Sonoran Desert Institute, AZ

location_on  Tempe, AZ 85281 • language  sdi.edu
Private For-Profit 2-Year Small Technical Professions School Distance Education-Only Open Admissions Main Campus

Academics

Academics

Bachelor’s N/A
Associate’s 33%
Certificate 67%
Highest Degree Assoc

Graduates by Field of Study

Mechanic and Repair Technologies100%

Admissions

Admissions

Admission Rate N/A
Median SAT Math N/A
Median SAT Reading N/A
Median ACT Composite N/A

Cost

Cost of Attendance

In-State Tuition $9,000
Out-of-State Tuition $9,000
Average Total Cost $18,000
Average Net Cost $14,000
Attendance Costs by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K $13,000 $11,730 $11,406
$30K–$48K $14,000 $12,748 $12,318
$48K–$75K $12,000 $15,390 $15,178
$75K–$110K $16,000 $17,928 $18,184
>$110K $18,000 $18,889 $20,813

Student Debt

Student Debt

Receive Federal Loans 5%
Median Federal Debt $8,000
Repayment Rate N/A
Median Payment $153
Financial Aid Recipients School State US
$0–$30K 		48% 53% 46%
$30K–$48K 		25% 17% 16%
$48K–$75K 		19% 12% 14%
$75K–$110K 		6% 8% 10%
>$110K 		2% 9% 15%
Student Debt School State US
The median debt for family income between $0–$30K $8,000 $11,289 $12,538
The median debt for family income between $30K–$75K $9,000 $13,015 $12,978
The median debt for students with family income >$75K $9,000 $12,864 $12,789
The median debt for Pell students $8,000 $12,560 $13,487
The median debt for no-Pell students $9,000 $11,240 $11,749
Cumulative loan debt at the 90th percentile $17,000 $31,318 $28,917
Cumulative loan debt at the 75th percentile $10,000 $21,081 $20,751
Cumulative loan debt at the 25th percentile $3,000 $4,772 $5,959
Cumulative loan debt at the 10th percentile $1,000 $2,465 $3,316

Completion

Graduation and Retention

Retention Rate 61%
Transfer Rate N/A
Withdrawal Rate N/A
Graduation Rate 45%
Time Taken to Graduate School State US
Within 4 Years 		43% 26% 33%
Within 6 Years 		45% 38% 49%
Within 8 Years 		47% 39% 52%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		50% 28% 41%
Caucasian 		50% 41% 53%
Hispanic or Latino 		60% 36% 47%
Native American or Alaskan Native 		50% 28% 55%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 		67% 36% 63%
Two or more races 		38% 38% 48%
Other race 		53% 37% 53%

Students

Student Enrollment

Undergraduates 1,713
Full-time Undergrads 35%
Avg Entry Age 33
Graduate Students N/A
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female degree-seeking undergraduates 		2% 60% 57%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates 		98% 40% 43%
Enrollment by Race and Nativity School State US
Asian 		1% 3% 7%
Black 		3% 11% 13%
Caucasian 		79% 44% 50%
Hispanic or Latino 		8% 24% 19%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 		1% 0% 0%
Two or more races 		4% 4% 4%
Other race 		5% 9% 4%
Enrollment by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K 		41% 41% 37%

Nearby Colleges

Brookline College-Tempe
<1 miles, S • 1 star
Rio Salado College
<1 miles, W • 1.9 star
Arizona State University-Tempe
2 miles, SE • 2.8 star

Nearby Airports

Tucson International Airport
108 miles, S • 2.3 star
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
120 miles, NE • 1 star