The completely online colleges offer degree programs that can be earned through the distance learning exclusively. Couple of colleges have turned to online schools and some major universities have divisions added to its main body.

As of 2024, 63 Online Completely Colleges are active, 8 are public and 55 are private institutions. For 63 Online Completely Colleges,

  • The average tuition & fees of Online Completely Colleges is $7,724 for state residents and $10,269 for out-of-state students.
  • The average tuition & fees of Online Completely Colleges is $10,907 for state residents and $10,835 for out-of-state students.
  • The average acceptance rate is 71.06% and the average SAT score is 1,320.
  • The average number of students is 8,068 at Online Completely Colleges.
  • The average graduation rate is 55.94%.

Comparison between Online Completely Colleges

The following table compares 63 Online Completely Colleges with tuition and important admission statistics. You can sort the table to find top-ranked schools in the indicator (column) by clicking/touching a column that you want to sort.

For examples, the following colleges are ranked top in important indicators.

Tuition Comparison Table between Online Completely Colleges
School NameAccreditationDegree OfferedTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online four-year, private -Bachelor's$14,520 $4,728 2100% 766 - 27 to 1
Abraham Lincoln University four-year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$9,120 $6,760 - 177 - 5 to 1
Academy for Jewish Religion California four-year, private WASC Senior College and University CommissionMaster's- - - 68 - -
America Evangelical University four-year, private The Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on AccreditationDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$6,200 $2,272 - 128 66% 5 to 1
American College of Education four-year, private Higher Learning CommissionDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$6,240 $363 - 10,003 - 14 to 1
American College of Healthcare Sciences four-year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$12,656 $2,049 258% 987 100% 19 to 1
American InterContinental University System four-year, private Higher Learning CommissionDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$12,310 $6,229 - 14,333 22% 40 to 1
American Public University System four-year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$8,400 $1,738 - 48,668 55% 24 to 1
Amridge University four-year, private Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on CollegesDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$10,470 $4,159 - 647 50% 12 to 1
Arizona State University Digital Immersion four-year, public -Doctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$13,625 ($11,421) $8,249 264% 62,551 52% 25 to 1
Bridges Christian College four-year, private -Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$6,600 $4,373 - 61 100% 7 to 1
Bryan University four-year, private Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and SchoolsMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$15,868 $5,351 - 135 69% 12 to 1
Bryant & Stratton College-Online four-year, private Middle States Commission on Higher EducationBachelor's
Associate		$15,855 $5,624 - 9,050 24% 38 to 1
California Intercontinental University four-year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$9,054 $4,510 - 506 - 12 to 1
Capella University four-year, private Higher Learning CommissionDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$14,436 $3,309 - 39,727 - 35 to 1
Catholic Distance University four-year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$9,600 $5,754 - 168 - 3 to 1
Charter Oak State College four-year, public New England Commission of Higher EducationMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$8,506 ($8,506) $4,320 - 1,602 100% 13 to 1
City Vision University four-year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$6,400 $5,041 - 182 - 7 to 1
Claremont Lincoln University four-year, private WASC Senior College and University CommissionMaster's
Bachelor's		$6,000 - - 220 - -
College of Court Reporting Inc 2-4 year, private Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and SchoolsAssociate$10,080 $4,371 - 186 25% 13 to 1
Colorado State University Global four-year, public Higher Learning CommissionMaster's
Bachelor's		$8,400 ($8,400) $7,173 293% 9,565 - 15 to 1
Columbia Southern University four-year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$5,808 $2,812 - 15,948 32% 28 to 1
Evangel University-College of Online Learning four-year, private -Bachelor's
Associate		$7,870 $5,364 245% 240 - 9 to 1
FINE Mortuary College 2-4 year, private American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on AccreditationAssociate$19,325 $4,261 - 118 100% 9 to 1
Florida Institute of Technology-Online four-year, private Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on CollegesMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$12,240 $5,075 244% 1,230 - 14 to 1
Frontier Nursing University four-year, private Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on CollegesDoctorate
Master's		- - - 2,335 - -
Future Generations University four-year, private Higher Learning CommissionMaster's- - - 42 - -
Global Tech College 2-4 year, private -Associate$11,675 $3,478 - 38 - 4 to 1
Heritage Bible College four-year, private Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation CommissionMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$8,688 $5,199 - 26 - 2 to 1
Hypnosis Motivation Institute Less than 2-year, private Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training$17,297 $1,942 - 241 91% 50 to 1
Institute of Health Sciences Less than 2-year, private Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools$15,100 $5,818 - 131 82% 20 to 1
Institute of Lutheran Theology four-year, private -Doctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$10,560 - - - - -
Johnson & Wales University-Online four-year, private New England Commission of Higher EducationDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$13,365 $4,959 254% 2,505 - 11 to 1
Lakewood University four-year, private -Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$10,479 $4,334 - 169 - 11 to 1
Lexington Theological Seminary four-year, private Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological SchoolsDoctorate
Master's		- - - 90 - -
Lionel University four-year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$15,288 $1,377 - 510 78% 23 to 1
Los Angeles Pacific University four-year, private WASC Senior College and University CommissionMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$11,975 $5,494 - 1,895 31% 21 to 1
Martinsburg College four-year, private Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and TrainingAssociate$11,091 $4,841 2100% 2,505 51% 56 to 1
Midwives College of Utah four-year, private Midwifery Education Accreditation CouncilMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$8,256 $3,840 260% 282 - 5 to 1
National American University-Rapid City four-year, private Higher Learning CommissionDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$16,065 $4,356 - 1,151 33% 6 to 1
National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) Less than 2-year, private -$6,430 $4,532 221% 161 85% 27 to 1
National Paralegal College four-year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$7,995 $5,050 - 486 35% 43 to 1
NationsUniversity four-year, private -Master's
Bachelor's		$1,800 $1,467 - 1,182 - 48 to 1
Nazarene Bible College four-year, private Higher Learning CommissionBachelor's
Associate		$10,002 $2,939 - 566 66% 6 to 1
Pathways College four-year, private -Bachelor's
Associate		$6,180 $1,430 - 9 - 2 to 1
Pinnacle Career Institute 2-4 year, private Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and CollegesAssociate$17,598 $5,197 - 344 94% 26 to 1
Pontifex University four-year, private -Doctorate
Master's		- - - 111 - -
Reach University four-year, private -Master's
Bachelor's		$12,374 $11,330 299% 896 - 37 to 1
Sessions College for Professional Design four-year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionBachelor's
Associate		$12,440 $4,828 - 308 60% 26 to 1
Sonoran Desert Institute 2-4 year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionAssociate$12,280 $4,629 - 4,011 52% 39 to 1
South University-Savannah Online four-year, private Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on CollegesDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$16,452 $4,560 - 7,707 6% 25 to 1
Starr King School for the Ministry four-year, private Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological SchoolsMaster's- - - 85 - -
Taft University System four-year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$4,320 - - 526 - 15 to 1
The Continents States University four-year, private -Master's$1,000 - - - - -
University of Arkansas Grantham four-year, public Distance Education Accrediting CommissionMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$8,280 ($8,280) $3,646 - 5,436 24% 33 to 1
University of Florida-Online four-year, public Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on CollegesBachelor's
Associate		$16,579 ($3,876) $6,425 264% 5,356 78% 54 to 1
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online four-year, public New England Commission of Higher EducationMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$9,372 ($7,812) $4,387 - 1,425 14% 14 to 1
University of the People four-year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$1,200 $422 - 34,192 27% 23 to 1
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex four-year, public Higher Learning CommissionBachelor's
Associate		$6,750 ($6,750) $3,877 292% 612 - 18 to 1
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex four-year, public Higher Learning CommissionBachelor's$6,750 ($6,750) $1,906 - 146 - 19 to 1
Veritas Baptist College four-year, private Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation CommissionDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$8,992 $1,565 2100% 182 40% 6 to 1
Walden University four-year, private Higher Learning CommissionDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$10,823 $3,664 - 42,312 - 21 to 1
Western Governors University four-year, private Distance Education Accrediting CommissionMaster's
Bachelor's
Associate		$8,300 $4,359 - 156,935 48% 42 to 1