Key Admission and Academic Facts of The Largest Online Private Colleges

Southern New Hampshire University has the most online students with 157,898 students and Western Governors University has the second highest online population with 156,935 students.
Southern New Hampshire University ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. Western Governors University ranked second, a drop from first place last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $15,147 and graduate tuition & fees is $15,418 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 70.99% and the average SAT score is 1,236 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 25 The Largest Online Private Colleges.
Table. The Largest Online Private Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
1
Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH
Private, four-years
157,898
29,538
164,091140,86523,22658,950105,141$16,450
2
1
Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT
Private, four-years
156,935
9,069
156,935112,80744,12857,84299,093$8,300
3
-
University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ
Private, four-years
88,724
629
88,89169,86619,02525,61863,273$9,552
4
1
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
Private, four-years
81,026
1,859
96,70948,90647,80339,99856,711$21,222
5
1
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
Private, four-years
77,293
7,794
101,81666,76935,04727,88873,928$17,450
6
-
American Public University System Charles Town, WV
Private, four-years
48,668
1,379
48,66839,2069,46230,92817,740$8,400
7
-
Walden University Minneapolis, MN
Private, four-years
42,312
7,383
42,3126,29836,0147,32034,992$12,498
8
1
Capella University Minneapolis, MN
Private, four-years
39,727
797
39,72713,28026,4476,59933,128$14,436
9
1
University of the People Pasadena, CA
Private, four-years
34,192
9,530
34,19227,2206,97218,31715,875$1,200
10
1
Ashford University San Diego, CA
Private, four-years
34,190
3,075
34,19027,2016,98912,41421,776$13,160
11
6
DeVry University-Illinois Naperville, IL
Private, four-years
25,465
5,417
26,38423,3573,0279,44116,943$17,488
12
-
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
Private, four-years
24,674
3,509
24,80822,3932,4158,37416,434$12,760
13
1
Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL
Private, four-years
24,119
2,496
26,68711,66115,0262,66524,022$20,604
14
2
Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID
Private, four-years
22,541
323
43,02343,023-18,80524,218$4,656
15
5
Full Sail University Winter Park, FL
Private, four-years
21,969
2,315
26,73725,5321,20518,3038,434$26,417
16
12
Post University Waterbury, CT
Private, four-years
15,984
3,275
17,03414,6822,3524,42412,610$17,100
17
6
Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL
Private, four-years
15,948
2,585
15,94811,3304,6189,9466,002$5,808
18Excelsior University Albany, NY
Private, four-years
15,83315,83313,9831,8508,1627,671-
19
7
American InterContinental University Chandler, AZ
Private, four-years
14,333
1,082
14,33310,4473,8865,5218,812$12,310
20
2
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
Private, four-years
14,024
5,965
31,2756,04425,23114,47416,801$63,340
21
10
Bellevue University Bellevue, NE
Private, four-years
13,048
958
13,84110,8083,0335,9647,877$8,886
22
59
National University San Diego, CA
Private, four-years
11,757
7,074
18,6318,48510,1466,86511,766$13,320
23
6
Northcentral University San Diego, CA
Private, four-years
11,578
893
11,57810611,4722,7848,794$12,594
24
8
Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DC
Private, four-years
11,017
560
11,0178,3682,6493,8057,212$13,920
25
5
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL
Private, four-years
10,568
1,717
11,5748,4793,0959,4502,124$11,665
Average40,55344,64930,84514,38016,59428,055$15,147
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