10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Phoenix, Arizona
Aspen University
Aspen University is a private for-profit institution in Phoenix, Arizona. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Aspen University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
43/100
Aspen University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
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10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
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Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
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Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$15,756
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
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Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
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First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
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After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
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Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Aspen University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
1,466
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
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150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Aspen University ranks in Arizona
State rank among 99 reporting Arizona colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Aspen University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,466 | #32 of 98 | 67th |
Highest former-student earnings in Arizona
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Arizona | $92,405 | $40,096 |
| 2 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | $84,131 | $40,287 |
| 3 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona | $79,652 | - |
| 4 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Arizona | $79,652 | - |
| 5 | Alliant International University - Phoenix | $66,666 | - |
| 6 | Jersey College - Tucson | $66,087 | - |
| 7 | Jersey College - Mesa | $66,087 | - |
| 8 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | $62,668 | $14,967 |
| 9 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | $62,668 | - |
| 10 | Arizona State University-West Valley | $62,668 | - |
| 11 | Arizona State University-Polytechnic | $62,668 | - |
| 12 | Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix | $62,668 | - |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $6,870 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $6,870 |
Net Price by Family Income
9.8%
Pell Grant Rate
10.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$15,756
Median Debt
$167/mo
Monthly Payment
Aspen University costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $21,326 to $14,895 (-30.2%) between 2013 and 2022, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 49 schools measured over the same span was +25.7%.
6 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $21,3262022 · $14,895
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2022). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
78.1%
Female
51.5%
First Generation
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 4 | 1,616 | $76,126 | $109,265 | $17,701 |
| Master's | 4 | 444 | $74,696 | $106,024 | $36,758 |
Top programs at Aspen University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$109,265 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$106,024 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$79,162 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$75,828 median earnings
- Clinical, Counseling and A…
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
$59,487 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$54,111 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof… $43,285
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
$43,285 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 1,526 | $109,265 | $10,188 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's | 379 | $106,024 | $26,087 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | 34 | $79,162 | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 43 | $75,828 | $11,538 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's | 18 | $59,487 | $47,429 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's | 13 | $54,111 | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | 30 | $43,285 | $18,264 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Bachelor's | 17 | - | $30,812 |
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Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
Where to go next from Aspen University
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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private for-profit profiles compile Scorecard debt/earnings and IPEDS operating fields from federal files — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.