University of Phoenix

[Jonathan Whatley]

An agreement was announced in 2023 by which the University of Phoenix would be sold to the University of Idaho. Although the announcement didn't include any change of name, there might be a rebrand in its future, like other for-profits that have sold to and become affiliates of brick-and-mortar state university systems (Kaplan becoming Purdue Global, Ashford becoming University of Arizona Global Campus, Grantham becoming University of Arkansas Grantham).

However, there's been strong pushback against the proposed acquisition in the Idaho legislature, and the acquisition might not even occur.