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Aspen University

Phoenix, Arizona Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Aspen University is a private for-profit four-year institution based in Phoenix, Arizona. All of its programs are delivered through distance education. It enrolled 3,511 students in fall 2024, including 1,475 undergraduates and 2,036 graduate students. It is part of Aspen Group.

Aspen University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 18 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing, Adult Health Nurse/Nursing, and Nursing Administration. It awarded 1,499 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,511
Students enrolled
1,499
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
18
Programs and majors
3:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Online

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 18

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 5
Education 2
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Psychology 1
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, part-time students
35%
Student-to-faculty ratio
3:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
764
Associate degrees
3
Master's degrees
459
Doctoral degrees (research)
273

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,511
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,475
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,036
Full-time, fall 2024
8%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,617
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,021
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,596
Full-time, 2024-25
8%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
83%
Men
17%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
25%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Delivery
All programs are offered fully online
Programs that can be completed fully online
18
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
100%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Other academic year
Part of
Aspen Group
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
Chief Academic Officer
Cheri St. Arnauld, PhD
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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