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Student Right to Know Guide 2015–2016

June 2015

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Graduation Rates In accordance with the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended, each postsecondary educational institution must publish information regarding graduation rates as defined by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). This graduation measure includes only undergraduate degree- and/or certificate-seeking students who have never attended another institution of higher learning, and graduate within 150 percent of the normal time to completion. Data are collected on the number of students entering the institution as first-time, full-time (FTFT) degree- and/or certificate-seeking undergraduate students in a particular cohort year. Graduation rates are disaggregated by race and ethnicity, gender and federal financial aid grant or loan funds. The graduation rates shown below represent students from the 2008–2009 cohort and the percentages of those students who graduated within 150 percent by Aug. 31, 2014.

The table below shows FTFT undergraduate students and is derived from the IPEDS graduation rate survey, although shown in aggregate rather than by degree/award type. The University is a nontraditional institution that caters to a wide variety of students, including many who have previously attended another institution of higher education, and would not be classified as first- time students.

The table includes recipients of Pell Grants or subsidized loans, or neither type of aid during the 2008–2009 cohort year (September 1 – August 31).

FTFT Degree- or Certificate-seeking Undergraduate Students in the 2008–2009 Cohort

Enrolled FTFT Undergraduates *

Enrolled FTFT Undergraduates Graduated Within 150%

Timeframe Allowed

Graduation Percent Enrolled FTFT

Undergraduates

Totals 121,517 20,838 17%

Male 34,940 4,963 14%

Female 86,577 15,875 18%

Nonresident Alien 1,527 404 26%

Hispanic/Latino 7,407 1,404 19%

American Indian or Alaskan Native 1,201 190 16%

Asian 674 155 23%

Black or African American 24,867 3,150 13%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 700 129 18%

White 41,864 10,308 25%

Race or Ethnicity Unknown 43,277 5,098 12%

Pell Grant Recipients 81,370 13,045 16%

Subsidized Stafford Loan Recipients who did not receive a Pell Grant

18,485 4,436 24%

Students who received neither Pell Grants nor Subsidized Stafford Loans

21,662 3,357 15%

* Excludes 497 students who became deceased after entering the cohort, but before they graduated.

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Retention Rates In accordance with the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended, each postsecondary educational institution must make available information regarding retention rates of degree- and/ or certificate-seeking first-time, full-time (FTFT) undergraduate students entering the institution. Retention rate is a measure of the rate at which students persist in their educational program at an institution, expressed as a percentage. The table shown below is the percentage of FTFT undergraduate degree-seeking students from the previous fall who were still enrolled in the next fall.

Retention Rates for FTFT Undergraduate Degree-Seeking Students

Count of FTFT undergraduate students enrolled Fall 2013 (8/1/2013 to 10/31/2013)*

12,300

Count of FTFT undergraduate students enrolled Fall 2013 (8/1/2013 to 10/31/2013) still enrolled in Fall 2014 (8/1/2014 to 10/31/2014)

4,363

Retention 35.5%

*Excludes students who became deceased after 10/31/13 and those who were enrolled in and completed a certificate program shorter than 1 year in length who would not be expected to be retained in the following year.

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Student Diversity In accordance with the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended, each postsecondary educational institution must make available information regarding student diversity as defined by the IPEDS. Data reported are for enrolled full-time students.

Table 1 represents all enrolled students from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014. Of the total enrolled students, those who received Pell Grant funds during the July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014, timeframe are shown in Table 2.

Table 1: All Enrolled Students by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Total Enrolled Percentage

Total Enrollment 418,790 100%

Male 142,479 34.0%

Female 276,311 66.0%

Nonresident Alien 7,630 1.8%

Hispanic/Latino 40,946 9.8%

American Indian or Alaska Native 2,197 0.5%

Asian 5,912 1.4%

Black/African American 81,620 19.5%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3,079 0.7%

White 129,775 31.0%

Two or more races 14,503 3.5%

Unknown 133,128 31.8%

Table 2: Pell Grant Recipients by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Total Enrolled Percentage

Pell Grant Recipients 187,270 100%

Male 50,905 27.2%

Female 136,365 72.8%

Nonresident Alien 2,330 1.3%

Hispanic/Latino 19,688 10.5%

American Indian or Alaska Native 937 0.5%

Asian 1,731 0.9%

Black/African American 42,394 22.6%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1,248 0.7%

White 59,395 31.7%

Two or more races 9,189 4.9%

Unknown 50,358 26.9%

Note: Information reported on student diversity for all enrolled students is from the IPEDS 12 Month Enrollment Survey (July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014). Pell recipients were those students from the 12 Month Enrollment Survey who were disbursed Pell funds during the July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014 timeframe.

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Types of Education in Which Graduates Enroll In accordance with the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended, each postsecondary educational institution must make available information regarding the types of graduate and professional education in which graduates of the institution’s four-year degree programs enrolled.

Approximately 14% of students who completed a bachelor ’s degree from University of Phoenix between July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014, went on to enroll in a graduate or professional program at University of Phoenix. The most common programs students enrolled in are as follows:

• Master of Business Administration • Master of Science in Psychology/Behavioral Health • Master of Science in Psychology • Master of Science in Administration/Human Resource Management • Master of Health Administration

The data is derived from the IPEDS Completions Survey (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 data) and the IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey (Aug. 1, 2014 to Oct. 31, 2014 data).