Of the 184 colleges in Pennsylvania, 184 colleges offer online programs. By school type, there are 56 public and 128 private schools.
By offered degree, 165 schools offer undergraduate level programs and 111 schools offer graduate programs through online.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of the schools is $29,108 for undergraduate programs and $23,258 for graduate programs. Schools may offer "in-state" rate for Pennsylvania residents.
A total of 105,433 students were in online degree programs or took online courses. It is 16.97% of total enrollment.
The following table shows the 2024 average academic statistics for Pennsylvania Online Schools.
| Number of Online Schools | 184 Online Schools (56 public, 128 private) |
|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $29,108 Undergraduate $23,258 Graduate |
| Student Population | Total 621,381 (3,377 in average) |
| Online Student Population | Total 105,433 (573 in average) |
| Average Number of Online Programs Offered | 15 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 12.5 to 1 |
The following table lists and compare Pennsylvania colleges that offer online degree and/or courses.
| Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Online Population | Number of Total Programs | Number of Online Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA | $27,804 | $21,126 | 285 | 9 | 18 | 6 |
| Albright CollegeReading, PA | $28,794 | $1,510 | 1,498 | 116 | 66 | |
| All-State Career SchoolEssington, PA | $12,092 | - | 838 | - | 9 | |
| Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, PA | $12,583 | - | 10,467 | 2,022 | 154 | |
| Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA | $54,960 | - | 1,353 | 5 | 33 | |
| DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA | $44,800 | $22,960 | 2,991 | 675 | 90 | 35 |
| Alvernia UniversityReading, PA | $42,810 | $16,686 | 2,484 | 286 | 59 | |
| Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, PA | $32,400 | $6,476 | 552 | 244 | 37 | 12 |
| Community College of Beaver CountyMonaca, PA | $20,070 | - | 1,720 | 621 | 59 | 15 |
| Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA | $48,290 | $33,613 | 3,026 | 510 | 95 | 2 |
| Missio Theological SeminaryPhiladelphia, PA | - | $14,000 | 160 | 6 | 10 | |
| Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA | $62,560 | $52,506 | 1,742 | - | 56 | |
| Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, PA | $13,384 | - | 6,162 | 2,146 | 109 | 23 |
| Butler County Community CollegeButler, PA | $11,700 | - | 2,496 | 268 | 77 | |
| Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA | $35,815 | $2,355 | 1,613 | 249 | 70 | 1 |
| Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $34,502 | $22,110 | 2,104 | 729 | 101 | 53 |
| Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $63,274 | $49,450 | 16,002 | 572 | 320 | 2 |
| Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA | $44,934 | $14,838 | 1,324 | 156 | 87 | |
| Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA | $19,404 | $19,074 | 943 | 457 | 32 | 22 |
| Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $43,810 | $20,854 | 2,387 | 389 | 85 | 10 |
| Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | $39,410 | $28,348 | 1,420 | 133 | 79 | 3 |
| Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA | $18,870 | $20,286 | 697 | 85 | 20 | |
| Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA | $6,000 | $2,525 | 151 | - | 13 | |
| Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, PA | $14,940 | - | 7,992 | 1,970 | 106 | 15 |
| Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA | $43,300 | $9,084 | 2,178 | 165 | 57 | 15 |
| Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA | $63,450 | $3,750 | 2,137 | 12 | 48 | 2 |
| Douglas Education CenterMonessen, PA | $18,950 | - | 198 | - | 7 | |
| Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $60,663 | $37,074 | 22,344 | 4,477 | 438 | 71 |
| Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $47,146 | $26,568 | 8,107 | 659 | 197 | 23 |
| East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA | $18,702 | $16,770 | 5,143 | 287 | 98 | 12 |
| Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA | $37,420 | $14,724 | 5,769 | 3,927 | 83 | 16 |
| Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA | $36,842 | $36,166 | 2,021 | 245 | 99 | 23 |
| Gannon UniversityErie, PA | $37,951 | $22,280 | 4,665 | 290 | 127 | 10 |
| Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA | $33,610 | $12,582 | 1,232 | 99 | 73 | 1 |
| Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA | $64,230 | $4,500 | 2,854 | 613 | 45 | 1 |
| Gratz CollegeMelrose Park, PA | $20,633 | $18,537 | 377 | 260 | 22 | 19 |
| Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA | $20,890 | $8,550 | 2,316 | 139 | 55 | |
| Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA | $38,995 | $15,789 | 2,091 | 687 | 56 | 17 |
| Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr, PA | $29,900 | - | 910 | 287 | 28 | 2 |
| Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, PA | $11,400 | - | 12,576 | 3,545 | 105 | 32 |
| Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $33,968 | $14,134 | 2,912 | 493 | 74 | 4 |
| Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA | $28,550 | $12,780 | 2,361 | 589 | 85 | 12 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana, PA | $16,297 | $18,261 | 8,816 | 720 | 192 | 9 |
| UPMC Jameson School of NursingNew Castle, PA | $15,498 | - | 342 | 3 | 1 | |
| Great Lakes Institute of TechnologyErie, PA | $22,500 | - | 350 | - | 12 | |
| Johnson CollegeScranton, PA | $20,733 | - | 586 | - | 21 | |
| Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA | $56,402 | $14,700 | 1,212 | 25 | 88 | 4 |
| Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA | $17,850 | $15,700 | 1,131 | 169 | 69 | 6 |
| King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA | $42,600 | $55,572 | 1,993 | 183 | 58 | 5 |
| Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA | $16,326 | $16,742 | 7,455 | 664 | 79 | 6 |
| La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $33,120 | $18,661 | 2,068 | 76 | 70 | 2 |
| La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $35,570 | $27,770 | 4,049 | 1,293 | 162 | 9 |
| Lackawanna CollegeScranton, PA | $17,950 | - | 1,868 | 602 | 48 | 22 |
| Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA | $61,824 | - | 2,729 | - | 40 | |
| Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA | $29,990 | $10,985 | 2,066 | 571 | 64 | |
| Lancaster Theological SeminaryLancaster, PA | - | $20,699 | 73 | 13 | 3 | |
| Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA | $50,320 | $35,533 | 2,080 | 157 | 67 | 13 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, PA | $13,205 | - | 6,242 | 2,127 | 89 | 20 |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical InstituteWyomissing, PA | $5,000 | - | 311 | - | 9 | |
| Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | $62,180 | $28,020 | 7,394 | 431 | 218 | 6 |
| Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA | $19,384 | $18,942 | 1,824 | - | 44 | |
| UPMC St. Margaret School of NursingPittsburgh, PA | $16,190 | - | 112 | 7 | 1 | |
| United Lutheran SeminaryGettysburg, PA | - | $25,500 | 263 | - | 5 | |
| Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, PA | $15,810 | - | 4,220 | 655 | 117 | |
| Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA | $47,450 | - | 1,059 | - | 60 | |
| Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA | $19,964 | $11,180 | 583 | 125 | 50 | 1 |
| Marywood UniversityScranton, PA | $39,570 | $12,504 | 2,729 | 364 | 98 | 6 |
| Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA | $44,510 | $15,193 | 2,801 | 181 | 145 | 6 |
| Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA | $40,640 | $13,590 | 3,231 | 559 | 131 | 18 |
| ASPIRA City CollegePhiladelphia, PA | $12,147 | - | 11 | - | 2 | |
| Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA | $22,232 | $16,799 | 6,775 | 852 | 89 | 17 |
| Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA | $38,370 | $38,620 | 2,242 | 268 | 50 | 8 |
| Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, PA | $16,230 | - | 8,596 | 3,359 | 83 | 4 |
| Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA | $50,279 | $65,469 | 368 | - | 14 | |
| Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA | $52,000 | $18,594 | 2,533 | 272 | 90 | 5 |
| Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA | $27,517 | $17,246 | 2,752 | 92 | 42 | |
| Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA | $60,240 | $16,480 | 1,959 | 16 | 73 | |
| Neumann UniversityAston, PA | $37,300 | $11,300 | 2,155 | 225 | 61 | 6 |
| New Castle School of TradesNew Castle, PA | $23,310 | - | 628 | - | 13 | |
| Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, PA | $14,730 | - | 8,484 | 2,968 | 102 | 3 |
| Heritage Valley Health System School of NursingMcKees Rocks, PA | $22,100 | - | 39 | - | 1 | |
| Salus UniversityElkins Park, PA | - | $34,844 | 1,165 | 11 | 18 | |
| Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia, PA | $14,445 | - | 651 | 55 | 20 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA | $26,668 | $33,020 | 3,295 | 19 | 68 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyMalvern, PA | - | $46,106 | 271 | 20 | 16 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, PA | $23,872 | $30,592 | 460 | 3 | 16 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharon, PA | $23,310 | $29,906 | 281 | 4 | 18 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreDallas, PA | $23,750 | $30,470 | 368 | 4 | 18 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, PA | $25,118 | $32,114 | 875 | 3 | 23 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, PA | $25,118 | $32,114 | 888 | 26 | 21 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PA | $26,668 | $33,020 | 2,577 | 1 | 31 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, PA | $23,872 | $30,592 | 522 | 2 | 14 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA | $26,668 | $33,020 | 2,077 | 15 | 33 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA | $26,668 | $33,020 | 4,572 | 47 | 85 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, PA | $25,118 | $32,114 | 1,196 | 7 | 23 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois, PA | $23,872 | $30,592 | 366 | 5 | 19 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace, PA | $23,872 | $30,592 | 424 | - | 18 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, PA | $25,118 | $32,114 | 473 | 1 | 20 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | $40,188 | $43,828 | 50,028 | 116 | 428 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, PA | $23,872 | $30,592 | 363 | 5 | 16 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, PA | $23,872 | $30,592 | 670 | 15 | 21 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, PA | $25,388 | $32,374 | 3,090 | 20 | 37 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, PA | $25,118 | $32,114 | 623 | 12 | 23 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA | $25,118 | $32,114 | 718 | 9 | 21 | |
| Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA | $15,060 | $14,296 | 856 | 856 | 39 | 39 |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | $44,600 | $44,600 | 172 | 15 | 9 | |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA | $31,370 | - | 245 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $66,104 | $46,034 | 28,201 | 2,733 | 449 | 37 |
| University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | $54,290 | $54,290 | 1,313 | 47 | 39 | 2 |
| Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA | $32,275 | $9,465 | 1,031 | 144 | 66 | 18 |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePhiladelphia, PA | - | $29,300 | 3,036 | 73 | 21 | 5 |
| Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | $12,744 | - | 11,636 | 6,075 | 97 | 7 |
| University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, PA | $26,494 | - | 1,074 | 3 | 38 | |
| University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, PA | $26,504 | - | 1,328 | 7 | 31 | |
| University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, PA | $26,520 | - | 2,043 | 1 | 43 | |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | $39,890 | $45,034 | 33,767 | 881 | 475 | 19 |
| Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science IncPittsburgh, PA | $26,075 | - | 372 | 210 | 3 | |
| Pittsburgh Technical CollegeOakdale, PA | $18,980 | - | 1,066 | 188 | 29 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Theological SeminaryPittsburgh, PA | - | $12,990 | 223 | 19 | 5 | |
| Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $38,160 | $16,164 | 3,288 | 925 | 94 | 18 |
| Reading Area Community CollegeReading, PA | $12,030 | - | 4,533 | 1,358 | 53 | 14 |
| Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA | $34,740 | $20,247 | 3,431 | 580 | 127 | 23 |
| Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA | $22,170 | $12,780 | 754 | 256 | 55 | 4 |
| Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA | $41,720 | $21,940 | 2,857 | 459 | 81 | 15 |
| Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $51,340 | $19,786 | 7,861 | 1,805 | 187 | 70 |
| Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA | $41,100 | $14,584 | 1,536 | - | 68 | |
| Saint Vincent SeminaryLatrobe, PA | - | $33,968 | 86 | 25 | 5 | 1 |
| Schuylkill Technology CenterFrackville, PA | $17,768 | - | 33 | - | 5 | |
| University of ScrantonScranton, PA | $52,034 | $11,630 | 4,731 | 433 | 124 | 8 |
| Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA | $41,414 | $17,038 | 1,988 | 278 | 102 | 16 |
| UPMC Shadyside School of NursingPittsburgh, PA | $16,190 | - | 422 | 2 | 1 | |
| Laurel Technical InstituteHermitage, PA | $11,470 | - | 118 | - | 12 | |
| Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA | $15,648 | $17,190 | 5,162 | 350 | 100 | 16 |
| Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA | $14,615 | $18,216 | 8,221 | 1,306 | 125 | 35 |
| Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookWynnewood, PA | $25,023 | $27,452 | 158 | - | 5 | |
| South Hills School of Business & TechnologyState College, PA | $19,208 | - | 272 | - | 14 | |
| Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA | $57,400 | $57,400 | 2,231 | - | 66 | |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster, PA | $9,050 | - | 1,312 | - | 28 | |
| Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $37,248 | $28,523 | 33,196 | 2,612 | 523 | 43 |
| Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal ChurchBlue Bell, PA | - | $14,625 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA | $36,864 | $32,192 | 907 | 3 | 57 | |
| Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $45,533 | $23,814 | 8,286 | 1,353 | 155 | 24 |
| Trinity Episcopal School for MinistryAmbridge, PA | - | $14,760 | 254 | 97 | 4 | 2 |
| University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA | $24,510 | $9,540 | 583 | 150 | 38 | 12 |
| Valley Forge Military CollegeWayne, PA | $32,176 | - | 84 | - | 13 | |
| Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | $64,701 | $21,361 | 10,383 | 1,267 | 185 | 1 |
| Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA | $29,460 | $16,920 | 1,366 | 177 | 71 | 3 |
| West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA | $22,511 | $17,424 | 17,275 | 1,770 | 163 | 21 |
| Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA | $39,470 | $9,000 | 1,211 | 35 | 47 | 6 |
| Westminster Theological SeminaryGlenside, PA | - | $23,210 | 986 | 658 | 7 | 5 |
| Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwood, PA | $14,728 | - | 4,171 | 1,184 | 120 | 39 |
| Widener UniversityChester, PA | $53,638 | $27,105 | 5,416 | 1,128 | 173 | |
| Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA | $42,286 | $26,064 | 5,207 | 2,983 | 71 | 19 |
| Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA | $27,000 | $9,450 | 1,360 | 463 | 47 | 17 |
| York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA | $24,606 | $12,240 | 3,656 | 327 | 120 | 38 |
| YTI Career Institute-YorkYork, PA | $30,688 | - | 551 | 71 | 16 | 4 |
| Laurel Business InstituteUniontown, PA | $11,470 | - | 305 | - | 20 | |
| West Virginia Junior College-United Career InstituteMount Braddock, PA | $13,625 | - | 8 | - | 4 | |
| Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA | $25,680 | $25,680 | 4,241 | 369 | 100 | 16 |
| Fortis Institute-ScrantonScranton, PA | $14,444 | - | 210 | - | 6 | |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineErie, PA | $14,640 | $14,511 | 4,307 | - | 17 | 8 |
| Laurel Technical InstituteMEADVILLE, PA | $11,470 | - | 21 | - | 14 | |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown, PA | $13,080 | - | 2,270 | 345 | 40 | 2 |
| Jna Institute of Culinary ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | $14,575 | - | 9 | - | 2 | |
| UPMC Mercy School of NursingPittsburgh, PA | $16,190 | - | 168 | 1 | 1 | |
| Miller-Motte College-McCann-LewisburgLewisburg, PA | $21,040 | - | 144 | - | 5 | |
| Won Institute of Graduate StudiesWarminster, PA | - | $22,240 | 92 | 11 | 6 | |
| Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA | $31,866 | $16,830 | 1,775 | 422 | 31 | 15 |
| Strayer University-PennsylvaniaTrevose, PA | $13,920 | $15,135 | 1,374 | 1,374 | 34 | 34 |
| Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusPittsburgh, PA | - | $13,600 | 35 | 22 | 2 | |
| Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania IncExton, PA | $40,500 | - | 1,001 | - | 5 | |
| Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA | $23,900 | $16,440 | 3,082 | 2,315 | 36 | 2 |
| International Institute for Restorative PracticesBethlehem, PA | - | $18,670 | 161 | 161 | 4 | 2 |
| CDE Career InstituteTannersville, PA | $11,369 | - | 281 | 281 | 2 | 2 |
| Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicineScranton, PA | $18,855 | $36,750 | 708 | 234 | 2 | 1 |
| Miller-Motte College-McCann-AllentownAllentown, PA | $5,000 | - | 233 | - | 9 | |
| Institute of Medical CareersPittsburgh, PA | $22,500 | - | 844 | 702 | 13 | 4 |
| Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, PA | $15,204 | $24,406 | 13,979 | 13,812 | 182 | 68 |
| DeVry University-PennsylvaniaFt. Washington, PA | $15,032 | $17,552 | 153 | 149 | 27 | |
| Lehigh Valley Barber SchoolBethlehem, PA | $20,000 | - | 37 | - | 2 | |
| West Virginia Junior College-United Career InstituteIrwin, PA | $14,070 | - | 60 | 18 | 6 | 5 |
| Northern Pennsylvania Regional CollegeWarren, PA | $8,880 | - | 74 | - | 7 | |
| Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA | $22,870 | $17,004 | 12,074 | 1,579 | 140 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA | $16,006 | $12,386 | 12,778 | 4,509 | 272 | 123 |
| Average | $29,108 | $23,258 | 3,377 | 573 | 67.6848 | 15.2700 |