Largest Online Colleges in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Colleges with the Largest Online Students

Pennsylvania Western University has the most online students of 9,412 for academic year 2022-2023 in Pennsylvania. The number only includes students enrolled exclusively in online programs and does not include students taking some online courses. Drexel University is ranked second with 9,471 online students and Eastern University follows them with 9,412 online students. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have most online students by enrolled status. You may want to check colleges having the smallest online student population in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Colleges with the Largest Online Students
	Name	Total # of Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Programs	Enrolld in Some Online Courses	Not in Online Courses
1	Pennsylvania Western University Public, four-yearsCalifornia, PA	12,778	4,509	4,903	3,366
2	Drexel University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPhiladelphia, PA	22,344	4,477	4,994	12,873
3	Eastern University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Davids, PA	5,769	3,927	603	1,239
4	Wilkes University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilkes-Barre, PA	5,207	2,983	1,187	1,037
5	University of Pennsylvania Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPhiladelphia, PA	28,201	2,733	1,186	24,282
6	Temple University Public, four-yearsPhiladelphia, PA	33,196	2,612	13,509	17,075
7	Saint Joseph's University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPhiladelphia, PA	7,861	1,805	1,605	4,451
8	West Chester University of Pennsylvania Public, four-yearsWest Chester, PA	17,275	1,770	5,212	10,293
9	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Public, four-yearsSlippery Rock, PA	8,221	1,306	2,549	4,366
10	La Salle University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPhiladelphia, PA	4,049	1,293	550	2,206
11	Villanova University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsVillanova, PA	10,383	1,267	1,132	7,984
12	Widener University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChester, PA	5,416	1,128	869	3,419
13	Point Park University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPittsburgh, PA	3,288	925	1,108	1,255
14	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Public, four-yearsPittsburgh, PA	33,767	881	5,070	27,816
15	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Public, four-yearsMillersville, PA	6,775	852	1,861	4,062
16	Carlow University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPittsburgh, PA	2,104	729	1,052	323
17	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Public, four-yearsIndiana, PA	8,816	720	3,469	4,627
18	Gwynedd Mercy University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGwynedd Valley, PA	2,091	687	652	752
19	DeSales University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCenter Valley, PA	2,991	675	634	1,682
20	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Public, four-yearsKutztown, PA	7,455	664	2,033	4,758

^* Online completely college that all programs are offered online exclusively.

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Pennsylvania Colleges with the Largest Online Students

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