Public Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

Many well-known colleges and universities are developed online divisions to offer online degree programs, and the number of online students has grown very rapidly.

1,321,635 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 66,887 from last year.

Arizona State University Digital Immersion has the most online students of 72,994 out of 72,994.00 total students (100.00%) among 481 colleges that offer online programs.

University of Maryland Global Campus with 56,668 online students and Purdue University Global with 45,429 online students are following it in Largest Online Public Colleges ranking.

Arizona State University Digital Immersion stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. University of Maryland Global Campus also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,071 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,633 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 69.46%, and the average SAT score is 1,221, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Largest Online Public Colleges

Table. Largest Online Public Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZPublic, 4-year 72,994
6,932		72,99454,22618,76826,29246,702$13,925
($11,627)
2
-		University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MDPublic, 4-year 56,668
3,053		63,01252,18710,82533,70029,312$12,336
($8,136)
3
-		Purdue University Global West Lafayette, INPublic, 4-year 45,429
1,138		45,58831,22414,36417,26228,326$14,412
($10,101)
4
-		The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler, AZPublic, 4-year 27,981
4,599		28,00421,1136,89111,01316,991$11,960
($14,278)
5
-		Dallas College Dallas, TXPublic, 4-year 26,959
1,098		69,74969,749-28,60041,149$6,900
($4,662)
6
1		Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, 4-year 25,257
4,322		53,36320,59132,77236,16917,194$34,484
($12,058)
7
1		Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TXPublic, 4-year 23,040
785		73,07773,077-30,52942,548$7,512
($5,976)
8
-		Valencia College Orlando, FLPublic, 4-year 21,678
2,549		47,42547,425-19,41028,015$9,576
($2,664)
9
4		Miami Dade College Miami, FLPublic, 4-year 18,051
4,959		58,94158,941-24,91534,026$9,661
($2,838)
10
1		Houston City College Houston, TXPublic, 4-year 15,681
31		53,25353,253-22,30430,949$5,460
($4,344)
11
3		The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TXPublic, 4-year 13,999
1,260		44,95632,54512,41117,90927,047$29,582
($11,950)
12
1		Florida International University Miami, FLPublic, 4-year 13,818
105		54,72345,1939,53023,87230,851$18,964
($6,565)
13
1		Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PAPublic, 4-year 13,623
224		13,7748,0515,7236,9566,818$15,356
($15,356)
14
2		Oregon State University Corvallis, ORPublic, 4-year 13,083
642		37,16331,2535,91018,57918,584$38,190
($14,400)
15
-		East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CAPublic, 4-year 12,938
470		33,67733,677-17,53916,138$10,572
($1,238)
16
1		Austin Community College District Austin, TXPublic, 4-year 12,879
951		39,72739,727-17,08922,638$10,590
($8,580)
17
7		University of Central Florida Orlando, FLPublic, 4-year 12,508
1,348		69,71359,55210,16132,05637,657$22,467
($6,368)
18
1		University of Arizona Tucson, AZPublic, 4-year 12,481
1,546		56,36544,84811,51725,44930,916$39,903
($13,573)
19
1		Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FLPublic, 4-year 10,964
502		25,91625,916-10,13215,784$10,910
($3,050)
20
-		Lamar University Beaumont, TXPublic, 4-year 10,722
128		17,7728,1849,5886,19011,582$18,745
($8,905)
21
3		Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GAPublic, 4-year 10,435
1,089		47,76442,7605,00423,33924,425$17,736
($5,808)
22
-		Colorado State University Global Denver, COPublic, 4-year 10,257
750		10,2577,1573,1004,7025,555$9,000
($9,000)
23
2		St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FLPublic, 4-year 10,212
363		23,93623,936-9,29814,638$9,286
($2,682)
24
6		Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NYPublic, 4-year 9,588
811		10,4698,3952,0743,3197,150$17,558
($7,648)
25
2		San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TXPublic, 4-year 9,455
50		31,81231,812-13,02618,786$6,690
($4,320)
Average20,42843,33736,99210,57619,18624,151$16,071
($7,845)