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2026 Largest Online Colleges Rankings

Western Governors University has the largest number of online students (210,208) and Southern New Hampshire University has the second largest number of online students (183,892) based on academic year 2023-2024 college enrollment data.

Below table ranks and compares the Largest Online Colleges having the largest student population. You can view the largest colleges which the percentage of online students is below 50% at largest college rankings.

Largest Online Colleges

Rank	College Name	Total Population	Online Enrollment	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduate Enrollment	Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Student to Faculty Ratio	SAT Score
1166	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT	210,208	210,208	155,088	55,120	$8,658	-	42 to 1	-
584	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	189,531	183,892	164,423	25,108	$17,200	99.5%	24 to 1	-
999	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	111,248	111,075	89,828	21,420	$9,552	-	147 to 1	-
277	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	113,257	89,777	75,936	37,321	$18,508	78.9%	20 to 1	1,055
1151	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	104,327	88,309	52,961	51,366	$16,173	99.0%	18 to 1	-
595	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	72,994	72,994	54,226	18,768	$13,925	66.7%	26 to 1	-
1123	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	63,012	56,668	52,187	10,825	$12,336	-	21 to 1	-
905	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	50,715	50,715	41,620	9,095	$8,400	-	25 to 1	-
923	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	49,441	49,441	9,144	40,297	$11,067	-	31 to 1	-
1015	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	47,761	47,761	18,366	29,395	$14,400	-	41 to 1	-
1300	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	45,588	45,429	31,224	14,364	$14,412	-	25 to 1	-
1304	University of the People Pasadena, CA	41,961	41,961	36,901	5,060	$1,200	-	28 to 1	-
978	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	31,830	31,486	28,246	3,584	$12,750	-	31 to 1	-
1	Purdue University Global-Davenport Davenport, IA	30,512	30,512	23,186	7,326	$14,343	-	20 to 1	-
2	Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL	32,944	30,257	14,041	18,903	$21,536	82.6%	23 to 1	-
199	DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, IL	31,296	30,160	28,046	3,250	$17,008	98.4%	43 to 1	860
1086	The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler, AZ	28,004	27,981	21,113	6,891	$11,960	-	13 to 1	-
3	Dallas College Dallas, TX	69,749	26,959	69,749	-	$6,900	-	22 to 1	-
47	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	53,363	25,257	20,591	32,772	$34,484	14.1%	17 to 1	1,480
4	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	45,585	25,139	45,585	-	$4,800	95.8%	22 to 1	1,080
5	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX	73,077	23,040	73,077	-	$7,512	-	22 to 1	-
1147	Full Sail University Winter Park, FL	27,169	22,753	25,777	1,392	$26,906	-	32 to 1	-
6	Valencia College Orlando, FL	47,425	21,678	47,425	-	$9,576	-	27 to 1	-
1003	National University San Diego, CA	22,115	18,317	11,237	10,878	$13,284	-	16 to 1	-
7	Miami Dade College Miami, FL	58,941	18,051	58,941	-	$9,661	-	22 to 1	-
1293	Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL	17,763	17,763	12,213	5,550	$6,224	-	37 to 1	-
8	Houston City College Houston, TX	53,253	15,681	53,253	-	$5,460	-	23 to 1	-
9	The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA	88,914	15,680	73,476	15,438	$25,574	-	15 to 1	-
986	Post University Waterbury, CT	16,178	15,053	14,116	2,062	$15,922	-	20 to 1	-
10	American College of Education Indianapolis, IN	14,263	14,263	359	13,904	$6,240	-	9 to 1	-
967	Bellevue University Bellevue, NE	14,667	14,052	11,037	3,630	$12,873	-	12 to 1	-
695	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	44,956	13,999	32,545	12,411	$29,582	79.9%	23 to 1	1,120
400	Florida International University Miami, FL	54,723	13,818	45,193	9,530	$18,964	54.7%	24 to 1	1,160
1230	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	22,120	13,667	7,612	14,508	$9,875	98.8%	23 to 1	-
11	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	13,774	13,623	8,051	5,723	$15,356	91.2%	16 to 1	1,230
728	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	37,163	13,083	31,253	5,910	$38,190	77.3%	18 to 1	1,290
1274	Excelsior University Albany, NY	12,941	12,941	11,550	1,391	-	-	21 to 1	-
12	East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA	33,677	12,938	33,677	-	$10,572	-	33 to 1	-
13	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	39,727	12,879	39,727	-	$10,590	-	19 to 1	-
252	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	69,713	12,508	59,552	10,161	$22,467	40.1%	28 to 1	1,260
560	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	56,365	12,481	44,848	11,517	$39,903	86.1%	20 to 1	1,290
18	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	30,210	12,409	6,356	23,854	$64,730	6.4%	6 to 1	1,550
14	Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DC	12,098	12,091	9,386	2,712	$13,920	-	47 to 1	-
140	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL	12,770	11,757	9,447	3,323	$12,097	57.9%	23 to 1	1,115
15	Independence University Salt Lake City, UT	11,578	11,578	11,501	77	$16,600	-	33 to 1	-
1132	American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZ	11,277	11,277	7,186	4,091	$12,397	-	36 to 1	-
16	Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL	25,916	10,964	25,916	-	$10,910	-	31 to 1	-
1030	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	17,772	10,722	8,184	9,588	$18,745	86.4%	20 to 1	1,050
1296	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	14,331	10,516	6,901	7,430	$9,648	-	21 to 1	-
1235	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	47,764	10,435	42,760	5,004	$17,736	69.2%	23 to 1	1,110
17	Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park, NY	10,343	10,343	10,343	-	$16,274	-	39 to 1	-
860	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	13,746	10,288	8,858	4,888	$12,630	-	12 to 1	-
1146	Colorado State University Global Denver, CO	10,257	10,257	7,157	3,100	$9,000	98.4%	23 to 1	-
18	St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL	23,936	10,212	23,936	-	$9,286	-	25 to 1	-
688	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	20,888	9,910	18,071	2,817	$25,056	97.0%	14 to 1	-
1112	Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY	10,469	9,588	8,395	2,074	$17,558	-	17 to 1	-
88	Northcentral University San Diego, CA	9,489	9,489	60	9,429	$12,594	-	1 to 1	-
19	San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX	31,812	9,455	31,812	-	$6,690	-	24 to 1	-
20	Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA	15,999	9,425	15,999	-	$10,572	-	28 to 1	-
78	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	59,238	9,212	37,140	22,098	$40,096	42.4%	20 to 1	1,440
21	NUC University Bayamon, PR	30,794	9,040	28,974	1,820	$13,886	-	18 to 1	-
207	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	45,026	9,022	33,033	11,993	$28,697	85.3%	19 to 1	1,260
1256	University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo, CA	8,996	8,996	5,090	3,906	$12,540	-	24 to 1	-
22	Hillsborough College Tampa, FL	21,483	8,990	21,483	-	$9,088	-	23 to 1	-
23	Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	23,556	8,914	23,556	-	$9,631	-	27 to 1	-
1174	South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA	8,803	8,803	6,439	2,364	$17,895	-	30 to 1	-
1253	Franklin University Columbus, OH	9,457	8,801	6,188	3,269	$9,577	-	17 to 1	-
486	Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA	10,749	8,719	2,651	8,098	$7,327	50.6%	30 to 1	1,090
897	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	23,743	8,616	17,746	5,997	$33,780	90.4%	13 to 1	1,190
24	Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA	27,248	8,579	27,248	-	$10,756	-	33 to 1	-
25	Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL	30,728	8,547	30,728	-	$8,952	-	31 to 1	-
338	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	10,657	8,544	5,049	5,608	$21,650	38.1%	18 to 1	1,130
26	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN	9,416	8,405	8,633	783	$12,199	-	16 to 1	-
27	College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV	28,313	8,374	28,313	-	$13,024	-	18 to 1	-
75	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	56,311	8,372	36,573	19,738	$28,659	24.2%	16 to 1	1,400
28	Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA	23,453	8,360	23,453	-	$10,708	-	27 to 1	-
1035	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	26,940	8,356	21,445	5,495	$23,638	89.2%	17 to 1	1,160
29	Fresno City College Fresno, CA	28,071	8,294	28,071	-	$8,638	-	29 to 1	-
30	Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ	18,841	8,147	18,841	-	$8,958	-	31 to 1	-
31	De Anza College Cupertino, CA	17,425	7,946	17,425	-	$12,596	-	28 to 1	-
32	University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia, OH	9,479	7,891	9,479	-	$13,871	-	21 to 1	-
479	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	15,726	7,752	9,985	5,741	$14,522	82.3%	17 to 1	1,100
2	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	30,259	7,584	8,844	21,415	$61,676	3.7%	7 to 1	1,550
33	Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA	30,746	7,554	30,746	-	$11,300	-	31 to 1	-
369	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	49,622	7,519	38,525	11,097	$17,324	43.2%	22 to 1	1,220
34	San Antonio College San Antonio, TX	19,901	7,478	19,901	-	$9,952	-	26 to 1	-
35	San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA	19,212	7,447	19,212	-	$10,002	-	23 to 1	-
258	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	39,766	7,435	28,334	11,432	$38,688	87.5%	16 to 1	1,270
1096	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	14,337	7,383	9,103	5,234	$17,800	51.6%	18 to 1	1,040
1164	Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ	7,544	7,378	6,775	769	$8,856	-	20 to 1	-
454	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	14,822	7,238	9,970	4,852	$18,658	58.2%	22 to 1	1,120
36	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH	19,415	7,234	19,415	-	$8,556	-	16 to 1	-
37	Moorpark College Moorpark, CA	14,583	7,208	14,583	-	$9,615	-	31 to 1	-
1052	Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, ME	7,165	7,083	6,507	658	$12,640	-	36 to 1	-
349	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS	12,878	7,032	10,172	2,706	$17,741	90.3%	15 to 1	1,050
530	Troy University Troy, AL	13,658	6,980	10,222	3,436	$20,352	96.0%	16 to 1	1,070
38	Cerritos College Norwalk, CA	21,859	6,941	21,859	-	$12,004	-	26 to 1	-
39	Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH	28,081	6,901	28,081	-	$11,224	-	18 to 1	-
350	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	26,323	6,865	20,444	5,879	$24,838	85.0%	18 to 1	1,190
40	Trident University International Cypress, CA	6,861	6,861	4,409	2,452	$9,240	-	16 to 1	-