Tempe, AZ

Sonoran Desert Institute

Sonoran Desert Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, AZ. Use its official resources to confirm whether its programs match your study plans.

Institution at a glance

Location: Tempe, AZ
Institution type: Private for-profit
Institution level: Two-year
IPEDS institution ID: 488077
Directory data year: 2025

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Published undergraduate tuition and fees

Full-time, first-time undergraduate charge basis · Academic year 2024-25 · US dollars · tuition and required fees, not total cost of attendance.

In-state$12,200

Out-of-state$12,200

Books and supplies$0

State residency rules determine eligibility. Out-of-state charges are not a verified international-student quote. Housing, meals, insurance, travel and other expenses are additional; aid is not deducted.

Academic year	In-state	Out-of-state	Books
2024-25	$12,200	$12,200	$0
2023-24	$11,600	$11,600	$0
2022-23	$11,300	$11,300	$0
2021-22	$10,340	$10,340	$0
2020-21	$10,040	$10,040	$0
2019-20	$9,440	$9,440	Not reported
2018-19	$8,990	$8,990	Not reported
2017-18	$8,490	$8,490	Not reported
2016-17	$8,490	$8,490	Not reported

Change from the previous academic year

In-state tuition and fees: increased by $600 (5.2%), compared with 2023-24.

Out-of-state tuition and fees: increased by $600 (5.2%), compared with 2023-24.

This compares published tuition and required fees in adjacent reporting years. It does not measure changes in your aid package, net price or full living budget.

Source fields and reporting flags

books: CHG4AY3 · flag R
in_state: CHG2AY3 · flag R
out_of_state: CHG3AY3 · flag R

Source: IPEDS published cost dataset. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reported, imputed and carried-forward values retain their source flags. Read our data methodology →

Historical undergraduate admissions

Admissions figures are not available in the connected dataset. Do not interpret a missing figure as a 0% or 100% admission rate.

Fields with reported graduates

Historical IPEDS completions, first major. Reporting years are labeled per record. Verify current program availability and degree names on the institution’s website.

Field of study	Award level	Year ending	Completions
Gunsmithing/Gunsmith.	Associate degree	2025	1201
Gunsmithing/Gunsmith.	Certificate 1–2 years	2025	1093
Gunsmithing/Gunsmith.	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	2025	685
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician.	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	2025	364

Published first-year retention

Connected EF part-D observations concern prior-fall first-time degree/certificate-seeking cohorts assessed a year later. NCES describes persistence or completion; four-year institutions' cohorts are bachelor-seeking. Entry study status remains the grouping even if a student later changes between full- and part-time.

Entry cohort → assessment	Full-time source rate	Adjusted full-time cohort	Part-time source rate	Adjusted part-time cohort
Fall 2023 → 2024	69% · R	819	64% · R	760
Fall 2022 → 2023	73% · R	780	73% · R	545
Fall 2021 → 2022	59% · R	678	50% · R	287
Fall 2020 → 2021	53% · R	562	49% · R	225
Fall 2019 → 2020	62% · R	292	51% · R	159
Fall 2018 → 2019	60% · R	374	47% · R	120
Fall 2017 → 2018	61% · R	135	28% · R	36

Percentages are retained from the source rather than recalculated. R means reported; P means carried forward. Other source flags remain in the evidence. Missing rates remain unavailable and a published 0% remains zero. These are institution-level historical observations, not programme graduation rates, current service-quality rankings or individual predictions.

Official EF2024D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2024. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2024 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 819

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 565

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 69.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 760

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 484

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 64.0

Official EF2023D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2023. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2023 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 780

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 569

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 73.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 545

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 400

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 73.0

Official EF2022D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2022. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2022 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 678

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 398

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 59.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 287

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 144

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 50.0

Official EF2021D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2021. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2021 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 562

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 300

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 53.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 225

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 110

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 49.0

Official EF2020D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2020. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2020 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 292

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 180

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 62.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 159

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 81

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 51.0

Official EF2019D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2019. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2019 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 374

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 226

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 60.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 120

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 56

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 47.0

Official EF2018D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2018. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2018 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 135

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 82

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 61.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 36

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 10

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 28.0

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About this record

Source: NCES Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, HD2025 institution directory. Download the source dataset.

Record reviewed: 2026-10-13 UTC. Directory year is not the current application year. “Four-year” describes an institution classification; it does not mean every program lasts four years.

Costs, admissions and completion records come from separate historical datasets with their own years. Current language requirements and deadlines must be verified with the institution.

Sonoran Desert Institute

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