University of Phoenix-California
About
The University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a private for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree levels. It is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and has an open enrollment admissions policy for many undergraduate programs. The school is owned by Phoenix Education Partners.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Academic programs at Phoenix
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Phoenix vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Phoenix selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Phoenix-California | 22% | — | 34 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Academy of Art University | 34% | — | 5,498 | $39,778 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
South University-Savannah | 17% | — | 716 | $24,116 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Strayer University-Virginia | 19% | — | 1,998 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Sullivan University | — | — | 2,498 | $25,785 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
School of Visual Arts | 76% | 92.6% | 3,812 | $58,628 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| Peer group median | 22% | 92.6% | 2,248 | $32,782 |
Grants & funding (4)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- awardExcellence in Publishing AwardUniversity of Phoenixinstitution_site$200
- awardFaculty Honorarium ProgramUniversity of Phoenixinstitution_site$200
- awardTop-tiered Research Conference AwardUniversity of Phoenixinstitution_site$200
- opportunityProject-Based Research GrantsUniversity of Phoenixinstitution_site
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