Students have returned to classes for the fall semester and the weekend’s college football scores are in. So who’s No. 1? The University of Arizona has been ranked the No. 1 college in Arizona after being thoroughly evaluated against 13 different criteria by Schools.com. UA ranks high on the basis of a wide variety of programs, high rate of students continuing after completion of their first-year program, affordability, community college transfer agreement and more. Based on the study, below are the Top 10 four-year schools in Arizona:

1. University of Arizona

2. Arizona State University- Tempe

3. Northern Arizona University

4. Arizona State University- West

5. Arizona State University – Downtown Phoenix

6. Arizona State University- Polytechnic

7. Grand Canyon University

8. University of Phoenix, Arizona

9. Arizona Christian University

10. The Art Institute of Phoenix