Sonoran Desert Institute

Tempe, AZ · Private for-profit · https://www.sdi.edu/ ↗

Sonoran Desert Institute is a private for-profit college in Tempe, Arizona, located in a midsize city. It enrolls 5,435 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. It offers its programs entirely online. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians and Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Sonoran Desert Institute at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
5,435
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$21,738
Similar schools: $20,499
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$11,306
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Sonoran Desert Institute

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $21,738 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $11,306 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).