Apollo Group, Inc. Announces Timing of Fiscal 2007 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End Earnings Release.

PHOENIX -- Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOL) announced today that it will report its fiscal 2007 fourth quarter and fiscal year end results after the market closes on Monday, October 22, 2007. The company will also hold a conference call to discuss the fourth quarter and fiscal year end results in more detail.

October 22, 2007
2:00 P.M. Phoenix Time
(5:00 P.M. ET)
Participating from Apollo Group, Inc. will be:
Brian Mueller, President; Joseph D'Amico, Chief Financial Officer;
and Greg Cappelli, Executive Vice President, Global Strategy
and Assistant to the Executive Chairman

Dial-In Numbers:
877-292-6888 (Domestic)
706-634-1393 (International)
Conference ID: 19824133
(Please dial in at least five minutes prior to the start of the call)

Webcast and Replay:

A live webcast of this event may be accessed by visiting the Apollo Group website at: www.apollogrp.edu.

A webcast replay will be available approximately one hour following the conclusion of the call at the same link.

Telephone Replay:

A telephone replay will be available approximately two hours following the conclusion of the call by dialing:

800-642-1687 (Domestic)
706-645-9291 (International)
Conference ID: 19824133
(Available until October 31, 2007)

About Apollo Group, Inc.

Apollo Group, Inc. has been an education provider for more than 30 years, operating the University of Phoenix, the Institute for Professional Development, the College for Financial Planning, Western International University and Insight Schools. The Company offers innovative and distinctive educational programs and services from high school through college level at 260 locations in 40 states, Puerto Rico, Alberta, British Columbia, the Netherlands, and Mexico, 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.