2021 Largest Online Graduate Schools Rankings
Overview
For all graduate schools, Nova Southeastern University has the largest number of online graduate students (6,497) and George Washington University has the second largest number of online graduate students (5,374) based on academic year 2019-2020 college enrollment data.
Below table ranks and compares the Largest Online Graduate Schools having the largest online student population. For the ranking, we include graduate schools having more than 0 graduate students and the rate of online students is below 50%.
Largest Online Graduate Schools Comparison Table
| Rank | College Name | In-State Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | GRADUATE Student Population | Number of Graduate Programs Offered | Number of Online Graduate Programs | Number of Faculties (Full-time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL | $20,419 | $22,242 | 20,435 | 15,531 | 199 | 98 | 823 |
| 2 | George Washington University Washington, DC | $29,840 | $31,824 | 28,172 | 15,626 | 337 | 84 | 1,239 |
| 3 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | $33,996 | $37,074 | 24,634 | 8,910 | 210 | 78 | 1,414 |
| 4 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | $44,013 | $48,715 | 47,310 | 27,403 | 472 | 75 | 2,444 |
| 5 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | $54,050 | $59,425 | 26,152 | 20,088 | 281 | 70 | 3,909 |
| 6 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | $13,272 | $33,399 | 44,097 | 9,944 | 322 | 60 | 2,056 |
| 7 | Regis University Denver, CO | $12,852 | $14,322 | 7,907 | 3,946 | 73 | 59 | 322 |
| 8 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO | $12,784 | $28,055 | 33,478 | 7,516 | 191 | 57 | 1,600 |
| 9 | National University La Jolla, CA | $14,976 | $15,480 | 16,930 | 9,195 | 103 | 56 | 278 |
| 10 | Ball State University Muncie, IN | $9,990 | $26,204 | 21,884 | 5,724 | 154 | 54 | 1,046 |
| Average | $15,967 | $19,186 | 12,390,727 | 3,082,808 | 32 | 9 | 585,528 |