The Largest Online California Private Colleges

In California, 132,674 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 35,013 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic. University of the People has the most online students of 34,192 (all online exclusively) among 55 California colleges that offer online programs.

Ashford University with 34,190 online students and National University with 11,757 online students are following it in the largest online California Private Colleges ranking.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of The Largest Online California Private Colleges

University of the People has the most online students with 34,192 students and Ashford University has the second highest online population with 34,190 students.

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

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $28,273 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,278 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 46.88% and the average SAT score is 1,455 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 The Largest Online California Private Colleges.

Table. The Largest Online California Private Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Online Enrollment	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
1 -	University of the People Pasadena, CA Private, four-years	34,192 22,100	34,192	27,220	6,972	18,317	15,875	$1,200
2 -	Ashford University San Diego, CA Private, four-years	34,190 6,172	34,190	27,201	6,989	12,414	21,776	$13,160
3 1	National University San Diego, CA Private, four-years	11,757 203	18,631	8,485	10,146	6,865	11,766	$13,320
4 1	Northcentral University San Diego, CA Private, four-years	11,578 1,070	11,578	106	11,472	2,784	8,794	$12,594
5 -	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private, four-years	6,276 1,280	48,945	20,699	28,246	22,574	26,371	$68,237
6 1	Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CA Private, four-years	4,097 188	5,588	5,588	-	3,620	1,968	$33,130
7 1	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA Private, four-years	3,906 535	6,786	4,555	2,231	2,695	4,091	$28,024
8 1	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA Private, four-years	3,100 85	10,030	3,662	6,368	3,357	6,673	$66,742
9 2	California Baptist University Riverside, CA Private, four-years	2,766 254	11,495	8,334	3,161	3,915	7,580	$39,720
10 2	United States University San Diego, CA Private, four-years	2,763 335	2,790	212	2,578	519	2,271	$6,600
	Average	11,463	18,423	10,606	8,685	7,706	10,717	$28,273

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