Afficient AcademyFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Afficient Academy franchise requires a total initial investment of $47K – $142K, including a $1K franchise fee and an ongoing 22.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). Verdict grade: B. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $47K – $142K
- 10th pct Education
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- 47th pct Education
- Royalty
- 22.0%
- 50th pct Education
- Units
- 10
- 26th pct Education
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Education · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Education avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Franchised units fell from 9 to 8 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
Bottom line
- Total investment $47K – $142K including a $1K franchise fee, 22.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed. The franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Verdict B (Above Average) with a risk score of 55/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Afficient Academy Of America, Inc.
- Parent company
- Afficient Academy, Inc.
- CEO title
- President
- Dr. Jiayuan Fang
- CEO experience
- 20 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 1054 S. De Anza Blvd, Suite 201, San Jose, Ca 95129
- Auditor
- CGU CPA LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $207K
- vs $238K prior year
Overview
About
Afficient Academy is an online tutoring/education platform where franchisees recruit and manage student clients, delivering tutoring services (likely through contractor tutors) in various subjects. Franchisees handle marketing, student acquisition, tutor scheduling, and customer service while the franchisor likely manages the learning platform and receives 22% royalties per active student-subject combination monthly.
- CEO
- Dr. Jiayuan Fang
- Headquarters
- CA
- Founded
- 2016
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 2
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 14 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franchise Fee | $1K | $1K | |
| Training Feenot refundable | $500 | $2K | |
| Training Program Travel Expensesnot refundable | $0 | $3K | |
| Leased Real Estatenot refundable | $3K | $6K | |
| Construction & Remodelingnot refundable | $10K | $50K | |
| Equipmentnot refundable | $10K | $25K | |
| Fixturesnot refundable | $0 | $5K | |
| Signagenot refundable | $3K | $5K | |
| Uniforms & Incentivesnot refundable | $330 | $540 | |
| Initial Advertisingnot refundable | $2K | $5K | |
| Liability Insurancenot refundable | $300 | $500 | |
| Accounting & Legal Expensesnot refundable | $2K | $4K | |
| Security & utility deposits, business licenses & other prepaid expensesnot refundable | $5K | $15K | |
| Additional Fundsnot refundable | $10K | $20K | |
| Total initial investment | $47K | $142K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $47K – $142K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $10K – $20K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $1K – $1K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 22.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- -n/d
- Total fee load
- 22.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 22.0% of gross sales |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $500 |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Total fee load | 22.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
vs Education averages
How Afficient Academy Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 10
- Opened
- 1
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 90%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 16.7%
- Net growth (yr3)
- +12.5%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +12.5%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 2
- Projected new
- 2
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 20.0%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
A financially troubled franchisor with only 10 units, no earnings disclosure, unsustainable high royalties on franchisor-controlled pricing, and unprotected territories presents extreme operational and financial risk.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · CGU CPA LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 55 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing concern status indicates franchisor financial distress or viability questions
- 02MEDNo Item 19 (average revenue/earnings) disclosed — impossible to validate ROI on $46.6k-$141.5k investment
- 03MINORExtremely high 22% royalty on 'posted, recommended pricing' creates ambiguity and potential for disputes over what constitutes billable revenue
- 04MINORMinimal unit growth (12.5% YoY on only 10 units) suggests weak franchisee recruitment and system stagnation
- 05MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk from other Afficient franchisees in same market
- 06MINORRoyalty structure tied to 'recommended pricing' rather than actual revenue is highly unusual and suggests franchisor controls pricing, limiting franchisee autonomy
- 07MINORVery low franchise fee ($1,000) relative to total investment may indicate franchisor desperate for cash flow rather than building sustainable system
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Designated Territory |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 1 year |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 50 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | San Jose, CA |
| Governing law | California |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 14 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 66 hrs
- Training location
- San Jose, California
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
11 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Afficient Academy · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Afficient Academy franchise?
The total investment to open a Afficient Academy franchise ranges from $47K – $142K, with an initial franchise fee of $1K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Afficient Academy franchise owners earn?
Afficient Academy does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Afficient Academy's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Afficient Academy (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Afficient Academy franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Afficient Academy has 10 total units in the United States, including 9 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Afficient Academy a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Afficient Academy as a B-grade franchise with a risk score of 55 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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