Completion and First-Year Persistence Rates
for ACBSP-Accredited Accounting and Business Programs
at the University of Phoenix School of Business
The programmatic data provided below was reported in the ACBSP Quality Assurance Report (2014).
The University of Phoenix® School of Business
offers nine programs that are accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Business
Schools & Programs (ACBSP®).
150% Graduation Rate*
First-Year
4th Course
Retention Rate**
2011–12
27%
80%
2012–13
26%
77%
2013–14
25%
74%
2011–12
22%
71%
2012–13
21%
67%
2013–14
21%
64%
2011–12
36%
78%
2012–13
41%
75%
2013–14
44%
74%
2011–12
33%
74%
2012–13
36%
72%
2013–14
39%
71%
2011–12
55%
74%
– Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2012–13
53%
72%
– Master of Management (MM)
2013–14
61%
74%
2011–12
56%
68%
2012–13
52%
73%
2013–14
50%
74%
2011–12
56%
74%
2012–13
54%
73%
2013–14
59%
71%
2011–12
30%
73%
2012–13
23%
75%
ACBSP standards for academic excellence
are designed to align with the mission of
teaching institutions with an emphasis on
student learning, supported by continuous
quality improvement and faculty scholarship.
The following School of Business programs
are accredited by ACBSP:
– Associate of Arts with a concentration
in Accounting Foundations (AAACCF)
†
– Associate of Arts with a concentration
in Business Foundations (AABF)
‡
Program
Year
AAACCF
AABF
BSACC
BSB
– Bachelor of Science in Accounting (BSACC)
– Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB)
– Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA)
– Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
MBA
MM
– Doctor of Management (DM)
MSA
† Maryland residents completing this program will earn an
Associate of Arts with an emphasis in Accounting Foundations.
‡ Maryland residents completing this program will earn an
Associate of Arts with an emphasis in Business Foundations.
DBA
DM
Cohort Year
Level
2014
2013
2012
Associate
FY11
FY10
FY09
Bachelor’s
FY07
FY06
FY05
Master’s
FY11
FY10
FY09
Doctoral
FY07
FY06
FY05
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2013–14
17%
65%
2011–12
30%
78%
2012–13
27%
76%
2013–14
15%
67%
All performance measures reported above are calculated according to the following data definitions:
*150 % Graduation Rate: The percentage of students who completed their program within 150% of the published program length.
Students are included in the cohort if they began a program in the degree level during the cohort year (see table at left) and attended
for at least 30 days. Students who became deceased prior to completion were excluded from the cohort. Completers are reported in
the program they completed; non-completers are reported in the program they began.
**First-Year 4th Course Retention Rate: The percentage of students who began the respective business program in the year prior to
the reporting year and attended four courses within the standard length of time to attend five courses.