California Private Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

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.

Comparison between Largest Online California Private Colleges

Table. Largest Online California Private Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		University of the People Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year 41,961
906		41,96136,9015,06022,63319,328$1,200
2
-		National University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 18,317
1,748		22,11511,23710,8788,52413,591$13,284
3
-		Northcentral University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 9,489
1,029		9,489609,4292,5396,950$12,594
4
-		University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year 6,077
212		46,56620,63025,93621,83624,730$71,647
5
-		Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CAPrivate, 4-year 4,243
24		5,4725,472-3,3722,100$61,500
6
4		California Baptist University Riverside, CAPrivate, 4-year 3,062
338		11,9028,4173,4854,1287,774$41,228
7
1		Academy of Art University San Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year 2,948
472		5,4983,6441,8542,2213,277$30,736
8
-		The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year 2,885
109		3,3443373,0075622,782$21,780
9
-		Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 2,811
76		4,5303914,1391,2073,323$14,254
10
2		Westcliff University Irvine, CAPrivate, 4-year 2,520
514		7,6862,3635,3234,4073,279$17,670
Average9,43115,8568,9457,6797,1438,713$28,589