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3,642 U.S. Colleges Offer Online Programs (Distance Learning)

How Many Colleges Offer Online Programs (Distance Learning)?

In United States, 3,642 schools offer Online Programs (Distance Learning). By school type, 1,616 public and 2,026 private schools offer Online Programs (Distance Learning).
By school level, 2,357 four-years colleges and 1,118 community colleges offer Online Programs (Distance Learning).
The following table summarizes the number of schools offering Online Programs (Distance Learning) in United States.
Colleges Offering Online Programs (Distance Learning)
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
Total3,6421,6161,374652
4 Years Colleges2,3577881,311258
Community Colleges1,11881253253
Trade Schools1671610141

What is Distance education?

Education that uses one or more technologies to deliver instruction to students who are separated from the instructor and to support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor synchronously or asynchronously.

Technologies used for instruction may include the following: Internet; one-way and two-way transmissions through open broadcasts, closed circuit, cable, microwave, broadband lines, fiber optics, satellite or wireless communication devices; audio conferencing; and video cassette, DVDs, and CD-ROMs, if the cassette, DVDs, and CD-ROMs are used in a course in conjunction with the technologies listed above.

Academic & Tuition Statistics for Colleges Offering Online Programs (Distance Learning)

The average acceptance rate of the Colleges Offering Online Programs (Distance Learning) 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 Online Programs (Distance Learning) 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 Online Programs (Distance Learning).
The following table summarizes the number of Colleges Offering Online Programs (Distance Learning) by state and school type. You can sort the table by a column by touching/clicking the column name.
Colleges Offering Online Programs (Distance Learning) by State
StateTotalPublicPrivateFour-years CollegesCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Alabama613724 342534
Alaska642 606
Arizona652540 293429
Arkansas483414 242424
California388154234 215155215
Colorado523022 361136
Connecticut331122 27327
Delaware734 606
District of Columbia16115 14114
Florida15650106 11536115
Georgia1035053 683568
Hawaii17107 10710
Idaho1587 11411
Illinois1455986 845284
Indiana691653 57657
Iowa531934 351835
Kansas603426 332633
Kentucky612437 342134
Louisiana563026 312231
Maine23149 16716
Maryland472918 291729
Massachusetts943064 731773
Michigan1014655 552755
Minnesota754035 462846
Mississippi332310 171617
Missouri852659 671667
Montana22166 13913
Nebraska321616 211121
Nevada18711 13513
New Hampshire21138 14714
New Jersey663234 352635
New Mexico34286 132113
New York19879119 14646146
North Carolina1347559 706370
North Dakota20146 15515
Ohio16462102 11535115
Oklahoma563521 312131
Oregon462620 271827
Pennsylvania17654122 13538135
Rhode Island13310 12112
South Carolina633330 382538
South Dakota20137 16416
Tennessee782751 502350
Texas232102130 14172141
Utah261016 19219
Vermont13310 12112
Virginia873948 572957
Washington674225 58958
West Virginia422121 241524
Wisconsin633231 471647
Wyoming880 535
American Samoa000000
Federated States of Micronesia110 101
Guam321 303
Marshall Islands110 101
Northern Marianas110 101
Palau110 010
Puerto Rico661254 51451
Virgin Islands110 101