Largest Online California Private Colleges

In California, 112,262 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 1,257 from last year.

University of the People has the most online students of 41,961 (all online exclusively) among 52 California colleges that offer online programs.

National University with 18,317 online students and Northcentral University with 9,489 online students are following it in Largest Online California Private Colleges ranking.

University of the People stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. National University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $28,589 and graduate tuition & fees is $28,355 for the academic year 2024-2025.

For these well-regarded Largest Online California Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 53.55% and the average SAT score is 1,500, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.

Table. Largest Online California Private Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Online Enrollment	Total Population	Undergraduate	Graduate	Men	Women	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
1 -	University of the People Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year	41,961 906	41,961	36,901	5,060	22,633	19,328	$1,200
2 -	National University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year	18,317 1,748	22,115	11,237	10,878	8,524	13,591	$13,284
3 -	Northcentral University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year	9,489 1,029	9,489	60	9,429	2,539	6,950	$12,594
4 -	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year	6,077 212	46,566	20,630	25,936	21,836	24,730	$71,647
5 -	Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CAPrivate, 4-year	4,243 24	5,472	5,472	-	3,372	2,100	$61,500
6 4	California Baptist University Riverside, CAPrivate, 4-year	3,062 338	11,902	8,417	3,485	4,128	7,774	$41,228
7 1	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year	2,948 472	5,498	3,644	1,854	2,221	3,277	$30,736
8 -	The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year	2,885 109	3,344	337	3,007	562	2,782	$21,780
9 -	Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year	2,811 76	4,530	391	4,139	1,207	3,323	$14,254
10 2	Westcliff University Irvine, CAPrivate, 4-year	2,520 514	7,686	2,363	5,323	4,407	3,279	$17,670
	Average	9,431	15,856	8,945	7,679	7,143	8,713	$28,589

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