Which Colleges Offer Distance Education (Online Courses)?
In United States, 3,642 schools offer Distance education (Online Courses). By school type, 1,616 public and 2,026 private schools offer Distance education (Online Courses).
By school level, 2,357 four-years colleges and 1,118 community colleges offer Distance education (Online Courses).
The following table summarizes the number of schools offering Distance education (Online Courses) in United States.
Total | Public | Private (not-for-profit) | Private (for-profit) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,642 | 1,616 | 1,374 | 652 |
4 Years Colleges | 2,357 | 788 | 1,311 | 258 |
Community Colleges | 1,118 | 812 | 53 | 253 |
Trade Schools | 167 | 16 | 10 | 141 |
What is Distance education course?
A course in which the instructional content is delivered exclusively via distance education. Requirements for coming to campus for orientation, testing, or academic support services do not exclude a course from being classified as distance education.
Academic & Tuition Statistics for Colleges Offering Distance Education (Online Courses)
The average acceptance rate of the Colleges Offering Distance Education (Online Courses) is 74.03% and the admission yield is 31%. The average SAT score is 1,155 and the average ACT score is 24.
A total of 18,462,892 students are attending one of the schools. With 1,329,586 faculties, the average students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
The 2024 average tuition & fees at Colleges Offering Distance Education (Online Courses) is $15,149 for state residents and $21,002 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $15,588 for state residents and $19,710 for out-of-state students.
73.53% of undergraduate students received grants and/or scholarships and the average aid amount is $10,230 at Colleges Offering Distance Education (Online Courses).
The following table summarizes the number of Colleges Offering Distance Education (Online Courses) by state and school type. You can sort the table by a column by touching/clicking the column name.
State | Total | Public | Private | Four-years Colleges | Community Colleges | Trade Schools |
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Alabama | 61 | 37 | 24 | 34 | 25 | 34 |
Alaska | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Arizona | 65 | 25 | 40 | 29 | 34 | 29 |
Arkansas | 48 | 34 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
California | 388 | 154 | 234 | 215 | 155 | 215 |
Colorado | 52 | 30 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 36 |
Connecticut | 33 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 27 |
Delaware | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
District of Columbia | 16 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 14 |
Florida | 156 | 50 | 106 | 115 | 36 | 115 |
Georgia | 103 | 50 | 53 | 68 | 35 | 68 |
Hawaii | 17 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
Idaho | 15 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 11 |
Illinois | 145 | 59 | 86 | 84 | 52 | 84 |
Indiana | 69 | 16 | 53 | 57 | 6 | 57 |
Iowa | 53 | 19 | 34 | 35 | 18 | 35 |
Kansas | 60 | 34 | 26 | 33 | 26 | 33 |
Kentucky | 61 | 24 | 37 | 34 | 21 | 34 |
Louisiana | 56 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 22 | 31 |
Maine | 23 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 16 |
Maryland | 47 | 29 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 29 |
Massachusetts | 94 | 30 | 64 | 73 | 17 | 73 |
Michigan | 101 | 46 | 55 | 55 | 27 | 55 |
Minnesota | 75 | 40 | 35 | 46 | 28 | 46 |
Mississippi | 33 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Missouri | 85 | 26 | 59 | 67 | 16 | 67 |
Montana | 22 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 13 |
Nebraska | 32 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 21 |
Nevada | 18 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 13 |
New Hampshire | 21 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 14 |
New Jersey | 66 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 26 | 35 |
New Mexico | 34 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 13 |
New York | 198 | 79 | 119 | 146 | 46 | 146 |
North Carolina | 134 | 75 | 59 | 70 | 63 | 70 |
North Dakota | 20 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 15 |
Ohio | 164 | 62 | 102 | 115 | 35 | 115 |
Oklahoma | 56 | 35 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 31 |
Oregon | 46 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 18 | 27 |
Pennsylvania | 176 | 54 | 122 | 135 | 38 | 135 |
Rhode Island | 13 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
South Carolina | 63 | 33 | 30 | 38 | 25 | 38 |
South Dakota | 20 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 16 |
Tennessee | 78 | 27 | 51 | 50 | 23 | 50 |
Texas | 232 | 102 | 130 | 141 | 72 | 141 |
Utah | 26 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 19 |
Vermont | 13 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
Virginia | 87 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 29 | 57 |
Washington | 67 | 42 | 25 | 58 | 9 | 58 |
West Virginia | 42 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 24 |
Wisconsin | 63 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 16 | 47 |
Wyoming | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Federated States of Micronesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Guam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Marshall Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Northern Marianas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Palau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Puerto Rico | 66 | 12 | 54 | 51 | 4 | 51 |
Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |