition & feesPublished out-of-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$26,041
88th percentile in peer grouppeer median $23,874
Avg annual cost of attendanceAverage total annual cost — tuition, fees and living costs — before aid.
$42,097
50th percentile in peer grouppeer median $42,188
Avg monthly faculty salaryAverage monthly salary of full-time faculty (IPEDS) — a proxy for faculty investment.
Below peers
$7,650
27th percentile in peer grouppeer median $7,900
Average monthly salary of full-time faculty, as reported to IPEDS.
Average net priceAverage yearly price families actually pay after grants and scholarships.
Average
$36,660
39th percentile in peer grouppeer median $37,144
Operating marginNet surplus as a share of total revenue — whether the institution runs in the black.
Thin
1.4%
Parent/system level
Reported at parent/system level — reflects Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe. Excluded from rankings and peer percentiles.
Tuition dependencyTuition's share of total revenue — how exposed the budget is to enrollment swings.
20.4%
Parent/system level
Reported at parent/system level — reflects Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe. Excluded from rankings and peer percentiles.
Enrollment & Pipeline
Undergraduate enrollmentNumber of degree-seeking undergraduates (IPEDS fall headcount). A size measure, not a quality signal.
1,229
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 334
Admission rateShare of applicants offered admission. Lower means more selective; open-admission schools report none.
100%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 100%
First-year retentionShare of first-time, full-time freshmen who return for a second year — an early signal of student fit and support.
Average
67.9%
61st percentile in peer grouppeer median 59.2%
Pell recipient shareShare of undergraduates on a federal Pell Grant — a proxy for the share from lower-income families.
59.6%
48th percentile in peer grouppeer median 60.5%
12-month FTE enrollmentFull-time-equivalent enrollment over the full year — the denominator for per-student finance measures.
520
81st percentile in peer grouppeer median 238
Full-time-equivalent enrollment over the full 12-month year (IPEDS 12-month enrollment, 2022-23). Counts part-time students at their fractional load, so it runs above fall full-time headcount and is the denominator used for per-student finance measures.
Student-faculty ratioStudents per instructional faculty member — lower usually means smaller classes and more contact.
20:1
86th percentile in peer grouppeer median 20:1
Students per instructional faculty member (IPEDS, fall 2023). Lower generally means smaller classes and more faculty contact, though the measure mixes undergraduate and graduate teaching and is institution-reported.
Enrollment cliff (home state)Projected change in the institution's home-state high-school graduates from 2025 to 2041 (WICHE). The U.S. total falls about 13%; a directional feeder-market signal, not an enrollment forecast.
Moderate decline
-4.9%
— percentile in peer group
Projected change in the number of high-school graduates in the institution's HOME STATE from the class of 2025 (the national peak) to 2041, per WICHE's Knocking at the College Door, 11th Edition (Dec 2024). The 'enrollment cliff' is the post-2008 birth decline reaching college age; the U.S. total is projected to fall about 13% over this window. A college recruits from many states, so its home-state projection is an indicative directional signal of feeder-market pressure, not a forecast of that institution's own enrollment.
Admission yield
Strong
48.6%
86th percentile in peer grouppeer median 38.8%
Share of admitted students who enrolled (IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023): students who enrolled ÷ students admitted. A demand signal — how many accepted offers the institution converts to enrollment. Higher yield generally reflects stronger demand, though binding early-decision programs and price positioning can inflate it. Open-admission institutions do not report admissions and show none.
Student body
Undergraduate race & ethnicity IPEDS 2024-25
Hispanic/Latino45.6%
White28.1%
Black12.2%
Two or more races8.5%
Asian3.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native1.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown0.2%

Undergraduate enrollment by race and ethnicity, as reported to IPEDS (College Scorecard). “International” denotes nonresident students; “Unknown” means race/ethnicity was not reported.

Student Outcomes & Risk
Median earnings (10 yr)Median earnings of former students ten years after first enrolling (working, federally-aided students).
Strong
$34,657
76th percentile in peer grouppeer median $34,657
Median debt at graduationMedian federal loan debt graduates carry at the point they complete.
Below peers
$9,500
76th percentile in peer grouppeer median $9,500
Share taking federal loansShare of students taking out federal loans — a borrowing-reliance signal.
81.2%
35th percentile in peer grouppeer median 84%
Full-time faculty shareShare of faculty employed full-time — higher generally means more availability and continuity.
Strong
25.7%
78th percentile in peer grouppeer median 17.7%
Debt-to-earnings ratioMedian graduate debt divided by median earnings — how heavy the debt load is versus what graduates earn. Lower is better.
Below peers
0.27×
81st percentile in peer grouppeer median 0.27×
Return on credentialMedian 10-year earnings divided by the four-year cost of attendance (annual cost × 4) — a rough payback ratio for the degree.
Average
0.21×
59th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0.20×
Median 10-year earnings divided by the four-year cost of attendance (average annual cost × 4). A rough payback ratio: 1.0× means a graduate's annual 10-year earnings roughly equal the full four-year sticker cost. Earnings reflect federally-aided students; cost of attendance is the published sticker price before aid, so this is conservative relative to what families net of aid pay.
Loan repayment rate (3-yr)
30%
86th percentile in peer grouppeer median 30%
Share of student-loan borrowers who had repaid at least $1 of their loan principal within three years of entering repayment (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). Read it as context, not a simple good/bad score: a low rate can mean borrowers are struggling, but it can also mean many graduates have postponed payments while enrolled in graduate or professional school, which is common at selective schools and pushes their rate down. Unlike the cohort default rate, it is not distorted by the 2020-23 federal payment pause. Reported only where enough borrowers exist.
Top fields of study (bachelor's)

Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix’s largest fields by completions, with graduate earnings (4 years out) and debt benchmarked against the same field at its peer group. Sparklines show the 8-year completions trend.

FieldCompletions / yrMedian earnings, 4 yrs outMedian debtEarnings premiumRisk score
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences—$87,378
94th pct · 17 peers
—Above benchmark +137%Low · 0

All 1 top fields shown clear the AZ state earnings-premium benchmark (indicative).

Earnings-premium status is an indicative estimate: median graduate earnings four years out vs the AZ state median earnings of a high-school graduate (undergraduate credentials) or a bachelor’s-degree holder (graduate credentials) from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2022 ACS 5-year). The official U.S. Department of Education determination uses its own cohort definition and may differ.

The risk score (0–100) is an indicative blend of earnings-premium margin and the five-year completions trend—higher means a field pays closer to (or below) the benchmark and is shrinking. A directional screen, not an official determination.

See the interactive dashboard for all fields and credential levels (associate through doctoral). Source: College Scorecard Field of Study.

Frequently asked
How selective is Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix?
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix admits about 100% of applicants, and roughly 68% of first-year students return for a second year.
What is Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix's student-faculty ratio?
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix reports a student-faculty ratio of 20:1 (IPEDS, fall 2023) — that is, about 20 students for every instructional faculty member.
How much does Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix cost?
The average published cost of attendance is $42,097 and the average net price after aid is $36,660 (College Scorecard).
How much do Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix graduates earn?
Median earnings ten years after entry are $34,657 (College Scorecard), measured across students who received federal aid.
Are Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix's programs at risk under the federal earnings-premium test?
Indicatively, at Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix, the single largest field with available earnings data clears the AZ state earnings-premium benchmark used by the 2025 federal test (effective July 1, 2026) — median graduate earnings (four years out) exceed those of a typical worker without the credential. This is an estimate using College Scorecard earnings vs ACS medians; the official Department of Education determination may differ.
Which schools are Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix's peers?
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix is benchmarked against 28 institutions in the Other / Unclassified · Private for-profit peer group; all percentiles and medians on this page are computed within that group.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent releases), with the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Employment Projections, field-demand outlook) and WICHE (enrollment-cliff projections). Figures lag the current academic year by roughly two to three years. Percentiles and medians are computed within the institution's peer group. Financial Resilience is a transparent composite — see each component above. Compiled by Ibex Insights.