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.
2,671,714 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 288,729 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic.
Southern New Hampshire University has the most online students of 157,898 out of 164,091.00 total students (96.23%) among 1186 colleges that offer online programs.
Western Governors University with 156,935 online students and University of Phoenix-Arizona with 88,724 online students are following it in The largest online Colleges ranking.
Southern New Hampshire University ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. Western Governors University ranked second, a drop from first place last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $12,865 and graduate tuition & fees is $13,945 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 70.45% and the average SAT score is 1,101 at the schools.
| School Name | Online Enrollment | Total Population | Undergraduate Enrollment | Graduation Enrollment | Men Enrollment | Women Enrollment | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NHPrivate, 4-year | 157,898 19,226 | 164,091 | 140,865 | 23,226 | 58,950 | 105,141 | $16,450 |
| 2 1 | Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UTPrivate, 4-year | 156,935 6,819 | 156,935 | 112,807 | 44,128 | 57,842 | 99,093 | $8,300 |
| 3 - | University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZPrivate, 4-year | 88,724 3,148 | 88,891 | 69,866 | 19,025 | 25,618 | 63,273 | $9,552 |
| 4 - | Liberty University Lynchburg, VAPrivate, 4-year | 81,026 1,120 | 96,709 | 48,906 | 47,803 | 39,998 | 56,711 | $15,822 |
| 5 - | Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZPrivate, 4-year | 77,293 2,572 | 101,816 | 66,769 | 35,047 | 27,888 | 73,928 | $17,263 |
| 6 - | 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) |
| 7 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) |
| 8 - | American Public University System Charles Town, WVPrivate, 4-year | 48,668 370 | 48,668 | 39,206 | 9,462 | 30,928 | 17,740 | $8,400 |
| 9 2 | 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) |
| 10 - | Walden University Minneapolis, MNPrivate, 4-year | 42,312 4,143 | 42,312 | 6,298 | 36,014 | 7,320 | 34,992 | $10,823 |
| 11 2 | Capella University Minneapolis, MNPrivate, 4-year | 39,727 1,011 | 39,727 | 13,280 | 26,447 | 6,599 | 33,128 | $14,436 |
| 12 5 | University of the People Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year | 34,192 22,100 | 34,192 | 27,220 | 6,972 | 18,317 | 15,875 | $1,200 |
| 13 1 | Ashford University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year | 34,190 6,172 | 34,190 | 27,201 | 6,989 | 12,414 | 21,776 | $13,160 |
| 14 - | Dallas College Dallas, TXPublic, 4-year | 26,527 5,834 | 64,156 | 64,156 | - | 26,171 | 37,985 | $6,000 ($4,050) |
| 15 7 | DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, ILPrivate, 4-year | 25,465 3,204 | 26,384 | 23,357 | 3,027 | 9,441 | 16,943 | $15,032 |
| 16 3 | Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPrivate, 4-year | 24,674 711 | 24,808 | 22,393 | 2,415 | 8,374 | 16,434 | $12,760 |
| 17 1 | Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, ILPrivate, 4-year | 24,119 938 | 26,687 | 11,661 | 15,026 | 2,665 | 24,022 | $20,604 |
| 18 3 | 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) |
| 19 1 | Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, IDPrivate, 4-year | 22,541 517 | 43,023 | 43,023 | - | 18,805 | 24,218 | $4,656 |
| 20 3 | Full Sail University Winter Park, FLPrivate, 4-year | 21,969 1,173 | 26,737 | 25,532 | 1,205 | 18,303 | 8,434 | $26,417 |
| 21 4 | Valencia College Orlando, FLPublic, 4-year | 20,637 5,740 | 43,370 | 43,370 | - | 17,731 | 25,639 | $9,383 ($2,474) |
| 22 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) |
| 23 2 | Miami Dade College Miami, FLPublic, 4-year | 17,085 2,118 | 47,245 | 47,245 | - | 19,732 | 27,513 | $9,661 ($2,838) |
| 24 3 | Houston Community College Houston, TXPublic, 4-year | 16,560 6,472 | 48,159 | 48,159 | - | 19,467 | 28,692 | $5,460 ($4,344) |
| 25 13 | Post University Waterbury, CTPrivate, 4-year | 15,984 2,958 | 17,034 | 14,682 | 2,352 | 4,424 | 12,610 | $16,034 |
| Average | 47,049 | 58,094 | 44,390 | 18,032 | 22,389 | 35,705 | $12,865 ($6,726) |