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.

Pennsylvania Online Schools Statistics

The following table shows the 2024 average academic statistics for Pennsylvania Online Schools.

Pennsylvania Online Schools Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Online Schools184 Online Schools (56 public, 128 private)
Tuition & Fees$29,108 Undergraduate
$23,258 Graduate
Student PopulationTotal 621,381 (3,377 in average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 105,433 (573 in average)
Average Number of Online Programs Offered15
Student to Faculty Ratio12.5 to 1

Pennsylvania Online Schools Comparison

The following table lists and compare Pennsylvania colleges that offer online degree and/or courses.

2024 Tuition Comparison Between Online Schools in Pennsylvania
NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationOnline PopulationNumber of Total ProgramsNumber 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