Online Graduate Education Colleges Population Comparison

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Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Online Graduate Education schools is 1,573,561 with 855,212 female students and 718,349 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 best Online Graduate Education schools.

Among the best Online Graduate Education schools, Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most enrolled students of 80,065, while Southern Wesleyan University has the least number of students of 1,175 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.

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Student Population Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Education Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	Clemson University	28,466	13,554	14,912
	2	University of Florida	55,211	23,787	31,424
	3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	56,916	31,000	25,916
	4	SUNY at Albany	16,658	7,200	9,458
	5	University of North Texas	44,767	20,574	24,193
	6	University of Wisconsin-Madison	48,956	22,993	25,963
	7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	80,065	41,414	38,651
	8	San Diego State University	37,402	15,692	21,710
	9	University of Georgia	40,607	16,641	23,966
	10	Auburn University	31,764	15,678	16,086
	11	Michigan State University	50,023	23,541	26,482
	12	Montclair State University	21,784	8,204	13,580
	13	Texas A & M University-College Station	74,014	39,380	34,634
	14	University of Houston	46,700	22,359	24,341
	15	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	17,153	9,743	7,410
	16	Kansas State University	19,722	9,287	10,435
	17	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	13,979	6,995	6,984
	18	University of Missouri-Columbia	31,304	13,746	17,558
	19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	35,653	15,070	20,583
	20	The University of Alabama	38,644	16,506	22,138
	21	University of Delaware	24,039	10,234	13,805
	22	University of Virginia-Main Campus	26,082	11,746	14,336
	23	Purdue University-Main Campus	51,528	29,790	21,738
	24	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	29,551	14,578	14,973
	25	Ball State University	19,777	6,882	12,895
	26	Creighton University	8,397	3,415	4,982
	27	Florida State University	44,161	18,352	25,809
	28	University of Kentucky	31,547	12,723	18,824
	29	Virginia Commonwealth University	28,082	10,044	18,038
	30	Indiana University-Bloomington	47,005	24,008	22,997
	31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	36,700	18,643	18,057
	32	Quinnipiac University	8,788	3,184	5,604
	33	Sam Houston State University	21,480	7,664	13,816
	34	Towson University	19,793	7,642	12,151
	35	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	41,155	19,134	22,021
	36	University of Kansas	26,708	12,098	14,610
	37	Southern Wesleyan University	1,175	389	786
	38	University of Alabama at Birmingham	21,639	7,903	13,736
	39	University of Arizona	49,403	21,985	27,418
	40	University of Iowa	30,015	13,316	16,699
	41	University of Mississippi	22,300	9,326	12,974
	42	University of Nebraska at Kearney	6,041	2,062	3,979
	43	Drake University	4,685	1,752	2,933
	44	Drexel University	22,344	10,174	12,170
	45	Florida International University	55,609	23,855	31,754
	46	North Carolina A & T State University	13,487	5,117	8,370
	47	The University of Texas at Arlington	43,946	17,436	26,510
	48	University of Massachusetts-Boston	15,586	6,425	9,161
	49	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	23,805	11,869	11,936
	50	University of Northern Iowa	8,945	3,239	5,706
Total			1,573,561	718,349	855,212

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Online Graduate Education schools is 1,185,585 with 636,389 female students and 549,196 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between best Online Graduate Education schools.

Among the best Online Graduate Education schools, Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 65,492, while Southern Wesleyan University has the least number of undergraduate students of 896.

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Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Education Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	Clemson University	22,566	10,717	11,849
	2	University of Florida	34,552	15,106	19,446
	3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	35,120	18,821	16,299
	4	SUNY at Albany	12,264	5,604	6,660
	5	University of North Texas	33,023	15,129	17,894
	6	University of Wisconsin-Madison	36,306	17,070	19,236
	7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	65,492	33,351	32,141
	8	San Diego State University	32,194	13,815	18,379
	9	University of Georgia	30,714	12,883	17,831
	10	Auburn University	25,379	12,684	12,695
	11	Michigan State University	39,201	18,944	20,257
	12	Montclair State University	17,290	6,882	10,408
	13	Texas A & M University-College Station	57,512	30,675	26,837
	14	University of Houston	37,943	18,290	19,653
	15	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	12,389	7,191	5,198
	16	Kansas State University	15,046	7,487	7,559
	17	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	8,210	3,925	4,285
	18	University of Missouri-Columbia	23,745	10,844	12,901
	19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	27,343	11,975	15,368
	20	The University of Alabama	32,458	14,152	18,306
	21	University of Delaware	19,482	8,084	11,398
	22	University of Virginia-Main Campus	17,444	7,681	9,763
	23	Purdue University-Main Campus	38,593	22,210	16,383
	24	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	23,461	12,165	11,296
	25	Ball State University	14,416	5,622	8,794
	26	Creighton University	4,290	1,789	2,501
	27	Florida State University	32,936	14,100	18,836
	28	University of Kentucky	22,735	9,583	13,152
	29	Virginia Commonwealth University	20,958	7,679	13,279
	30	Indiana University-Bloomington	35,660	17,953	17,707
	31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	26,254	13,287	12,967
	32	Quinnipiac University	6,073	2,340	3,733
	33	Sam Houston State University	18,235	6,660	11,575
	34	Towson University	16,861	6,978	9,883
	35	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	29,663	14,714	14,949
	36	University of Kansas	19,241	8,943	10,298
	37	Southern Wesleyan University	896	337	559
	38	University of Alabama at Birmingham	13,032	4,884	8,148
	39	University of Arizona	38,751	17,213	21,538
	40	University of Iowa	21,973	9,651	12,322
	41	University of Mississippi	17,302	7,430	9,872
	42	University of Nebraska at Kearney	4,269	1,552	2,717
	43	Drake University	2,835	1,140	1,695
	44	Drexel University	14,021	7,164	6,857
	45	Florida International University	45,688	19,959	25,729
	46	North Carolina A & T State University	11,833	4,463	7,370
	47	The University of Texas at Arlington	30,791	12,264	18,527
	48	University of Massachusetts-Boston	12,221	5,235	6,986
	49	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	19,189	9,616	9,573
	50	University of Northern Iowa	7,735	2,955	4,780
Total			1,185,585	549,196	636,389

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Online Graduate Education schools is 387,976 with 218,823 female students and 169,153 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between best Online Graduate Education schools.

Among the best Online Graduate Education schools, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most enrolled graduate students of 21,796, while Southern Wesleyan University has the least number of graduate students of 279.

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Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Education Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	Clemson University	5,900	2,837	3,063
	2	University of Florida	20,659	8,681	11,978
	3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	21,796	12,179	9,617
	4	SUNY at Albany	4,394	1,596	2,798
	5	University of North Texas	11,744	5,445	6,299
	6	University of Wisconsin-Madison	12,650	5,923	6,727
	7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	14,573	8,063	6,510
	8	San Diego State University	5,208	1,877	3,331
	9	University of Georgia	9,893	3,758	6,135
	10	Auburn University	6,385	2,994	3,391
	11	Michigan State University	10,822	4,597	6,225
	12	Montclair State University	4,494	1,322	3,172
	13	Texas A & M University-College Station	16,502	8,705	7,797
	14	University of Houston	8,757	4,069	4,688
	15	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	4,764	2,552	2,212
	16	Kansas State University	4,676	1,800	2,876
	17	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	5,769	3,070	2,699
	18	University of Missouri-Columbia	7,559	2,902	4,657
	19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	8,310	3,095	5,215
	20	The University of Alabama	6,186	2,354	3,832
	21	University of Delaware	4,557	2,150	2,407
	22	University of Virginia-Main Campus	8,638	4,065	4,573
	23	Purdue University-Main Campus	12,935	7,580	5,355
	24	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	6,090	2,413	3,677
	25	Ball State University	5,361	1,260	4,101
	26	Creighton University	4,107	1,626	2,481
	27	Florida State University	11,225	4,252	6,973
	28	University of Kentucky	8,812	3,140	5,672
	29	Virginia Commonwealth University	7,124	2,365	4,759
	30	Indiana University-Bloomington	11,345	6,055	5,290
	31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	10,446	5,356	5,090
	32	Quinnipiac University	2,715	844	1,871
	33	Sam Houston State University	3,245	1,004	2,241
	34	Towson University	2,932	664	2,268
	35	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	11,492	4,420	7,072
	36	University of Kansas	7,467	3,155	4,312
	37	Southern Wesleyan University	279	52	227
	38	University of Alabama at Birmingham	8,607	3,019	5,588
	39	University of Arizona	10,652	4,772	5,880
	40	University of Iowa	8,042	3,665	4,377
	41	University of Mississippi	4,998	1,896	3,102
	42	University of Nebraska at Kearney	1,772	510	1,262
	43	Drake University	1,850	612	1,238
	44	Drexel University	8,323	3,010	5,313
	45	Florida International University	9,921	3,896	6,025
	46	North Carolina A & T State University	1,654	654	1,000
	47	The University of Texas at Arlington	13,155	5,172	7,983
	48	University of Massachusetts-Boston	3,365	1,190	2,175
	49	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	4,616	2,253	2,363
	50	University of Northern Iowa	1,210	284	926
Total			387,976	169,153	218,823

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Online Graduate Education schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 1,185,585 students, 87,800 students (7.41%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 545,582 students (46.02%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 387,976 students, 117,396 students (30.26%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 55,318 students (14.26%) have learned from at least one online course.

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Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Education Schools
	Rank	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
	Rank	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
	1	Clemson University	22,566	186 (0.82%)	9,593 (42.51%)	5,900	2,022 (34.27%)	813 (13.78%)
	2	University of Florida	34,552	1,457 (4.22%)	19,919 (57.65%)	20,659	7,334 (35.50%)	2,873 (13.91%)
	3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	35,120	658 (1.87%)	21,798 (62.07%)	21,796	9,257 (42.47%)	3,353 (15.38%)
	4	SUNY at Albany	12,264	408 (3.33%)	4,347 (35.45%)	4,394	1,086 (24.72%)	892 (20.30%)
	5	University of North Texas	33,023	2,898 (8.78%)	19,955 (60.43%)	11,744	2,889 (24.60%)	3,377 (28.76%)
	6	University of Wisconsin-Madison	36,306	545 (1.50%)	9,098 (25.06%)	12,650	839 (6.63%)	1,301 (10.28%)
	7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	65,492	3,958 (6.04%)	38,222 (58.36%)	14,573	437 (3.00%)	2,391 (16.41%)
	8	San Diego State University	32,194	932 (2.89%)	18,509 (57.49%)	5,208	524 (10.06%)	847 (16.26%)
	9	University of Georgia	30,714	106 (0.35%)	5,614 (18.28%)	9,893	1,060 (10.71%)	1,152 (11.64%)
	10	Auburn University	25,379	1,094 (4.31%)	9,742 (38.39%)	6,385	2,007 (31.43%)	751 (11.76%)
	11	Michigan State University	39,201	611 (1.56%)	22,156 (56.52%)	10,822	2,117 (19.56%)	1,342 (12.40%)
	12	Montclair State University	17,290	731 (4.23%)	8,311 (48.07%)	4,494	1,492 (33.20%)	1,277 (28.42%)
	13	Texas A & M University-College Station	57,512	497 (0.86%)	25,074 (43.60%)	16,502	2,917 (17.68%)	1,371 (8.31%)
	14	University of Houston	37,943	4,175 (11.00%)	24,405 (64.32%)	8,757	1,404 (16.03%)	2,838 (32.41%)
	15	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	12,389	2,234 (18.03%)	1,261 (10.18%)	4,764	2,668 (56.00%)	485 (10.18%)
	16	Kansas State University	15,046	1,315 (8.74%)	6,225 (41.37%)	4,676	1,505 (32.19%)	704 (15.06%)
	17	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	8,210	8,075 (98.36%)	123 (1.50%)	5,769	5,737 (99.45%)	15 (0.26%)
	18	University of Missouri-Columbia	23,745	1,332 (5.61%)	11,860 (49.95%)	7,559	2,756 (36.46%)	1,071 (14.17%)
	19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	27,343	745 (2.72%)	17,415 (63.69%)	8,310	2,426 (29.19%)	1,169 (14.07%)
	20	The University of Alabama	32,458	3,306 (10.19%)	9,555 (29.44%)	6,186	2,514 (40.64%)	665 (10.75%)
	21	University of Delaware	19,482	772 (3.96%)	8,223 (42.21%)	4,557	1,021 (22.41%)	657 (14.42%)
	22	University of Virginia-Main Campus	17,444	344 (1.97%)	1,279 (7.33%)	8,638	694 (8.03%)	166 (1.92%)
	23	Purdue University-Main Campus	38,593	672 (1.74%)	12,221 (31.67%)	12,935	3,765 (29.11%)	1,173 (9.07%)
	24	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	23,461	1,258 (5.36%)	11,950 (50.94%)	6,090	1,853 (30.43%)	1,616 (26.54%)
	25	Ball State University	14,416	953 (6.61%)	6,226 (43.19%)	5,361	4,087 (76.24%)	490 (9.14%)
	26	Creighton University	4,290	57 (1.33%)	1,588 (37.02%)	4,107	1,401 (34.11%)	83 (2.02%)
	27	Florida State University	32,936	1,551 (4.71%)	19,688 (59.78%)	11,225	3,907 (34.81%)	1,384 (12.33%)
	28	University of Kentucky	22,735	1,018 (4.48%)	8,482 (37.31%)	8,812	3,046 (34.57%)	1,065 (12.09%)
	29	Virginia Commonwealth University	20,958	1,394 (6.65%)	13,942 (66.52%)	7,124	1,286 (18.05%)	2,180 (30.60%)
	30	Indiana University-Bloomington	35,660	159 (0.45%)	14,820 (41.56%)	11,345	3,458 (30.48%)	1,541 (13.58%)
	31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	26,254	706 (2.69%)	12,082 (46.02%)	10,446	2,418 (23.15%)	1,511 (14.46%)
	32	Quinnipiac University	6,073	129 (2.12%)	2,287 (37.66%)	2,715	617 (22.73%)	387 (14.25%)
	33	Sam Houston State University	18,235	3,480 (19.08%)	8,802 (48.27%)	3,245	1,618 (49.86%)	458 (14.11%)
	34	Towson University	16,861	345 (2.05%)	6,116 (36.27%)	2,932	1,085 (37.01%)	276 (9.41%)
	35	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	29,663	4,102 (13.83%)	14,851 (50.07%)	11,492	4,533 (39.44%)	2,225 (19.36%)
	36	University of Kansas	19,241	925 (4.81%)	8,455 (43.94%)	7,467	1,668 (22.34%)	1,216 (16.28%)
	37	Southern Wesleyan University	896	256 (28.57%)	417 (46.54%)	279	279 (100.00%)	-
	38	University of Alabama at Birmingham	13,032	2,436 (18.69%)	7,157 (54.92%)	8,607	3,548 (41.22%)	1,530 (17.78%)
	39	University of Arizona	38,751	6,616 (17.07%)	18,688 (48.23%)	10,652	3,001 (28.17%)	1,277 (11.99%)
	40	University of Iowa	21,973	927 (4.22%)	13,834 (62.96%)	8,042	2,273 (28.26%)	463 (5.76%)
	41	University of Mississippi	17,302	1,048 (6.06%)	10,621 (61.39%)	4,998	760 (15.21%)	839 (16.79%)
	42	University of Nebraska at Kearney	4,269	777 (18.20%)	1,800 (42.16%)	1,772	1,581 (89.22%)	144 (8.13%)
	43	Drake University	2,835	12 (0.42%)	949 (33.47%)	1,850	419 (22.65%)	248 (13.41%)
	44	Drexel University	14,021	973 (6.94%)	3,974 (28.34%)	8,323	3,504 (42.10%)	1,020 (12.26%)
	45	Florida International University	45,688	11,900 (26.05%)	20,483 (44.83%)	9,921	2,904 (29.27%)	2,189 (22.06%)
	46	North Carolina A & T State University	11,833	1,048 (8.86%)	6,382 (53.93%)	1,654	556 (33.62%)	261 (15.78%)
	47	The University of Texas at Arlington	30,791	7,324 (23.79%)	8,902 (28.91%)	13,155	6,254 (47.54%)	1,162 (8.83%)
	48	University of Massachusetts-Boston	12,221	587 (4.80%)	2,608 (21.34%)	3,365	1,030 (30.61%)	458 (13.61%)
	49	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	19,189	278 (1.45%)	12,736 (66.37%)	4,616	1,374 (29.77%)	464 (10.05%)
	50	University of Northern Iowa	7,735	490 (6.33%)	2,837 (36.68%)	1,210	465 (38.43%)	148 (12.23%)
Average			1,185,585	87,800 (7.41%)	545,582 (46.02%)	387,976	117,396 (30.26%)	55,318 (14.26%)

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