This is a list of for-profit institutions of higher education.

In the United States

Academy of Art University – San Francisco, California American Career College – Los Angeles, California American InterContinental University – more than 90% online, a subsidiary of Perdoceo American National University – distance education and multiple locations in Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia; not to be confused with American University or National American University American Public University – online, a division of American Public University System; not to be confused with American University American University of Health Sciences – Signal Hill, California Aspen University – Denver, Colorado Berkeley College – New York and New Jersey; not to be confused with University of California, Berkeley, Berklee College of Music, Berkeley College at Yale University, or Berkeley City College Blue Cliff College – a subsidiary of Quad Partners Brookline College – Arizona and New Mexico Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine – Las Cruces, New Mexico California Miramar University – San Diego, California (formerly known as Pacific Western University) California Northstate University College of Medicine – Elk Grove, California Capella University – Minneapolis, Minnesota and online Carrington College – 17 locations in the United States Central Penn College – Enola, Pennsylvania Chamberlain University – a subsidiary of Adtalem Charter College – campuses in Alaska, California, and Washington The College of Westchester – White Plains, New York not to be confused with West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania Colorado Technical University – more than 90% online, a subsidiary of Perdoceo Columbia Southern University – not to be confused with Columbia University Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences – Tempe, Arizona Denver College of Nursing – Denver, Colorado and Houston, Texas DeVry University – multiple locations, subsidiaries include Keller School of Management (several campuses have closed) DigiPen Institute of Technology – Redmond, Washington Eagle Gate College – Utah ECPI University – formerly ECPI College of Technology; multiple locations; includes Medical Careers Institute multiple locations in Virginia Engine City Technical Institute – South Plainfield, New Jersey – now Lincoln Technical Institute Five Towns College – Dix Hills, New York Florida Career College – multiple locations, owned by International Education Corporation Florida National University – Hialeah, Florida Fortis College – multiple locations Fox College – Chicago metropolitan area (Bedford Park and Tinley Park) Full Sail University – Winter Park, Florida Hamilton College – Iowa; now part of Kaplan University; formerly operated from multiple locations in Iowa and Nebraska; not to be confused with Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, or with the unaccredited Hamilton University, now Kaplan University Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine – Meridian, Idaho International Education Corporation operates US Colleges, Florida Career Colleges, United Education Institute and UEI Colleges Lincoln Tech – multiple locations; not to be confused with Lincoln University Los Angeles Film School – Los Angeles, California McCann School of Business and Technology – multiple locations Mildred Elley – multiple locations Miller-Motte – multiple locations Monroe University – multiple locations National American University – primarily online. Not to be confused with American University National University College – multiple locations, Puerto Rico Neumont University – multiple locations NewSchool of Architecture and Design – San Diego, California; owned by Ambow Education. Not to be confused with The New School Ohio Business College – multiple locations Pacific College of Health and Science – a subsidiary of Quad Partners Pennco Tech – multiple locations Pima Medical Institute – multiple locations Pinnacle Career Institute – Kansas, multiple locations Plaza College – Forest Hills, New York Porter and Chester Institute – Connecticut, Massachusetts Post University – Waterbury, Connecticut, not to be confused with LIU Post Potomac College – Washington, D.C. area, now the University of the Potomac Provo College – Provo, Utah Rasmussen College – multiple locations, now owned by American Public University System. Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Lakewood, Colorado Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions – Utah Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Parker, Colorado SAE Institute – formerly the School of Audio Engineering Salem International University – Salem, West Virginia San Joaquin Valley College – California, multiple locations Schiller International University – multiple locations School of Visual Arts – New York City South College – Knoxville, Tennessee; not to be confused with Southern University or the University of the South. South University – multiple locations; owned by Education Principle Foundation (EPF); not to be confused with Southern University or the University of the South. Southern Careers Institute – Texas, multiple locations; not to be confused with Southern University or the University of the South. Southern States University – California; not to be confused with Southern University or the University of the South. Southwestern College – multiple locations; not to be confused with Southwestern University or Lincoln University Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology – Tulsa, Oklahoma Strayer University – multiple locations Sullivan University – Kentucky, multiple locations Suncoast College of Health – Bradenton, Florida; Brandon, FloridaTroubled Manhattan Commercial College to Close, The New York Times, December 18, 2007Interboro Institute UEI College – multiple campuses in California Unitek College – campuses in California and Reno, Nevada United States University; not to be confused with American University Universal Technical Institute – campuses in Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas University of Advancing Technology – Tempe, Arizona University of Phoenix – Phoenix, Arizona University of the Potomac – Washington DC; Vienna, Virginia; online- a division of Linden Education University of Silicon Valley – San Jose, California; formerly Cogswell Polytechnical College Wade College – Dallas, Texas West Coast University – Los Angeles, California Western State College of Law – Irvine, California; not to be confused with Western Governors University Western State University College of Law – Fullerton, California; not to be confused with Western Governors University Wyoming Technical Institute (WyoTech) – As of 2018, the school has only one campus (under new ownership)

Distance education (online) American College of Technology – online distance education, based in St. Joseph, Missouri; not to be confused with American University American College of Education – online; not to be confused with American University American Public University System – includes the American Military University and American Public University; distance education; offices in Charles Town, West Virginia, and Manassas, Virginia; not to be confused with American University American Sentinel University – distance education, based in Denver, Colorado Ashworth College – online, based in Norcross, Georgia Aspen University – online, based in Denver, Colorado California InterContinental University – online, based in Diamond Bar, California California Southern University – online; not to be confused with The University of Southern California Capella University – online London School of Business and Finance – online; not to be confused with London School of Economics or London Business School Maestro University – formerly Andrew Jackson University; distance education; based in Hoover, Alabama New England College of Business and Finance; not to be confused with New England College Setanta College – online Trident University International – formerly TUI University, formerly Touro University International; online; not to be confused with Trident Technical College University of Liverpool – distance education only, a division of Laureate Education University of the Potomac – distance education offices in Washington, D.C., and Vienna, Virginia with remote administration offices as well U.S. Career Institute – Fort Collins, Colorado Walden University – online, a division of Adtalem Education

Outside the United States Adamson University - Manila, Philippines AMA Education System - multiple locations in the Philippines and Bahrain Anhembi Morumbi University – São Paulo, Brazil Arden University – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group). Arellano University - multiple locations in Metro Manila, Philippines Baliaug University - Bulacan, Philippines BPP University – United Kingdom (part of Apollo Education Group). Central Colleges of the Philippines - Quezon City, Philippines Centro Escolar University - Manila, Makati and Las Piñas, Philippines Cyprus College – Nicosia, Cyprus Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth – India Emilio Aguinaldo College - Manila and Cavite, Philippines FEATI University - Manila, Philippines FEU Group of Schools - Metro Manila and Cavite, Philippines ISM University of Management and Economics – Vilnius, Lithuania International School of Law and Business – Vilnius, Lithuania (to be closed in July 2024) Jose Rizal University - Mandaluyong, Philippines Kazimieras Simonavičius University – Vilnius, Lithuania Laureate International Universities – Peru and Mexico London School of Business and Finance – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group). not to be confused with London School of Economics or London Business School Lyceum of the Philippines University - multiple locations in the Philippines iPeople Inc. Malayan Colleges Laguna - Laguna, Philippines Mapua University - Manila, Philippines National Teachers College - Manila, Philippines University of Nueva Caceres - Camarines Sur, Philippines Manuel S. Enverga University - Quezon, Philippines Multimedia University – multiple locations in Malaysia National University (Philippines) - multiple locations in the Philippines Nyenrode Business University – Breukelen, Netherlands Our Lady of Fatima University - multiple locations in the Philippines Philippine Women's University - Manila, Philippines PHINMA Education Network Saint Jude College - Manila, Philippines Araullo University - Cabanatuan, Philippines Cagayan de Oro College - Cagayan de Oro, Philippines University of Iloilo - Iloilo City, Philippines University of Pangasinan - Dagupan, Philippines Southwestern University - Cebu City, Philippines Rai University – India Regenesys Business School – Sandton, South Africa Ross University – Ross University School of Medicine in Picard, Dominica; Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in Saint Kitts Sigmund Freud University Vienna - Vienna, Austria St. George's University – Grenada; includes medical school, school of veterinary medicine, and other programs STI College - multiple locations in the Philippines iAcademy - Makati, Philippines St Patrick's College, London – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group). Taylor's University – multiple locations in Malaysia Technological Institute of the Philippines - Manila and Quezon City, Philippines Trinity School of Medicine - St. Vincent and Grenadines Universidad de Zamboanga - Zamboanga, Philippines Universidad Europea de Madrid – Madrid, Spain University of the East - Manila, Philippines University of Medicine and Health Sciences - Basseterre, Saint Kitts, Caribbean University of Baguio - Baguio, Philippines University of Law – United Kingdom (part of Global University Systems group).