Aspen University
Aspen University is a for-profit university in Phoenix, AZ, with about 279 students on campus and 4,916 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.
What to know about Aspen University
Most of Aspen University’s students study online
About 4,916 students take classes only online, against 279 on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too, so they describe the online college as much as the campus. The students ↓
Many students are adults coming back to school
96% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 96% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓
Aspen University is mostly about health professions
90% of the degrees Aspen University awards are in health professions. Majors ↓
A lower graduation rate than at most 4-year colleges
Only 27% of students graduate within six years, fewer than at 90% of 4-year colleges. Outcomes ↓
What you study here makes a big difference to pay
Among Aspen University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $109,265 four years out. Teacher education and professional development graduates earn $43,285. Majors ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
The students
1,466 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
How hard is it to get into Aspen University?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Aspen University is likely test-optional.
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$167 a month against about $2,454 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 43% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
Living in Phoenix
6% of Phoenix’s 1,665,481 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Phoenix pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Aspen University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.