Missouri Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In Missouri, 47,270 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 5 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic.

Maryville University of Saint Louis has the most online students of 5,673 out of 9,261.00 total students (61.26%) among 29 Missouri colleges that offer online programs.

Columbia College with 4,019 online students and Park University with 3,855 online students are following it in Largest Online Missouri Colleges ranking.

Maryville University of Saint Louis stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. Columbia College ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,696 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,651 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Missouri Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 78.28%, and the average SAT score is 1,179, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Largest Online Missouri Colleges

Table. Largest Online Missouri Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year 5,673
758		9,2615,6923,5692,5756,686$27,166
2
1		Columbia College Columbia, MOPrivate, 4-year 4,019
87		5,6895,2074822,3203,369$12,276
3
1		Park University Parkville, MOPrivate, 4-year 3,855
720		5,7364,6571,0793,1062,630$12,116
4
1		Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MOPublic, 4-year 3,698
77		24,36020,5843,7769,63214,728$18,770
($9,502)
5
1		University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MOPublic, 4-year 3,557
426		31,54324,4497,09413,80417,739$36,056
($14,837)
6
2		Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MOPublic, 4-year 3,365
242		15,64915,649-5,06810,581$6,990
($5,130)
7
2		Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MOPublic, 4-year 3,288
199		9,1525,2413,9113,2415,911$17,324
($10,611)
8
2		Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MOPrivate, 4-year 3,177
33		6,8264,6632,1632,4354,391$21,600
9
2		Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MOPublic, 4-year 2,774
366		11,38011,380-4,7626,618$7,040
($5,744)
10
-		University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MOPublic, 4-year 2,564
36		14,73612,3172,4195,9918,745$37,620
($15,120)
Average3,59713,43310,9843,0625,2938,140$19,696
($10,157)