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Property and Equipment (Schedule of Property and Equipment) (Details)

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Property and Equipment (Schedule of Property and Equipment) (Details) (USD $)
Jan. 31, 2015
Apr. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross $ 2,496,565us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 2,219,432us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (1,268,502)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (938,703)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Total property and equipment, net 1,228,063us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 1,280,729us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Call center hardware [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross 132,798us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= aspu_CallCenterMember
122,653us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= aspu_CallCenterMember
Computer and office equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross 73,286us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= aspu_ComputerAndOfficeEquipmentMember
66,118us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= aspu_ComputerAndOfficeEquipmentMember
Furniture and fixtures [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross 42,698us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember
36,446us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember
Library (online) [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross 100,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= aspu_LibraryMember
100,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= aspu_LibraryMember
Software [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross $ 2,147,783us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
$ 1,894,215us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember