The University of the People is the Education Revolution. It is the world's first tuition-free, non-profit, American accredited, online university. With a groundbreaking online learning model and instructors from the world's foremost academic volunteers, UoPeople offers the opportunity to pursue a high quality and invaluable American degree. The university offers two-year associate and four-year bachelor's degree programs in business administration, computer science, and health science, as well as an MBA program.

 

FIELDS OF STUDY

UoPeople offers associate and bachelor degree programs in business administration, health science and computer science, as well as an MBA program and a Master of Education (M.Ed.).

SCHOLARSHIP VALUES

• Simone Biles Legacy Scholarship Fund - this fund provides support to UoPeople students to help cover course Assessment Fees, with priority given to those who have been in foster care.
• Foundation Hoffmann Scholarship - available to all students studying towards an associate’s degree who can partially fund their studies. Recipients of this scholarship will have up to ten Assessment Fees funded, enabling motivated students from around the world the opportunity to earn an accredited academic degree.

FEES

Application Fee: We ask all applicants for a one-time, non-refundable application fee of $60 for all programs. 

Course Assessment Fees:

• Undergraduate: For each undergraduate course, there is an assessment fee of $160, to be paid by the end of each course.

• Graduate: For each graduate course, there is an assessment fee of $400 for M.Ed., and $450 for MBA/MSIT.

Total Costs

The total approximate costs to earn a degree at UoPeople are the following:

• Associate Degree: $3,260
• Bachelor’s Degree: $6,460
• M.Ed.: $5,260
• MBA: $5,460
• MSIT: $5,460

Transfer Credit: It costs only $17 for each accepted course. To learn more about the transfer credit process, visit our transfer credit page.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• UoPeople accepts students who have graduated high school, have access to a computer and the Internet and have sufficient English skills to study at the University.

HOW TO APPLY

The admission process is administered in 5 terms annually. The next deadline is 28 May 2026 for term starting 18 June 2026. 

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