Aspen University
Phoenix, Arizona · Website
Aspen University is a for-profit 4-year college in Phoenix, Arizona with 1,466 undergraduates and 2,036 graduate students. 27% of students finish within 6 years. Graduates leave with a median $15,756 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$6,870
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
27%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$15,756
About $167 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $6,870
- Students with a need-based grant
- 9.8%
- Students with federal loans
- 10%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,750 in 2015-16 to $6,870 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,466
- Graduate students
- 2,036
- Part-time students
- 96%
- Women
- 84%
- Students per teacher
- 3
- Completion rate
- 27%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 24
- Other
- Online only, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | AZ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,678 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,870 | $8,774 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 90% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 27% | 54% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 75% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,756 | $9,500 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,448 | $36,057 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $40,059 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 42% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 50% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
24 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1,540 | $10,188 | $94,023 | $109,265 | $88,910 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 477 | $26,087 | $97,705 | $106,024 | $120,193 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 195 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $11,538 | $54,922 | $75,828 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 52 | Withheld | $89,164 | $79,162 | $103,485 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,573 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $18,264 | $31,557 | $43,285 | $47,382 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 21 | $47,429 | $52,040 | $59,487 | $65,184 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,716 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $30,812 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,523 |
| Computer ScienceOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Computer ProgrammingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $148,974 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,111 | $66,714 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,656 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $106,092 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $121,855 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $110,694 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $97,366 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $129,214 |
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Aspen University?
Aspen University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much student debt do Aspen University graduates have?
$15,756 is the median federal student loan debt of Aspen University graduates, about $167 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 10% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Aspen University?
27% of first-time, full-time students at Aspen University finish within 6 years. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at Aspen University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (1,540 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (477 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (195 doctoral graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 24 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.