Online MBA 50 Colleges Population Comparison

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Online MBA schools is 1,472,485 with 785,562 female students and 686,923 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between best Online MBA schools.

Among the best Online MBA schools, Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most enrolled students of 79,818, while Babson College has the least number of students of 3,932 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.

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Student Population Comparison Between Best Online MBA Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	Indiana University-Bloomington	48,424	24,278	24,146
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	32,438	12,821	19,617
	3	University of Southern California	46,566	21,836	24,730
	4	University of Florida	56,311	24,863	31,448
	5	Carnegie Mellon University	15,888	8,977	6,911
	6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	56,997	29,577	27,420
	7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	79,818	41,632	38,186
	8	University of Kansas	29,792	13,566	16,226
	9	Rochester Institute of Technology	17,098	10,952	6,146
	10	University of Arizona	56,365	25,449	30,916
	11	University of Wisconsin-Madison	51,044	23,932	27,112
	12	Kansas State University	20,295	9,390	10,905
	13	Rice University	8,961	4,983	3,978
	14	University of Maryland-College Park	41,725	21,209	20,516
	15	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	31,726	15,245	16,481
	16	University of Utah	36,894	18,931	17,963
	17	The University of Texas at Dallas	29,886	16,880	13,006
	18	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	52,855	24,997	27,858
	19	Auburn University	34,145	16,671	17,474
	20	Ball State University	21,089	7,300	13,789
	21	Hofstra University	10,685	4,322	6,363
	22	James Madison University	22,740	9,698	13,042
	23	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	13,774	6,956	6,818
	24	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	24,393	12,079	12,314
	25	University of South Florida	49,622	20,819	28,803
	26	Villanova University	10,041	4,620	5,421
	27	Babson College	3,932	2,254	1,678
	28	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	27,278	12,874	14,404
	29	University of Mississippi	26,449	11,025	15,424
	30	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	35,724	14,987	20,737
	31	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	11,746	5,719	6,027
	32	Washington State University	25,685	11,714	13,971
	33	Lehigh University	7,692	3,975	3,717
	34	St. John's University-New York	19,389	8,275	11,114
	35	Texas Tech University	40,757	19,861	20,896
	36	University of Delaware	24,412	10,041	14,371
	37	Creighton University	8,581	3,486	5,095
	38	George Washington University	25,374	9,655	15,719
	39	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	38,464	19,373	19,091
	40	Santa Clara University	9,728	4,719	5,009
	41	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	16,598	9,314	7,284
	42	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	13,554	5,875	7,679
	43	William & Mary	9,818	4,053	5,765
	44	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	34,096	15,092	19,004
	45	Florida International University	54,723	23,872	30,851
	46	Florida State University	43,889	18,487	25,402
	47	University of Miami	19,852	8,859	10,993
	48	West Virginia University	23,643	11,183	12,460
	49	University of Louisville	23,065	10,058	13,007
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	28,464	10,189	18,275
Total			1,472,485	686,923	785,562

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Online MBA schools is 1,086,548 with 574,022 female students and 512,526 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between best Online MBA schools.

Among the best Online MBA schools, Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 65,450, while Babson College has the least number of undergraduate students of 2,793.

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Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Online MBA Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	Indiana University-Bloomington	38,093	19,082	19,011
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,885	8,197	12,688
	3	University of Southern California	20,630	9,882	10,748
	4	University of Florida	36,573	16,567	20,006
	5	Carnegie Mellon University	7,377	3,765	3,612
	6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	40,684	22,246	18,438
	7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	65,450	33,637	31,813
	8	University of Kansas	22,085	10,277	11,808
	9	Rochester Institute of Technology	14,267	9,286	4,981
	10	University of Arizona	44,848	20,115	24,733
	11	University of Wisconsin-Madison	38,040	17,815	20,225
	12	Kansas State University	15,650	7,601	8,049
	13	Rice University	4,789	2,413	2,376
	14	University of Maryland-College Park	31,133	15,805	15,328
	15	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	23,920	11,407	12,513
	16	University of Utah	28,064	14,569	13,495
	17	The University of Texas at Dallas	21,858	12,297	9,561
	18	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	15,920	18,534
	19	Auburn University	27,907	13,718	14,189
	20	Ball State University	15,189	5,912	9,277
	21	Hofstra University	6,581	2,812	3,769
	22	James Madison University	20,973	9,131	11,842
	23	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	8,051	3,853	4,198
	24	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	19,701	9,847	9,854
	25	University of South Florida	38,525	16,662	21,863
	26	Villanova University	7,004	3,241	3,763
	27	Babson College	2,793	1,560	1,233
	28	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	22,364	10,552	11,812
	29	University of Mississippi	21,585	9,234	12,351
	30	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	25,900	11,031	14,869
	31	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	10,084	5,069	5,015
	32	Washington State University	21,455	10,005	11,450
	33	Lehigh University	5,911	3,075	2,836
	34	St. John's University-New York	15,640	6,906	8,734
	35	Texas Tech University	32,580	16,266	16,314
	36	University of Delaware	20,026	8,010	12,016
	37	Creighton University	4,377	1,843	2,534
	38	George Washington University	11,677	4,203	7,474
	39	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	28,422	14,264	14,158
	40	Santa Clara University	6,577	3,322	3,255
	41	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	12,122	6,905	5,217
	42	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	11,355	5,035	6,320
	43	William & Mary	7,063	2,918	4,145
	44	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	26,221	11,769	14,452
	45	Florida International University	45,193	20,242	24,951
	46	Florida State University	32,720	14,313	18,407
	47	University of Miami	13,250	5,994	7,256
	48	West Virginia University	18,206	8,807	9,399
	49	University of Louisville	17,086	7,354	9,732
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	21,210	7,792	13,418
Total			1,086,548	512,526	574,022

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Online MBA schools is 385,937 with 211,540 female students and 174,397 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between best Online MBA schools.

Among the best Online MBA schools, University of Southern California has the most enrolled graduate students of 25,936, while Babson College has the least number of graduate students of 1,139.

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Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Online MBA Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	Indiana University-Bloomington	10,331	5,196	5,135
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	11,553	4,624	6,929
	3	University of Southern California	25,936	11,954	13,982
	4	University of Florida	19,738	8,296	11,442
	5	Carnegie Mellon University	8,511	5,212	3,299
	6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	16,313	7,331	8,982
	7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	14,368	7,995	6,373
	8	University of Kansas	7,707	3,289	4,418
	9	Rochester Institute of Technology	2,831	1,666	1,165
	10	University of Arizona	11,517	5,334	6,183
	11	University of Wisconsin-Madison	13,004	6,117	6,887
	12	Kansas State University	4,645	1,789	2,856
	13	Rice University	4,172	2,570	1,602
	14	University of Maryland-College Park	10,592	5,404	5,188
	15	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	7,806	3,838	3,968
	16	University of Utah	8,830	4,362	4,468
	17	The University of Texas at Dallas	8,028	4,583	3,445
	18	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18,401	9,077	9,324
	19	Auburn University	6,238	2,953	3,285
	20	Ball State University	5,900	1,388	4,512
	21	Hofstra University	4,104	1,510	2,594
	22	James Madison University	1,767	567	1,200
	23	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	5,723	3,103	2,620
	24	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	4,692	2,232	2,460
	25	University of South Florida	11,097	4,157	6,940
	26	Villanova University	3,037	1,379	1,658
	27	Babson College	1,139	694	445
	28	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	4,914	2,322	2,592
	29	University of Mississippi	4,864	1,791	3,073
	30	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	9,824	3,956	5,868
	31	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	1,662	650	1,012
	32	Washington State University	4,230	1,709	2,521
	33	Lehigh University	1,781	900	881
	34	St. John's University-New York	3,749	1,369	2,380
	35	Texas Tech University	8,177	3,595	4,582
	36	University of Delaware	4,386	2,031	2,355
	37	Creighton University	4,204	1,643	2,561
	38	George Washington University	13,697	5,452	8,245
	39	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	10,042	5,109	4,933
	40	Santa Clara University	3,151	1,397	1,754
	41	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	4,476	2,409	2,067
	42	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	2,199	840	1,359
	43	William & Mary	2,755	1,135	1,620
	44	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	7,875	3,323	4,552
	45	Florida International University	9,530	3,630	5,900
	46	Florida State University	11,169	4,174	6,995
	47	University of Miami	6,602	2,865	3,737
	48	West Virginia University	5,437	2,376	3,061
	49	University of Louisville	5,979	2,704	3,275
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	7,254	2,397	4,857
Total			385,937	174,397	211,540

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Online MBA schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 1,086,548 students, 73,000 students (6.72%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 417,657 students (38.44%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 385,937 students, 92,438 students (23.95%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 54,830 students (14.21%) have learned from at least one online course.

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Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Online MBA Schools
	Rank	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
	Rank	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
	1	Indiana University-Bloomington	38,093	225 (0.59%)	16,836 (44.20%)	10,331	3,024 (29.27%)	1,109 (10.73%)
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,885	43 (0.21%)	3,936 (18.85%)	11,553	1,815 (15.71%)	1,733 (15.00%)
	3	University of Southern California	20,630	28 (0.14%)	2,008 (9.73%)	25,936	6,049 (23.32%)	7,429 (28.64%)
	4	University of Florida	36,573	1,517 (4.15%)	21,570 (58.98%)	19,738	6,855 (34.73%)	2,717 (13.77%)
	5	Carnegie Mellon University	7,377	25 (0.34%)	2,306 (31.26%)	8,511	529 (6.22%)	1,191 (13.99%)
	6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	40,684	670 (1.65%)	7,467 (18.35%)	16,313	986 (6.04%)	1,237 (7.58%)
	7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	65,450	3,384 (5.17%)	40,316 (61.60%)	14,368	453 (3.15%)	2,093 (14.57%)
	8	University of Kansas	22,085	1,115 (5.05%)	9,651 (43.70%)	7,707	2,011 (26.09%)	1,030 (13.36%)
	9	Rochester Institute of Technology	14,267	78 (0.55%)	3,603 (25.25%)	2,831	462 (16.32%)	716 (25.29%)
	10	University of Arizona	44,848	8,959 (19.98%)	21,518 (47.98%)	11,517	3,522 (30.58%)	1,571 (13.64%)
	11	University of Wisconsin-Madison	38,040	563 (1.48%)	9,815 (25.80%)	13,004	891 (6.85%)	1,181 (9.08%)
	12	Kansas State University	15,650	1,525 (9.74%)	7,234 (46.22%)	4,645	1,840 (39.61%)	682 (14.68%)
	13	Rice University	4,789	-	83 (1.73%)	4,172	541 (12.97%)	208 (4.99%)
	14	University of Maryland-College Park	31,133	135 (0.43%)	8,515 (27.35%)	10,592	1,533 (14.47%)	842 (7.95%)
	15	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	23,920	926 (3.87%)	1,733 (7.24%)	7,806	2,585 (33.12%)	1,060 (13.58%)
	16	University of Utah	28,064	1,555 (5.54%)	13,652 (48.65%)	8,830	694 (7.86%)	1,414 (16.01%)
	17	The University of Texas at Dallas	21,858	140 (0.64%)	7,577 (34.66%)	8,028	747 (9.30%)	1,778 (22.15%)
	18	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	41 (0.12%)	3,115 (9.04%)	18,401	1,438 (7.81%)	1,468 (7.98%)
	19	Auburn University	27,907	1,409 (5.05%)	10,339 (37.05%)	6,238	1,846 (29.59%)	532 (8.53%)
	20	Ball State University	15,189	1,178 (7.76%)	7,017 (46.20%)	5,900	4,779 (81.00%)	399 (6.76%)
	21	Hofstra University	6,581	3 (0.05%)	687 (10.44%)	4,104	393 (9.58%)	877 (21.37%)
	22	James Madison University	20,973	483 (2.30%)	6,253 (29.81%)	1,767	485 (27.45%)	115 (6.51%)
	23	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	8,051	7,921 (98.39%)	129 (1.60%)	5,723	5,702 (99.63%)	17 (0.30%)
	24	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	19,701	280 (1.42%)	13,437 (68.20%)	4,692	1,417 (30.20%)	614 (13.09%)
	25	University of South Florida	38,525	4,428 (11.49%)	23,640 (61.36%)	11,097	3,091 (27.85%)	2,273 (20.48%)
	26	Villanova University	7,004	80 (1.14%)	1,265 (18.06%)	3,037	989 (32.57%)	503 (16.56%)
	27	Babson College	2,793	2 (0.07%)	303 (10.85%)	1,139	285 (25.02%)	287 (25.20%)
	28	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	22,364	2,494 (11.15%)	11,337 (50.69%)	4,914	1,301 (26.48%)	1,179 (23.99%)
	29	University of Mississippi	21,585	1,195 (5.54%)	13,633 (63.16%)	4,864	709 (14.58%)	879 (18.07%)
	30	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	25,900	106 (0.41%)	4,507 (17.40%)	9,824	1,359 (13.83%)	1,537 (15.65%)
	31	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	10,084	1,349 (13.38%)	3,699 (36.68%)	1,662	1,269 (76.35%)	125 (7.52%)
	32	Washington State University	21,455	3,090 (14.40%)	3,313 (15.44%)	4,230	889 (21.02%)	115 (2.72%)
	33	Lehigh University	5,911	-	72 (1.22%)	1,781	377 (21.17%)	218 (12.24%)
	34	St. John's University-New York	15,640	166 (1.06%)	5,850 (37.40%)	3,749	815 (21.74%)	910 (24.27%)
	35	Texas Tech University	32,580	3,010 (9.24%)	20,227 (62.08%)	8,177	2,638 (32.26%)	1,180 (14.43%)
	36	University of Delaware	20,026	1,064 (5.31%)	8,504 (42.46%)	4,386	675 (15.39%)	676 (15.41%)
	37	Creighton University	4,377	49 (1.12%)	1,447 (33.06%)	4,204	1,265 (30.09%)	72 (1.71%)
	38	George Washington University	11,677	416 (3.56%)	428 (3.67%)	13,697	3,573 (26.09%)	1,527 (11.15%)
	39	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	28,422	685 (2.41%)	12,160 (42.78%)	10,042	2,269 (22.60%)	1,361 (13.55%)
	40	Santa Clara University	6,577	2 (0.03%)	188 (2.86%)	3,151	498 (15.80%)	748 (23.74%)
	41	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	12,122	2,445 (20.17%)	1,535 (12.66%)	4,476	2,644 (59.07%)	402 (8.98%)
	42	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	11,355	19 (0.17%)	2,151 (18.94%)	2,199	644 (29.29%)	267 (12.14%)
	43	William & Mary	7,063	-	107 (1.51%)	2,755	1,098 (39.85%)	116 (4.21%)
	44	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	26,221	2,005 (7.65%)	6,326 (24.13%)	7,875	2,699 (34.27%)	696 (8.84%)
	45	Florida International University	45,193	11,038 (24.42%)	21,115 (46.72%)	9,530	2,780 (29.17%)	1,908 (20.02%)
	46	Florida State University	32,720	1,667 (5.09%)	20,214 (61.78%)	11,169	4,094 (36.66%)	1,357 (12.15%)
	47	University of Miami	13,250	205 (1.55%)	5,942 (44.85%)	6,602	819 (12.41%)	963 (14.59%)
	48	West Virginia University	18,206	1,169 (6.42%)	9,486 (52.10%)	5,437	1,789 (32.90%)	489 (8.99%)
	49	University of Louisville	17,086	2,755 (16.12%)	7,809 (45.70%)	5,979	1,800 (30.11%)	1,231 (20.59%)
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	21,210	1,358 (6.40%)	13,602 (64.13%)	7,254	1,472 (20.29%)	1,798 (24.79%)
Average			1,086,548	73,000 (6.72%)	417,657 (38.44%)	385,937	92,438 (23.95%)	54,830 (14.21%)

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