Largest Online Colleges in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Colleges with the Largest Online Students

Eastern University has the most online students of 7,473 for academic year 2024-2025 in Pennsylvania. The number only includes students enrolled exclusively in online programs and does not include students taking some online courses. Pennsylvania Western University is ranked second with 7,973 online students and Drexel University follows them with 7,473 online students. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded 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	Eastern University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Davids, PA	8,727	6,327	1,146	1,254
2	Pennsylvania Western University Public, four-yearsCalifornia, PA	10,834	3,832	4,141	2,861
3	Drexel University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPhiladelphia, PA	21,153	3,757	5,321	12,075
4	University of Pennsylvania Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPhiladelphia, PA	29,109	3,249	1,003	24,857
5	Wilkes University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilkes-Barre, PA	5,381	3,097	1,264	1,020
6	Temple University Public, four-yearsPhiladelphia, PA	29,640	2,344	12,742	14,554
7	West Chester University of Pennsylvania Public, four-yearsWest Chester, PA	17,171	1,838	6,890	8,443
8	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Public, four-yearsPittsburgh, PA	35,724	1,465	6,044	28,215
9	Saint Joseph's University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPhiladelphia, PA	7,159	1,277	1,035	4,847
10	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Public, four-yearsSlippery Rock, PA	8,376	1,273	2,697	4,406
11	Point Park University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPittsburgh, PA	3,448	1,248	1,035	1,165
12	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Public, four-yearsMillersville, PA	6,975	1,229	1,878	3,868
13	Wilson College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChambersburg, PA	1,907	1,098	255	554
14	Villanova University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsVillanova, PA	10,041	1,069	1,768	7,204
15	Widener University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChester, PA	5,713	1,022	614	4,077
16	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Public, four-yearsIndiana, PA	9,073	918	3,918	4,237
17	Carlow University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPittsburgh, PA	2,416	822	989	605
18	Messiah University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMechanicsburg, PA	3,373	721	653	1,999
19	Gettysburg College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGettysburg, PA	2,812	708	0	2,104
20	Immaculata University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsImmaculata, PA	2,512	686	777	1,049

^* 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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