Profile
In 1976, Dr. John Sperling founded University of Phoenix and made a commitment to provide working adults with higher education options at convenient class times. Today, our students study at more than 200 locations, as well as through online programs available in countries around the world. We offer a wide variety of associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs. Our commitment also extends to our higher education innovations. University of Phoenix helped pioneer many of the conveniences that many students now enjoy — evening classes, flexible scheduling, continuous enrollment, a university-wide academic social network, online classes, a digital library and computer simulations. In addition, the University has 20 years of experience in online education.
Our Military Division staff of nearly 1,000 dedicated military advisors works directly with active military members, their spouses, and veterans to help them balance frequent deployments, relocations, and training schedules while obtaining their degrees. We also offer special military tuition rates and credit for previous military training and education. When it’s time to graduate, we connect students to a network of more than 700,000 alumni.
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Students
Number of military or veteran students enrolled47,000
Number of total students enrolled500,000
Number of military to total students enrolled full time10.00%
Number of military dependents enrolled9,300
Graduation rate for veterans39.00%
Graduation rate for Non-veterans39.00%
Military Support
| Support | |
 | Service members Opportunity Colleges Consortium member (SOC) |
 | Offers ROTC program or participate in cross-town ROTC program |
| Has full-time veteran counselors or advisors on staff |
| Advisor on staff that assists veterans with career placement |
| Veteran counselors liaise with local VET REPS to help with career placement |
| Identifies military dependents on campus |
| Has child care facilities on campus |
| Social Outlets | |
| Has campus/social networking events planned specifically for veterans |
| Has veteran clubs or associations on campus |
| Has a chapter of the Student Veterans of America on campus |
| Has virtual veteran clubs or associations |
| Has spouse clubs/associations on campus |
| Has a military spouse specific page on its Web site |
| Installation/Base Support | |
| Provides support to specific military installations |
Programs to support faculty in terms of their knowledge and understandingIn the training and certification of faculty, special consideration of servicemember, spouse, and veteran student requirements are emphasized.
Military students called to active service return without penalty policyAs a SOC DNS school, University of Phoenix is bound by the SOC agreement, guaranteeing readmission without penalty.
Student Veteran AssociationsSpecialized military social media sites.
Policy concerning students who are involuntarily activated for military servicePolicy states (asrecommended by DOE and SOC) that student notifies school, provides copy of orders, is given up to 5 years to complete.
Why this school is an excellent choice for military membersWe understand the needs and demands of military service. We created a military division that employs nearly 1,000 counselors, most of whom are veterans, to help military students attain their academic goals. We provide deferrment options, and are a Yellow Ribbon school. We extend extensive tuition discounts to military students and their spouses and partner with several government and military organizations to offer scholarships. We work closely with information officers at military bases around the globe to ensure the University is providing the support and information necessary to help military personnel determine which educational programs best fit their lifestyle.