College · Private for-profit · Phoenix, AZ · City
Aspen University
Phoenix, AZ
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$29k
Net price / yr—
Undergrad size1,466
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $0k/yr for a shot at a $29k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
1,466 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Net price not reported — check the college's financial aid office.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $6.9k
- Books & supplies
- $1,200
How students pay for it.
Pell grants10%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans10%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$16k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention48%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr27%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$29k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private for-profit
- Undergrad size
- 1,466
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
- Region
- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- Carnegie class
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer · Mixed
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Distance Education Accrediting Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White47%
- Black24%
- Hispanic12%
- Asian7%
- Unknown5%
- Two or more races3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students51%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time96%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$19k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 6
What you can study.