Aspen Group, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)

Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)					1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				13 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)	Dec. 05, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 07, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 11, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares	Apr. 30, 2018 CAD ($) shares	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($) shares	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 18, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2015 $ / shares	Feb. 28, 2013 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit											$ 247,000
Repayments of lines of credit											2,150,000
Payment of origination fees									2,215,730		560,261
Rent expense									853,145		338,196
Accrued expenses												$ 87,500
Average of closing price of common stock \| $ / shares																	$ 1.86
Amount of settlement												69,000
Remittance of Title IV funds to the Department of Education due to students ineligibility to receive the funds							$ 102,810
Possible estimated loss																		$ 2,200,000
Amount of accrued expense						$ 80,000		$ 80,000
Amount recorded against accounts receivable reserve						55,000		55,000
Expense for non-compliance								25,000
Proceeds from equity raise									$ 23,023,000		$ 7,500,000
Common share owned \| shares									18,333,521	18,333,521	13,504,012
Full amount of Title IV funds returned											$ 378,090
Remaining expense recorded for return of Title IV Funds											$ 298,090
Dieppe, NB, Canada [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Monthly rent payments									$ 3,200
Lease term									3 years	3 years
Dieppe, NB, Canada [Member] \| Canadian Dollar [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Monthly rent payments										$ 4,367
Denver, Colorado [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Monthly rent payments									$ 10,756
Lease term									2 years	2 years
Lease expiration date									Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017
Phoenix, Arizona [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Monthly rent payments	$ 66,696			$ 128,612					$ 10,718
Lease term	92 months			5 years					64 months	64 months
Security deposit	$ 519,271
Lease expiration date				May 31, 2021
Monthly rent annual escalation rate									2.00%	2.00%
New York, New York [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Monthly rent payments													$ 15,505
Lease term													6 years
Rent expense													$ 186,060
United States University [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Monthly rent payments									$ 51,270
Lease expiration date									Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022
Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Possible estimated loss						80,000		80,000
Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Possible estimated loss						360,000		$ 360,000
HEMG [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Common share owned \| shares									208,000	208,000
Amount of default judgment in litigation matter																$ 772,793
Principal amount owed to primary claimant in bankruptcy claim															$ 1,200,000
USU [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity														$ 71,634
Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity												$ 250,000
Prime rate spread												0.50%
Debt maturity period												5 years
Line of credit, interest rate at period end												4.00%
Line of credit, outstanding												$ 1,783
Line of credit, remaining available												$ 248,217
Proceeds from lines of credit					$ 900,000	$ 500,000
Repayments of lines of credit		$ 2,150,000
Origination fee percentage			2.00%
Payment of origination fees			$ 60,000
Common stock warrants issued, shares \| shares			62,500
Common stock warrants issued, price per share \| $ / shares			$ 2.40
Proceeds from equity raise		$ 7,500,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Average of closing price of common stock \| $ / shares			$ 3.00
Line of Credit [Member] \| Line of Credit With A Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of lines of credit			$ 248,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Largest Shareholder [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, interest rate at period end			2.00%
Line of credit, outstanding			$ 3,000,000
Line of credit, remaining available			3,000,000
Proceeds from lines of credit			$ 750,000
Line of credit interest rate on drawn funds			12.00%
Origination fee percentage			2.00%
Payment of origination fees			$ 60,000
Common stock warrants issued, shares \| shares			62,500
Common stock warrants issued, price per share \| $ / shares			$ 2.40