University of Phoenix Online: Cost and Outcomes (2026)

University of Phoenix charged $9,552 in tuition and fees for 2024-25, and its average net price was $13,520 for 2023-24, according to College Scorecard’s June 2026 data. 28% of students who started in 2016-17 earned a credential within eight years.

Phoenix is a for-profit university that reports from Phoenix, AZ, and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). 100% of its undergraduates studied fully online in fall 2024, and 85% were 25 or older in fall 2023.

Phoenix is a for-profit, online university accredited by HLC

Fact	Phoenix
Control	Private for-profit
Accreditor	Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Location	Phoenix, AZ
Undergraduates studying fully online (fall 2024)	100%
Degree-seeking undergraduates (fall 2024)	85,991
Graduate students (fall 2024)	21,420
Undergraduates 25 or older (fall 2023)	85%
Admission rate (fall 2024)	Not reported
Federal school ID (UNITID)	484613

Phoenix tuition is $9,552 a year, and the average net price is $13,520

Scorecard lists $9,552 in tuition and fees for 2024-25, the same for in-state and out-of-state students.

Net price is the full cost of attendance, including housing and living costs, minus grants and scholarships. Scorecard’s average covers full-time, first-time undergraduates who got federal aid in 2023-24: 2,341 students at Phoenix.

Family income	Average net price, 2023-24
$0 to $30,000	$12,776
$30,001 to $48,000	$13,833
$48,001 to $75,000	$14,963
$75,001 to $110,000	$17,177
$110,001 and up	$19,150

Net price rises with income, from $12,776 for families earning under $30,000 to $19,150 above $110,000.

For 2026-27, Pell pays up to $7,395 a year to eligible undergraduates, and your own net price depends on your income, family size and state. The aid check stacks Pell, state grants, campus aid and federal loan limits for your numbers in about two minutes, and shows the result before it asks for an email.

Only 28% of Phoenix students earn a credential within eight years

Measure	Phoenix
Earned a credential within 8 years (all students who started in 2016-17)	28%
Graduated within 6 years (first-time, full-time students only)	20%
Median earnings 6 years after starting	$35,359
Median earnings 10 years after starting	$37,752
Graduates’ median earnings 4 years after finishing	$61,486
Graduates’ median federal loan debt	$31,553
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant (2023-24)	50%
Undergraduates with a federal loan (2023-24)	63%

Only 20% of first-time, full-time students graduated within six years. Former students earned a median $37,752 ten years after starting, close to the graduates’ median debt of $31,553.

These are school-wide medians. Your payoff depends on the program, the job you target and what you pay.

Business produces most Phoenix graduates

These are Phoenix’s five largest fields by graduates in 2022-23, from Scorecard’s field-of-study file. All five are offered fully online.

Field and credential	Graduates, 2022-23	Median earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations (bachelor's)	5,923	$69,425	$34,767
Business Administration, Management and Operations (master's)	1,997	$80,622	$30,432
Business Administration, Management and Operations (associate)	1,696	$53,733	$20,942
Health and Medical Administrative Services (bachelor's)	1,399	$54,365	$43,340
Business Administration, Management and Operations (undergrad certificate)	1,282	$68,591	$7,125

Field and credential Business Administration, Management and Operations (bachelor's)

Graduates, 2022-23 5,923

Median earnings, 4 yrs after $69,425

Median federal debt $34,767

Field and credential Business Administration, Management and Operations (master's)

Graduates, 2022-23 1,997

Median earnings, 4 yrs after $80,622

Median federal debt $30,432

Field and credential Business Administration, Management and Operations (associate)

Graduates, 2022-23 1,696

Median earnings, 4 yrs after $53,733

Median federal debt $20,942

Field and credential Health and Medical Administrative Services (bachelor's)

Graduates, 2022-23 1,399

Median earnings, 4 yrs after $54,365

Median federal debt $43,340

Field and credential Business Administration, Management and Operations (undergrad certificate)

Graduates, 2022-23 1,282

Median earnings, 4 yrs after $68,591

Median federal debt $7,125

Field names are the federal Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) categories Scorecard uses, not Phoenix’s program titles. Earnings are medians for graduates who got federal aid, four years after finishing, and debt is their median federal loan balance.

Who Phoenix fits, and the watch-outs

It fits if

• You are a working adult. 85% of undergraduates were 25 or older in fall 2023.
• You want a low sticker price. Tuition and fees were $9,552 for 2024-25.
• You want business. The business bachelor’s had 5,923 graduates in 2022-23, with median earnings of $69,425 four years after finishing.

Watch-outs

• Completion is low. 72% of students who started in 2016-17 had no Phoenix credential eight years later.
• Debt is high. Graduates owe a median $31,553, and 63% of undergraduates took a federal loan in 2023-24.
• Advertising history. The FTC charged that Phoenix ads falsely touted employer ties, so check any job or employer claim yourself.

Check your own aid before you apply to Phoenix

Phoenix’s averages describe what other students paid. The aid check applies the 2026-27 federal rules to your income and family, takes about two minutes, and shows the result before any email or school contact.

To compare on the same measures, see Western Governors University (52% eight-year rate, $11,116 median debt) or Purdue University Global (28%, $26,078).

Degree Sources may refer readers to schools through partners. School matching is optional and comes after you see your aid result. The figures here come from federal data, and this profile does not rank schools.