| Courseware (Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization Expense) (Details) (USD $) | Jan. 31, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014 | 
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| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
| Intangible asset, net | $ 158,280us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet | $ 108,882us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet | 
| Courseware [Member] | ||
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
| 2015 | 18,464us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = aspu_CoursewareMember | |
| 2016 | 50,891us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = aspu_CoursewareMember | |
| 2017 | 32,257us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = aspu_CoursewareMember | |
| 2018 | 24,168us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = aspu_CoursewareMember | |
| 2019 | 32,500us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = aspu_CoursewareMember | |
| Intangible asset, net | $ 158,280us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = aspu_CoursewareMember | $ 108,882us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = aspu_CoursewareMember | 
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