How many students are currently enrolled in all US colleges and universities?
Based on the latest IPEDS data available, there are currently 26,092,999 students enrolled in all US colleges and universities. There are 22,200,465 undergraduate students and 3,892,534 graduate students.
How many students are currently enrolled exclusively in online programs?
There are currently 5,720,980 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in programs that are 100% online, which is around 21.9% of all enrolled students in the USA.
How many undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled in online-only programs?
There are 4,275,625 undergraduate and 1,445,355 graduate students enrolled in online programs.
How many students are enrolled in hybrid programs?
There are currently 7,497,448 students enrolled in hybrid programs. Hybrid programs combine both teaching models i.e certain courses are taught online while other courses are taught in traditional campus setting. 6,811,322 students are enrolled in hybrid undergraduate programs and 686,126 students are enrolled in hybrid graduate programs.
How many students are enrolled in online programs in private versus public colleges?
There are 3,327,087 students enrolled in online programs in public colleges as compared to 2,393,893 students enrolled in private colleges. Private nonprofit colleges are responsible for 1,331,010 enrollments while private for-profit colleges are responsible for 1,062,883 students in online programs.
What percent of students attending public colleges are enrolled in online-only programs?
In the year 2012 only 23.9% students attending public colleges were enrolled in online-only programs. However, with the advancements in online learning technologies, more and more students opted for online programs. In the year 2019, 35.5% students attending public colleges were enrolled in online-only programs. In 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions, no of students enrolled in online programs reached 75.7%.
How much students spend per year on on-campus room and meal expenses?
On average students spend $10,490 per year on on-campus roam and boarding facilities. Depending on the institute, charges can range from $2,000 to $22,540 per year.
How many colleges and universities offer online undergraduate and graduate degree programs?
Based on the IPEDS dataset of year 2020-21, currently there are 1019 institutes in the USA that offer both undergraduate and graduate online degree programs. In the year 2019-20, 969 institutes offered online undergraduate programs and 977 institutes offered online graduate programs. In the year 2018-19, this number was 934 and 945 for undergraduate and graduate programs respectively.
How many colleges and universities in the USA offer all programs online?
Based on the IPEDS dataset of year 2020-21, currently there are 59 institutes in the USA that offer all degree programs via distance education. These institutes do not offer any traditional on-campus programs.
What are the top 10 largest online universities in the USA?
Based on the overall student enrollment count, following are the top 10 largest online universities in the USA:
- Western Governors University (Enrollment: 147,866)
- Arizona State University Digital Immersion (Enrollment: 53,993)
- American Public University System (Enrollment: 50,040)
- Walden University (Enrollment: 49,695)
- University of the People (Enrollment: 43,722)
- Capella University (Enrollment: 38,930)
- Ashford University (Enrollment: 31,115)
- Excelsior College (Enrollment: 21,974)
- Columbia Southern University (Enrollment: 18,533)
- American InterContinental University (Enrollment: 15,415)
How many students are currently enrolled in all colleges and universities in the USA that offer only online programs?
Currently 557,340 students are enrolled in institutes that offer all degree programs via distance education. In the fall 2019 and 2018 student count was 485,489 and 470,927 respectively.
How many degrees are awarded by online-only universities in the USA?
In the year 2020, 139,073 successful students were awarded degrees by online-only universities in the USA. No. of successful male and female students was 47,420 and 91,653 respectively.
How many Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees were awarded last year by online-only universities in the USA?
During 2020 (most recent official data available), online-only universities awarded 57,108 bachelor's degrees, 51,336 master's degrees and 4,493 doctoral degrees. Black or African American were awarded 7,475 bachelor's degrees, 9,620 masters degrees and 1,439 doctoral degrees.
Which online-only universities in the USA award most degrees per year?
Based on the IPEDS dataset of year 2020, following online universities in the USA award most degrees per year:
- Western Governors University (Degrees awarded: 42,651)
- Walden University (Degrees awarded: 12,968)
- American Public University System (Degrees awarded: 11,833)
- Capella University (Degrees awarded: 11,624)
- Ashford University (Degrees awarded: 9,984)
- Arizona State University Digital Immersion (Degrees awarded: 9,905)
- Columbia Southern University (Degrees awarded: 7,517)
- Excelsior College (Degrees awarded: 4,997)
- Colorado State University-Global Campus (Degrees awarded: 3,587)
- American College of Education (Degrees awarded: 3,423)
Which online-only universities in the USA have the highest no. of full-time academic staff?
Based on the IPEDS dataset of year 2020-21, following online universities in the USA have the highest no. of full time academic staff:
- Western Governors University (Full-time faculty: 3093)
- Arizona State University Digital Immersion (Full-time faculty: 1003)
- American Public University System (Full-time faculty: 345)
- Columbia Southern University (Full-time faculty: 308)
- Walden University (Full-time faculty: 233)
- Capella University (Full-time faculty: 177)
- Frontier Nursing University (Full-time faculty: 145)
- Ashford University (Full-time faculty: 119)
- Northcentral University (Full-time faculty: 94)
- American College of Education (Full-time faculty: 90)
Which online universities in the USA have the highest retention rate?
Based on the IPEDS dataset of year 2020-21, the Los Angeles Pacific University has the highest retention rate (100%) among all online universities and colleges in the USA, followed by the American Public University System (98%) and the Western Governors University (75%).
What are the top 6 most popular majors among all online colleges?
Based on the no. of enrollments, following are the most popular majors among all online colleges:
- Health professions
- Marketing
- Education
- Computer and information sciences
- Psychology
- Homeland security/law enforcement
What percent of undergraduate students who attended online colleges were awarded Pell grants?
In the year 2020-2019, around 41.8% undergraduate students of online colleges and universities were awarded Pell grants. In the year 2019-18, 42.9% undergraduate students managed to get Pell grants.
Which online colleges and universities have the highest ratio of undergraduate Pell grants?
In the year 2020-2019, 80% undergraduate students of California Intercontinental University were awarded Pell grants followed by American InterContinental University (78%), Bryant & Stratton College - Online (76%), Amridge University (75%) and Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Online Campus (72%).
What percent of Historically Black College or University's students are enrolled in online courses?
Based on the latest IPEDS data available (2020), 26.7% students of Historically Black College or University were enrolled exclusively in online courses, while 42.5% were enrolled in some online courses and remaining 30.8% students were not enrolled in any online courses.
How many students are enrolled in a 2-year online-only programs?
Based on the latest IPEDS data available (2020), there are 1,554,837 students enrolled in 2-year online-only programs.
Data Sources
- https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
- https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Search/ViewTable?tableId=28465
- https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/TrendGenerator/app/build-table/2/42