Online Colleges & Programs
3,223 colleges offer online degree programs and/or online courses in United States. Of that, 63 schools are online exclusively colleges that all programs are offered via online completely. In addition, 537 colleges' online student ratio is over 50%.
The next list shows the general statistics for online colleges.
- Total 3,223 colleges have online degree programs/courses - 1,616 public and 1,607 private schools.
- 63 colleges are online exclusively schools that all programs are offered via online completely.
- 537 colleges have more than 50% of online students.
- Total 5,062,557 students have enrolled in online exclusively for academic year 2022-2023.
- The 2024 average tuition & fees of online exclusively colleges is $14,033.
Online Colleges Statistics by State
| State | Total | Number of Colelges Offering Online Programs | Online completely Schools | Colleges with more than 50% of Online Students | Tuition & Fees | Total Enrollment | Online Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | $25,312 | 22,471 | 8,837 |
| Alabama | 79 | 60 | 2 | 11 | $13,491 | 295,422 | 82,480 |
| Arkansas | 86 | 50 | 1 | 4 | $7,531 | 157,895 | 40,980 |
| Arizona | 122 | 75 | 6 | 17 | $13,096 | 657,866 | 321,806 |
| California | 717 | 417 | 11 | 79 | $12,641 | 2,581,042 | 730,707 |
| Colorado | 105 | 61 | 4 | 10 | $15,447 | 361,239 | 96,986 |
| Connecticut | 71 | 34 | 2 | 6 | $13,827 | 163,827 | 29,809 |
| District of Columbia | 25 | 16 | 0 | 2 | $13,920 | 99,914 | 23,178 |
| Delaware | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | $13,125 | 58,991 | 17,456 |
| Florida | 371 | 173 | 2 | 20 | $17,425 | 1,066,397 | 313,395 |
| Georgia | 152 | 108 | 2 | 16 | $15,355 | 548,643 | 141,257 |
| Hawaii | 26 | 17 | 0 | 8 | $10,033 | 59,252 | 19,104 |
| Iowa | 84 | 58 | 0 | 8 | $16,558 | 234,928 | 67,913 |
| Idaho | 36 | 17 | 0 | 2 | $7,443 | 127,721 | 38,052 |
| Illinois | 262 | 154 | 0 | 15 | $18,962 | 694,434 | 161,985 |
| Indiana | 106 | 72 | 3 | 13 | $13,142 | 450,547 | 118,082 |
| Kansas | 80 | 62 | 0 | 6 | $12,679 | 189,377 | 39,516 |
| Kentucky | 90 | 64 | 2 | 7 | $17,492 | 268,076 | 76,363 |
| Louisiana | 125 | 58 | 2 | 9 | $10,835 | 254,904 | 56,902 |
| Massachusetts | 164 | 104 | 1 | 10 | $22,877 | 479,462 | 83,558 |
| Maryland | 82 | 49 | 1 | 10 | $17,682 | 339,776 | 109,445 |
| Maine | 38 | 27 | 0 | 7 | $24,669 | 73,527 | 24,143 |
| Michigan | 171 | 107 | 0 | 8 | $12,907 | 477,385 | 89,961 |
| Minnesota | 100 | 80 | 2 | 10 | $15,808 | 378,526 | 143,664 |
| Missouri | 169 | 93 | 5 | 14 | $13,729 | 339,448 | 72,419 |
| Mississippi | 55 | 34 | 0 | 3 | $17,038 | 159,149 | 33,597 |
| Montana | 30 | 23 | 0 | 2 | $15,634 | 47,446 | 6,383 |
| North Carolina | 169 | 135 | 1 | 35 | $10,234 | 557,590 | 161,763 |
| North Dakota | 28 | 20 | 0 | 3 | $8,098 | 51,448 | 12,528 |
| Nebraska | 48 | 37 | 0 | 6 | $12,090 | 137,908 | 39,925 |
| New Hampshire | 39 | 21 | 1 | 2 | $12,911 | 215,867 | 164,520 |
| New Jersey | 165 | 69 | 0 | 5 | $16,331 | 396,810 | 57,083 |
| New Mexico | 47 | 36 | 0 | 9 | $8,874 | 111,703 | 34,470 |
| Nevada | 42 | 20 | 0 | 4 | $12,032 | 118,670 | 22,703 |
| New York | 447 | 215 | 3 | 17 | $17,306 | 1,144,626 | 165,225 |
| Ohio | 298 | 176 | 2 | 25 | $14,869 | 630,022 | 153,431 |
| Oklahoma | 112 | 55 | 0 | 10 | $12,478 | 212,262 | 50,717 |
| Oregon | 76 | 47 | 1 | 3 | $16,012 | 198,157 | 44,862 |
| Pennsylvania | 334 | 190 | 0 | 18 | $20,889 | 657,809 | 112,372 |
| Puerto Rico | 140 | 82 | 0 | 13 | $12,114 | 179,962 | 17,568 |
| Rhode Island | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | $13,365 | 76,103 | 7,980 |
| South Carolina | 97 | 65 | 0 | 6 | $13,619 | 246,188 | 51,553 |
| South Dakota | 29 | 22 | 3 | 6 | $11,291 | 52,110 | 15,446 |
| Tennessee | 157 | 79 | 0 | 5 | $17,418 | 331,693 | 58,312 |
| Texas | 432 | 247 | 1 | 28 | $12,894 | 1,677,183 | 375,274 |
| Utah | 69 | 31 | 2 | 4 | $22,811 | 420,562 | 195,625 |
| Virginia | 151 | 97 | 0 | 9 | $13,313 | 553,967 | 175,845 |
| Vermont | 19 | 15 | 0 | 2 | $16,604 | 36,488 | 8,142 |
| Washington | 105 | 70 | 0 | 6 | $10,506 | 317,096 | 67,098 |
| Wisconsin | 93 | 67 | 2 | 9 | $11,381 | 317,232 | 48,760 |
| West Virginia | 72 | 41 | 4 | 11 | $12,687 | 133,767 | 66,655 |
| Wyoming | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | 30,016 | 5,534 |