Many well-known colleges and universities are developed online divisions to offer online degree programs, and the number of online students has grown very rapidly.
1,207,311 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 269,782 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic.
Arizona State University Digital Immersion has the most online students of 62,551 (all online exclusively) among 476 colleges that offer online programs.
University of Maryland Global Campus with 50,144 online students and Purdue University Global with 45,007 online students are following it in The largest online Public Colleges ranking.
Arizona State University Digital Immersion stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. University of Maryland Global Campus also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,175 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,467 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 66.12% and the average SAT score is 1,240 at the schools.
| School Name | Online Enrollment | Total Population | Undergraduate Enrollment | Graduation Enrollment | Men Enrollment | Women Enrollment | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZPublic, 4-year | 62,551 4,703 | 62,551 | 46,679 | 15,872 | 22,305 | 40,246 | $13,625 ($11,421) |
| 2 - | University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MDPublic, 4-year | 50,144 2,872 | 55,838 | 46,734 | 9,104 | 30,478 | 25,360 | $12,336 ($7,992) |
| 3 - | Purdue University Global West Lafayette, INPublic, 4-year | 45,007 1,713 | 45,125 | 33,510 | 11,615 | 17,208 | 27,917 | $14,421 ($10,110) |
| 4 - | Dallas College Dallas, TXPublic, 4-year | 26,527 5,834 | 64,156 | 64,156 | - | 26,171 | 37,985 | $6,000 ($4,050) |
| 5 - | Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TXPublic, 4-year | 22,589 6,595 | 68,415 | 68,415 | - | 28,040 | 40,375 | $6,960 ($5,544) |
| 6 1 | Valencia College Orlando, FLPublic, 4-year | 20,637 5,740 | 43,370 | 43,370 | - | 17,731 | 25,639 | $9,383 ($2,474) |
| 7 4 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, 4-year | 19,398 340 | 45,296 | 18,415 | 26,881 | 30,704 | 14,592 | $32,876 ($11,764) |
| 8 2 | Miami Dade College Miami, FLPublic, 4-year | 17,085 2,118 | 47,245 | 47,245 | - | 19,732 | 27,513 | $9,661 ($2,838) |
| 9 1 | Houston Community College Houston, TXPublic, 4-year | 16,560 6,472 | 48,159 | 48,159 | - | 19,467 | 28,692 | $5,460 ($4,344) |
| 10 4 | Florida International University Miami, FLPublic, 4-year | 14,804 470 | 55,609 | 45,688 | 9,921 | 23,855 | 31,754 | $18,964 ($6,565) |
| 11 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PAPublic, 4-year | 13,812 | 13,979 | 8,210 | 5,769 | 6,995 | 6,984 | $15,204 ($15,204) |
| 12 - | The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TXPublic, 4-year | 13,578 3,731 | 43,946 | 30,791 | 13,155 | 17,436 | 26,510 | $29,659 ($11,727) |
| 13 2 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FLPublic, 4-year | 13,565 842 | 68,346 | 58,662 | 9,684 | 30,531 | 37,815 | $22,467 ($6,368) |
| 14 5 | Austin Community College District Austin, TXPublic, 4-year | 12,313 8,335 | 34,527 | 34,527 | - | 14,777 | 19,750 | $10,590 ($8,580) |
| 15 12 | Oregon State University Corvallis, ORPublic, 4-year | 11,727 839 | 34,292 | 28,905 | 5,387 | 17,323 | 16,969 | $35,664 ($13,494) |
| 16 6 | Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FLPublic, 4-year | 11,450 743 | 24,223 | 24,223 | - | 9,681 | 14,542 | $10,910 ($3,050) |
| 17 70 | Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CAPublic, 4-year | 10,229 4,042 | 22,375 | 22,375 | - | 9,905 | 12,470 | $9,316 ($1,156) |
| 18 - | St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FLPublic, 4-year | 10,005 3,249 | 23,501 | 23,501 | - | 9,000 | 14,501 | $9,286 ($2,682) |
| 19 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year | 9,915 1,907 | 56,916 | 35,120 | 21,796 | 31,000 | 25,916 | $39,192 ($18,060) |
| 20 27 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZPublic, 4-year | 9,617 890 | 49,403 | 38,751 | 10,652 | 21,985 | 27,418 | $38,784 ($13,277) |
| 21 7 | Colorado State University Global Aurora, COPublic, 4-year | 9,565 1,279 | 9,565 | 6,433 | 3,132 | 4,171 | 5,394 | $8,400 ($8,400) |
| 22 1 | San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TXPublic, 4-year | 9,425 2,821 | 30,593 | 30,593 | - | 12,525 | 18,068 | $5,352 ($3,456) |
| 23 30 | College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NVPublic, 4-year | 9,327 1,169 | 28,901 | 28,901 | - | 12,325 | 16,576 | $12,209 ($4,110) |
| 24 11 | Lamar University Beaumont, TXPublic, 4-year | 9,132 578 | 16,803 | 8,264 | 8,539 | 5,723 | 11,080 | $18,696 ($8,904) |
| 25 8 | Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FLPublic, 4-year | 9,076 697 | 30,057 | 30,057 | - | 12,049 | 18,008 | $8,952 ($2,830) |
| Average | 18,322 | 40,928 | 34,867 | 11,654 | 18,045 | 22,883 | $16,175 ($7,536) |