Apollo Group to Present at the William Blair Growth Stock Conference

Business Wire, June 3, 2008

PHOENIX -- Apollo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOL) today announced that Brian Mueller, the Company's President, and Greg Cappelli, the Company's Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Assistant to the Executive Chairman, will be presenting at the William Blair 28th Annual Growth Stock Conference to be held on June 17, 2008 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Ill.

Apollo Group's investor presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. CT. The audio portion of the presentation will be webcast live and archived on the Investor Relations - Presentations & Transcripts section of the Company's website at www.apollogrp.edu.

About Apollo Group, Inc.

Apollo Group, Inc. has been an education provider for more than 30 years, providing academic access and opportunity to students through its University of Phoenix, Institute for Professional Development, College for Financial Planning, Western International University, Meritus University, Insight Schools and Apollo Global. It also owns Aptimus, a provider of innovative digital media solutions. The Company's distinctive educational programs and services are provided at the high school, college and graduate levels in 40 states (as of February 29, 2008) and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico; Alberta and British Columbia, Canada; Mexico; Chile; and the Netherlands, as well as online, throughout the world.

For more information about Apollo Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, call (800) 990-APOL or visit Apollo on the company website at: www.apollogrp.edu.