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Aspen University: cost, admission and results

Aspen University is a private for-profit college in Phoenix, Arizona. It has about 1,466 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $12,698 a year.

At a glance

  • $12,698Net price a year
  • 9%Graduation rate
  • $49,178Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Phoenix, Arizona 85040
Type
Private for-profit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Large city
Undergraduate students
1,466
Graduate students
2,036
Students per teacher
3 to 1
Special character
Online only
Accredited by
Distance Education Accrediting Commission
Website
aspen.edu

Getting in

Aspen University has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$7,570
Books and supplies$1,200
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$23,790
Average net price after grants and scholarships$12,698

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 41% below the median net price of colleges in Arizona on this site ($21,486). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeAZ medianUS median
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)9%38%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$49,178$44,446$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$28,125$19,873$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Arizona and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

10% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 12% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 84% women and 16% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 13 of the 33 colleges in Arizona on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,165.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Aspen University?

Published tuition and fees are $7,570 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Aspen University?

9% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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