The Largest Online Colleges

Key Admission and Academic Facts of The Largest Online 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 $13,380 and graduate tuition & fees is $13,412 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 73.08% and the average SAT score is 1,218 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 25 The Largest Online Colleges.

Table. The Largest Online Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Online Enrollment	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
1 1	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH Private, four-years	157,898 29,538	164,091	140,865	23,226	58,950	105,141	$16,450
2 1	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT Private, four-years	156,935 9,069	156,935	112,807	44,128	57,842	99,093	$8,300
3 -	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ Private, four-years	88,724 629	88,891	69,866	19,025	25,618	63,273	$9,552
4 1	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA Private, four-years	81,026 1,859	96,709	48,906	47,803	39,998	56,711	$21,222
5 1	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ Private, four-years	77,293 7,794	101,816	66,769	35,047	27,888	73,928	$17,450
6 1	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ Public, four-years	62,551 8,558	62,551	46,679	15,872	22,305	40,246	$13,625 ($11,421)
7 4	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD Public, four-years	50,144 1,118	55,838	46,734	9,104	30,478	25,360	$12,336 ($7,992)
8 1	American Public University System Charles Town, WV Private, four-years	48,668 1,379	48,668	39,206	9,462	30,928	17,740	$8,400
9 3	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN Public, four-years	45,007 1,080	45,125	33,510	11,615	17,208	27,917	$14,421 ($10,110)
10 -	Walden University Minneapolis, MN Private, four-years	42,312 7,383	42,312	6,298	36,014	7,320	34,992	$12,498
11 8	Capella University Minneapolis, MN Private, four-years	39,727 797	39,727	13,280	26,447	6,599	33,128	$14,436
12 1	University of the People Pasadena, CA Private, four-years	34,192 9,530	34,192	27,220	6,972	18,317	15,875	$1,200
13 19	Ashford University San Diego, CA Private, four-years	34,190 3,075	34,190	27,201	6,989	12,414	21,776	$13,160
14 8	Dallas College Dallas, TX Public, four-years	26,527 39,924	64,156	64,156	-	26,171	37,985	$6,000 ($4,050)
15 53	DeVry University-Illinois Naperville, IL Private, four-years	25,465 5,417	26,384	23,357	3,027	9,441	16,943	$17,488
16 22	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO Private, four-years	24,674 3,509	24,808	22,393	2,415	8,374	16,434	$12,760
17 25	Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL Private, four-years	24,119 2,496	26,687	11,661	15,026	2,665	24,022	$20,604
18 12	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX Public, four-years	22,589 10,215	68,415	68,415	-	28,040	40,375	$8,700 ($6,930)
19 44	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID Private, four-years	22,541 323	43,023	43,023	-	18,805	24,218	$4,656
20 54	Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Private, four-years	21,969 2,315	26,737	25,532	1,205	18,303	8,434	$26,417
21 6	Valencia College Orlando, FL Public, four-years	20,637 20,569	43,370	43,370	-	17,731	25,639	$9,383 ($2,474)
22 90	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA Public, four-years	19,398 5,066	45,296	18,415	26,881	30,704	14,592	$32,876 ($11,764)
23 99	Miami Dade College Miami, FL Public, four-years	17,085 3,831	47,245	47,245	-	19,732	27,513	$9,661 ($2,838)
24 101	Post University Waterbury, CT Private, four-years	15,984 3,275	17,034	14,682	2,352	4,424	12,610	$17,100
25 58	Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL Private, four-years	15,948 2,585	15,948	11,330	4,618	9,946	6,002	$5,808
	Average	47,024	56,806	42,917	17,361	22,008	34,798	$13,380 ($7,197)