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.
1,464,403 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 18,947 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 710 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 Private 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 $14,475 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,576 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 69.47% and the average SAT score is 1,127 at the schools.
School Name | Online Enrollment | Total Population | Undergraduate Enrollment | Graduation Enrollment | Men Enrollment | Women Enrollment | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | |
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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 1 | American Public University System Charles Town, WVPrivate, 4-year | 48,668 370 | 48,668 | 39,206 | 9,462 | 30,928 | 17,740 | $8,400 |
7 1 | Walden University Minneapolis, MNPrivate, 4-year | 42,312 4,143 | 42,312 | 6,298 | 36,014 | 7,320 | 34,992 | $10,823 |
8 2 | Capella University Minneapolis, MNPrivate, 4-year | 39,727 1,011 | 39,727 | 13,280 | 26,447 | 6,599 | 33,128 | $14,436 |
9 3 | University of the People Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year | 34,192 22,100 | 34,192 | 27,220 | 6,972 | 18,317 | 15,875 | $1,200 |
10 1 | Ashford University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year | 34,190 6,172 | 34,190 | 27,201 | 6,989 | 12,414 | 21,776 | $13,160 |
11 3 | DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, ILPrivate, 4-year | 25,465 3,204 | 26,384 | 23,357 | 3,027 | 9,441 | 16,943 | $15,032 |
12 - | 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 |
13 2 | Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, ILPrivate, 4-year | 24,119 938 | 26,687 | 11,661 | 15,026 | 2,665 | 24,022 | $20,604 |
14 1 | Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, IDPrivate, 4-year | 22,541 517 | 43,023 | 43,023 | - | 18,805 | 24,218 | $4,656 |
15 - | Full Sail University Winter Park, FLPrivate, 4-year | 21,969 1,173 | 26,737 | 25,532 | 1,205 | 18,303 | 8,434 | $26,417 |
16 3 | Post University Waterbury, CTPrivate, 4-year | 15,984 2,958 | 17,034 | 14,682 | 2,352 | 4,424 | 12,610 | $16,034 |
17 1 | Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, ALPrivate, 4-year | 15,948 464 | 15,948 | 11,330 | 4,618 | 9,946 | 6,002 | $5,808 |
18 - | American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZPrivate, 4-year | 14,333 853 | 14,333 | 10,447 | 3,886 | 5,521 | 8,812 | $12,310 |
19 2 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MDPrivate, 4-year | 14,024 823 | 31,275 | 6,044 | 25,231 | 14,474 | 16,801 | $62,840 |
20 2 | Bellevue University Bellevue, NEPrivate, 4-year | 13,048 2,000 | 13,841 | 10,808 | 3,033 | 5,964 | 7,877 | $8,886 |
21 1 | National University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year | 11,757 203 | 18,631 | 8,485 | 10,146 | 6,865 | 11,766 | $13,320 |
22 2 | Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year | 11,017 591 | 11,017 | 8,368 | 2,649 | 3,805 | 7,212 | $13,920 |
23 2 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FLPrivate, 4-year | 10,568 999 | 11,574 | 8,479 | 3,095 | 9,450 | 2,124 | $11,665 |
24 2 | Wilmington University New Castle, DEPrivate, 4-year | 10,492 745 | 14,020 | 9,091 | 4,929 | 5,247 | 8,773 | $12,330 |
25 - | University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KYPrivate, 4-year | 10,276 485 | 18,053 | 5,174 | 12,879 | 8,231 | 9,822 | $9,875 |
Average | 40,287 | 44,836 | 30,852 | 14,567 | 16,696 | 28,140 | $14,475 |