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While many Americans remain skeptical of the availability of quality postsecondary programs, ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ aims to reverse that trend.

To measure the success, Gallup surveyed more than more than 1,400 ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ alumni who completed their undergraduate degree between 2017 and 2021 and compared the results of ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ alumni to the responses of more than 600 national bachelor’s degree holders who completed their degree during the same period.

All responses from ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ alumni were collected Nov. 16-Dec. 13, 2022, while national alumni responses were aggregated across three surveys conducted between 2019 and 2022.

Overall, the survey shows that ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ's competency-based education model is equipping graduates with the skills they need to advance in their careers and significantly increase their earning potential. According to Gallup's analysis of over 1,400 ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ alumni, ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ working learners — students who work full-time while enrolled — earned more than $1 billion collectively in 2022 than what they were earning at the time of their enrollment at ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ.ÌýAnd the value of a ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ education extend beyond financial gains — 77% of ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ alumni strongly agree that their education was worth the investment, more than double the percentage of bachelor's degree holders nationally who say the same.

"ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ is committed to providing our students with an education that delivers tangible value, and these outcomes are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our graduates," said Scott Pulsipher, ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ President. "We are proud that our alumni receive the benefits of greater economic return, and more so that they report they are thriving in their lives as a result of achieving their degree, such that they may live a self-determined life and have a positive impact on their communities."

By the Numbers — Key Findings from 2022 ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ Alumni Survey conducted by Gallup: Ìý

• 88,000: bachelor’s degrees awarded to ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ students who would not (43,000) or may not (45,0000) have been able to earn that degree without the support system ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ provides.

• $500 Million: additional income premiums generated for these 88,000 ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ graduates, their families, and their communities in 2022 alone.

• $13,000: ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ working learners report immediate boosts to their salary — the median present-day salary among the ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ Class of 2021 being $85,000, an increase of over $13,000 from their earnings while enrolled. ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ working learners tend to earn continuous salary increases each year following graduation. Ìý

• $5,333: ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ working learners report a median salary increase of $5,333 per year after adjusting for the number of years they have been employed since graduation. Ìý

• $2.6 Billion: total income premiums generated by ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ graduates when scaled across all working learners who graduated from ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ between 2017 and 2021.Ìý

• $3.2 Billion: total dollars saved by ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ graduates through ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ's affordable, flat-rate tuition model. By offering students a model that charges less for tuition and allows them to accumulate credits at a higher rate than the national average, the average ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ graduate completes their degree at a cost of $17,108. This is nearly $23,000 less than the $40,081 it would have cost them to earn that degree at another university, a savings of 57%.Ìý

• 77%: of ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ alumni strongly agree that their education was worth the investment — more than double the percentage of bachelor's degree holders nationally who say the same. ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ alumni are also consistently about twice as likely to recommend their alma mater to others, feel their degree was worth the cost, and report that their university was supportive throughout their program. Ìý

• 65%: ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ faculty and staff continue to deliver support to students effectively, even amidst the challenges of a remote learning environment. About two-thirds of ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ alumni strongly agree they had access to the resources they needed to be successful (65%). Additionally, ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ alumni agree that the availability of student support services was excellent (62%).