Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 35,716 with 22,663 female students and 13,053 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Ashford University has the most enrolled students of 34,190, while Abraham Lincoln University has the least number of students of 177 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argosy University-San Francisco Bay Area | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/08/2019) | ||
| Ashford University | 34,190 | 12,414 | 21,776 |
| Career Networks Institute | 714 | 231 | 483 |
| Argosy University-San Diego | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | ||
| University of Phoenix-California | 635 | 329 | 306 |
| Abraham Lincoln University | 177 | 79 | 98 |
| Total | 35,716 | 13,053 | 22,663 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 28,401 with 17,702 female students and 10,699 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Ashford University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 27,201, while Abraham Lincoln University has the least number of undergraduate students of 48.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford University | 27,201 | 10,173 | 17,028 |
| Career Networks Institute | 714 | 231 | 483 |
| University of Phoenix-California | 438 | 276 | 162 |
| Abraham Lincoln University | 48 | 19 | 29 |
| Total | 28,401 | 10,699 | 17,702 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 7,315 with 4,961 female students and 2,354 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Ashford University has the most enrolled graduate students of 6,989, while Abraham Lincoln University has the least number of graduate students of 129.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford University | 6,989 | 2,241 | 4,748 |
| University of Phoenix-California | 197 | 53 | 144 |
| Abraham Lincoln University | 129 | 60 | 69 |
| Total | 7,315 | 2,354 | 4,961 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 28,401 students, 27,516 students (96.88%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 659 students (2.32%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 7,315 students, 7,142 students (97.63%) have taken courses only through distance learning and .
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Argosy University-San Francisco Bay Area | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/08/2019) | |||||
| Ashford University | 27,201 | 27,201 (100.00%) |
- | 6,989 | 6,989 (100.00%) |
- |
| Career Networks Institute | 714 | - | 622 (87.11%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | ||
| Argosy University-San Diego | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | |||||
| University of Phoenix-California | 438 | 267 (60.96%) |
37 (8.45%) | 197 | 24 (12.18%) |
- |
| Abraham Lincoln University | 48 | 48 (100.00%) |
- | 129 | 129 (100.00%) |
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| Average | 28,401 | 27,516 (96.88%) |
659 (2.32%) |
7,315 | 7,142 (97.63%) |
0 (0.00%) |