Strayer University Reviews

Strayer University is absolutely ridiculous. When you first enroll, they are going to call and email every hour on the hour to get people to complete the FASFA Form. Once you are enrolled, you are going to sit hours on the phone to get answers. They tell people what they want them to hear. Nobody actually cares about the students wellbeing. Everything is cheap about the school regardless of it being virtual. They let your financial aid sit so they can gain interest. I am past tired of it. They switched counseling providers to one that is cheaper for them. They make you order your own cap and gown. They website is always down. I have to resubmit my work multiple times. If 85% of the school is having the same issue, SOMEONE needs to be fired!

Hello, my name is Ashanna and I've been going to Strayer since 2025 and it has been the absolute worst experience of my life. I'm only 22 and incredibly stressed out by the lack of responses from the professors, coaches, and so called administrators in the college. I'm here for my business degree and I have learned NOTHING about business hence me being in classes that have nothing to do with my degree. The professors are so rude especially when texting and really unprofessional. The FAFSA team at this school are a joke. They try to get all of your information for no reason just for your Financial Aid. I've been trying to transfer for the longest and it's like the school makes it so impossible for you to even transfer. Thankfully I am graduating soon and will NOT have to deal with this garbage college. I DO NOT recommend this for first timers out of highschool, community college is so much better. Thankfully I am going to one to pursue nursing.

Stay far away from this school. These people have their favorites, no matter where you are academically, they still show favoritism. I graduated with my Masters from this school, many regrets for attending Strayer University. DO NOT RECOMMEND!

To be honest I wouldn't even give them one star because that is giving them way too much credit. Strayer University has traumatized me at best. The only thing that I did learn with them after completing 55% of my bachelor's degree is that it was the worst decision ever made in life. They are disrespectful. They are not about helping the student like they claim. When you have issues like a real life crisis they're all about consequences and telling you about all the bad things that are going to happen instead of trying to actually help you.

Truly awful university. The courses are copied and pasted from high school curriculums. Half the instructors are barely literate. The support/coach team is an absolute embarrassment. There’s no reason to attend this diploma mill.

Strayer University is a diploma mill on steroids. Faculty are forced to have a quick turn around on all grading, like within minutes students submit their assignments. How do they create this fast turnaround on grading? Well, they certainly don't read the assignments and give specific, in-depth feedback for improvement. Rather, they scan assignments and post general comments from an Excel spreadsheet. The university also has a Faculty Feedback generator that helps to generate these comments from this Excel spreadsheet. Basically, they are using a form of automation to post general feedback. It is truly treating students like they are on a conveyor belt in a factory. This process is meant to just push grades out immediately. Think about it: You submit a 4-page written assignment, and you receive your grade within 5 minutes. So students are paying all this money for no one to read or critique their work.

My name is Christopher, and I attended Strayer University online last year. I was accused of cheating on my assignment by the professors, despite the lack of evidence to support their claims. I was pursuing a degree in criminal justice. The professor teaching the class expressed suspicious of my academic integrity without providing any concrete evidence. Despite presenting my side and evidence, the professor remained unconvinced. Professor Catherine also raised concerns about the quality of my written assignments, but no proof was ever presented.

I attended Strayer University and graduated in 2010, with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 2010, with a minor in Human Resource Management; And with the hopes of receiving a good education and a career. Which I did not receive either, not a valid education or a career, in that field of study. After several applications and interviews, I was not qualified for that field of work. I received tuition assistance from my employer at that time and Strayer did not record the payments, and have me owing over $100,000 dollars without record of any payments.

This school is a joke. It's hard to get a return phone call. Doesn't matter which department it is you requested a call back from. They steal money from me and I'm sure other students which is crazy that they would even do that. My refund was 2,100 then it went to 1,998 then down to $1,962. I only bought 1 item at the bookstore for 34.50 so you tell me where that money went and how is it that they give you 465 to spend at the bookstore and whatever you buy gets taken off your refund but know this whatever you didn't spend of the $465 you're not getting that on your refund. I should have stayed at SNHU. This is by far the worst school I have been to yet.

I've been trying to contact Financial Aid Office for the past 3 days. No one has picked up the phone. No has replied to my messages. As you can see in the photo attached the length of time I was on hold before the phone system disconnected my call because they were closed. I would not recommend this school to anyone.

This school is pathetic. Extremely unprofessional staff. I constantly get bills from them even though I use the GI Bill. Just received a bill from 9 months ago after I have been numerous other bills. The Instructors never respond to emails and most of the classes just have you read chapters and do the quizzes with no interaction with the professor. The mandatory forums and answers are all ChatGPT bots that other students use and you have to respond to those generic statements.

Absolutely poor communication, non-responsive, or accountability. I am a single mother, full-time student, and I work full-time, so the financial aid that I receive for living expenses is extremely important. However, for the past year, there have multiple issues with my aid award showing incorrect/different information in iCampus, having to accept aid multiple times because the amounts keeps changing, unable to reach anyone by phone/email.

I am in process to file complaint against Strayer University which is nothing but scam. Worthless experience. Left nothing with debt. I have contacted the department of education which directed me to separate departments where I can file a complaint to investigate this so call school. Please contact me as I can provide application to file against this scammer who ever involved providing fake visa to overseas.

I am in tremendous debt from going to Strayer University. They were not upfront and honest about what I would need to pay back. Now my tuition bill is 3 times higher than what I borrowed. That is crazy for a working person to pay back. Strayer needs to be more upfront about the cost. Would not recommend them to anyone due to the cost.

This school is so unorganized, unprofessional and mediocre! I am beyond fed up, I'm going to transfer next term because every term it's an issue within every aspect! If you don't want to be stressed about finances and academics then go elsewhere because the tuition is honestly overpriced and not worth it! Lazy staff and rude representatives!

I just graduated from Ultimate medical Academy with my certificate as a MA & my associate degree in health science. Never had any issues and I graduated almost 3 yrs ago. They still call me to make sure I have employment and it's genuine. I decided to continue my education by getting my bachelor's so I applied to Strayer. I spoke to so many different people I can't tell you who my career advisor is. I was assured that all my courses would be covered via my financial aid. The admin lady asked if I wanted to take two or three course and I affirmed that I wanted to take only what my aid would cover. She assured me of that.

This for-profit school is expensive, and the quality of education is poor. I graduated with a degree in Information Systems with a concentration in Web Development. When I began taking the Web Development courses, I found that they were taught using an application program called Microsoft Expression that did the coding for you. Here I am 11 years later with $100k in student debt and do not have a job in Web Development because no one wants to hire someone who doesn't know how to code websites.

I went to Strayer University and had three classes left and got hurt. I lost use of my right hand I was in physical therapy for 6 weeks. From the emergency room I submitted all documents and weekly was in touch with university. I was given a withdraw approval and out for one semester. When I went to go back they said I had to pay for the semester I withdrew. Lucky for me I kept all of my documentation and communication with the University. However they would not allow me to enroll in the current semester until this issue was resolved. In the middle of the semester they said that I was in fact correct and it had been waived.

Strayer University's MBA program has provided me with a solid foundation in business principles and management skills. While the university is well-known for its flexible learning options and accommodating approach for working adults, the overall notability and value of the degree can sometimes be seen as less competitive compared to other traditional or highly-ranked institutions. However, the practical knowledge and applied learning experiences have been beneficial in my career, despite the perceived lower prestige.

I have 2 degrees from Strayer and have earned 0.00 dollars in the marketplace. Don't waste your time like I did. I'm currently filing a complaint with the Department of Education and with my congressman. Of course the school is run by **.

So all the way to the first day of the semester there were issues with obtaining my transcripts. So they dropped me. The day the semester started they enrolled me. All the while I couldn't get any info on my financial aid. They couldn't tell me until they had my transcripts and I was officially enrolled. So the third day I finally get to see they had screwed me over majorly. No wonder they wouldn't show me my Pell Grant, my subsidized, or unsubsidized loans. I dropped Strayer at 1am immediately after I read that email. The promissory form I signed showed that the entire course would be covered... Lies... Let's fast forward to today. I get an email saying I owe them $300. They are trying to charge me a 10% fee for never attended the semester. They tried to hold my Pell Grant so I couldn't attend anywhere else. I've not looked to see if they received my Pell after dropping them before classes started. I'll come back to update as it plays out.

Horrible school. Don't waste your time, find another online school. They will give you the run around and you can't walk in or speak with anyone in person. I advice would be to enroll in a local University.

DO your research before attending Strayer - they will make it impossible for you to drop a class even if you have urgent, legitimate reasons. Admissions is hired to make money for the college and is based on commission. If you decide to consider this college, ask detailed questions, know what you are e-signing and KEEP copies, make sure any charges on your account are accurate. Ask for phone numbers and contacts from day one for questions or concerns. Know what you are getting into with this school, I cannot stress that enough.

I was charged a withdrawal fee from not completing the first Summer quarter due to personal problems which is fine by me. However, my problem is on my financial dashboard for the fall quarter, It doesn't show any of the deductions they claim I owed out of my refund...nor does it explain where almost $2,000 of my Pell Grant went!!! So after talking with someone I still felt compelled to further dig. So I went back to the summer quarter, and saw that I was only charged $25 for the withdrawal fee!

I thought I loved this school, and if I would have been writing this four years ago, I would have said this university was amazing. I believe they called so much they finally talked me into going back to school, which I knew I could not afford. After probably twenty phone calls, I agreed and signed up. I got them to return my emails and text messages the first year I was back in school and it seemed everything was great. Sense then, I can't get my "academic couch Tara" I believe her name is to return a email or anything. I have been trying to change my major for almost two years now. I also somehow have completely drained my financial aide and I am not even half way through school.

Shawana ** is a coach at Strayer University, She does not respond to emails and when she does she is incredibly unprofessional. This School has been a massive letdown. They force you to take classes that do not even count towards your degree, so that it takes longer and you are forced to take out more student loans than necessary. If I were self paying I would be allowed to only take the necessary classes for my degree. This School is a scam. They are forcing me into more debt. They do not teach, They simply monitor. STRAYER is an embarrassment to the education system.

When it was time for me to graduate (2007), I paid my graduation fees and never received my diploma. When I inquired about this, Strayer had the nerve to send me a bill stating that I still owed them money that I did not. Stay away from this school!

I found out too late that businesses do not recognize this school. They have now combined with another school to stay in business. They should be discredited and closed. I attended this school around 2008 but did not finish. I felt it was not necessary to get my MBA from this school due to the fact the lack of respect throughout the business community in Columbia SC.

So how Strayer works is that I attended this college not to build for a future career. I have a career. I attended 4 years of culinary school and got my degree. I am a 5 star world renowned Private Chef. The school accepted grants and loans to cover my classes. When hurricane Ian hit Florida and I was severely impacted what I was told was that they don't care what I lost or went thru and dropped my classes and had the nerve to charge me the same amount that they got from the federal government. This is fraud. If you experienced this step up and do something about it. Don't attended this college. They are scam artists and they commit fraud.

I attended Strayer for 3 years only to realize that I wasn’t really learning anything. They don’t care about you when it comes to your education and they don’t really teach you anything that is relevant to your course of study. They are money hungry and don’t care about you actually getting an education.

I graduate from Strayer University at the end of this month. My degree will be my scarlet letter of shame for falling for a scam. I know most of you may be thinking “Wow, congratulations!” or “What an accomplishment!” but honestly I am ashamed and embarrassed. I have wasted my time and money on a scam. Strayer University has stolen thousands of dollars from me and many others. Throughout my time at Strayer, I was taken advantage of and did not receive the quality of education that was promised to me. Despite completing my coursework with all A’s and preparing to graduate soon, I have learned very little. It is particularly concerning that I was directed to watch videos on LinkedIn by my professors instead of receiving proper instruction. These videos are from LinkedIn Learning and cost $19.99/mo.

I have transfer from Capella hoping this Strayer university would be better but the grass is not greener on the other side. The professors don’t teach you, they give you a lot of unnecessary readings so you could teach yourself. I did not pay thousands of dollars to teach myself, if so then I wouldn’t be here. For one, I am a visual learner. Reading words don’t always work for me and the professor doesn’t care about visual learning. She just states that she provided videos from other people’s work and expect us to know how to do the assignments. Ridiculous. Unfortunately this is all across Strayer’s courses. I wish I could get a refund. If I have seen these reviews ahead of time I would have not come here. Yes! I do read the provided materials but if you cannot teach something to its simplest form then that doesn’t make you a very good professor.

Before you decide to attend Strayer University, I want you to keep in mind that "some" professors have zero tolerance against people with learning disabilities. I'm on my second year and I haven't had any problems until now. I suffer from multiple disabilities and a learning disability is one of the major ones and this class I'm in now could care less about my disabilities. I have a hard time learning and it takes extra time for me to fully understand things. I submitted a assignment and I truly didn't completely understand it. They refused to give me a second chance to try and raise my grade.

Strayer University is holding people REFUNDS and I am a student as well in the MBA program and I do not work, all of their jobs are in west. I don't know where and I live in NYC. Someone help the student please.

Good Evening, Mrs. ** or to whom it may concern. I'm a graduate student at Strayer University. For the past year or year and a half we have been force to take classes online due to COVID. Now going into year two things in the DMV area and other states have opened back. Strayer has even allowed their faculty to return to work. Our children from elementary school to High school has free education. The school board set a date for all students to return to school and we as parents had to go with it and what restrictions are being put in place. Even the CDC stated we don't have to wear mask anymore and the Federal government open its doors. I would like to discuss when will we get to be notified on when will classes be returning.

Everyone is complaining about Strayer. Do your research on your fasa, see if you have enough funding before you attend any school. It's up to you to make sure you do. I myself have no problems with them, they were very transparent about everything not like the college before I got into Strayer. They said I had no funds from fasa which I did. Mind you, this was a community college only 20 minutes from my town. They were less transparent and the job thing, it's up to you to find a job, not them.

This was by far the worst experience I have had with an online school. They don't care about you as a student and only want one thing; your money. The people that are supposed to help you get enrolled and answer questions about financial aid have no idea what they are talking about.

Was told my degree would be in HR, Kept asking to make sure as all my classes was in HR in 2013 when I received the degree is was in Business Administration. Called the dean to advise. Was told he would get it straight. Received a email advising the program was switched to Business ADMIN. from HR. I took out student loans to receive a degree in HR not Business. I could have went to another school and Received the degree I wanted. Now stuck with over 50k in student loans with no job in HR.

Where do I start. So I was in enrolled in University of Phoenix this year 2021 and I decided to go with another school which would be Strayer University because their classes in the field that I am studying started a little bit later which fit my schedule. I was approved for the fast one and I was approved for my program. My understanding was after registration that all I would need to do was to change the school code of my approvals and that everything will go through fine. Needless to say that did not happen. Literally my classes got paid for my Pell Grant got withheld. When I spoke to Fafsa they stated that all they had to do in the first place was override instead of making additional transactions to make me not eligible. I literally been working on this for two months.

In the beginning, it was all good. The classes were great. But there are several problems. I am pre-registered for classes. I should be able to choose what classes that I want to take and when. I requested that my counselor stop that, and she did it again. Then, you are forced to have a "discussion" with classmates. I just want to do my work and be done with it. I am not there to make friends. Half of the students do a copy and paste from other sites. They tell you, that you are to use correct grammar, however, most of the students don't. They spring these huge assignments on you, then tell you that you had two weeks to prepare when I made a complaint twice in weeks 2 and 3 that I couldn't view the assignment. The lectures are either from a year ago or close to a year ago.