Are You Looking for the Best Online Universities, Top Online Colleges & Ideal Degree Programs This Year?

Check out the 2008-9 Online Universities & Online Colleges Rankings, Ratings


Included in that analysis is information to help guide you to your ideal school based on: accceptance rates, financial aid rates, graduation rates, retention rates, student-faculty ratio and number of years the institution has been accredited.

AR: Acceptance Rate,
FA: Financial Aid,
GR: Graduation Rate,
PW: Peer Web Citations,
RR: Retention Rate,
SC: Scholarly Citations,
SF: Student-Faculty Ratio,
YA: Years Accredited

This is analysis is based on the extensive researched completed by the the Online Education Database (OEDb), see source info below.

2008-9 ONLINE UNIVERSITIES & ONLINE COLLEGES RANKINGS

Overall Rank College Average Rank
1 Upper Iowa University 10.813
3 Liberty University 12.540
5 California University of Pennsylvania 14.232
7 Regent University 14.742
9 Westwood College 15.428
11 Dickinson State University 17.111
13 National University 17.758
15 Colorado Technical University 20.165
17 Kaplan University 20.418
19 Franklin University 20.547
21 Western International University 20.891
23 Bellevue University 21.335
25 University of Phoenix 22.722
27 Granite State College 23.929
29 York Technical College 24.047
31 South University 25.342
33 Florida National College 25.553
35 Grantham University 25.636
37 National American University 27.175
39 Western Governors University 28.087
41 Ellis College 30.962
Rank College Avg. Rank Acceptance% Financial Aid% Graduation %
 Peer Web Cit
 Retention % SC Student
Faculty Ratio
 No.
Years Accredited
1 UIU 10.813 67% 100% 48% 429 57% 352 14 57
3 LU 12.540 27% 99% 50% 466 60% 1,450 20 28
5 CUP 14.232 78% 83% 49% 1,220 62% 2,460 20 57
7 RU 14.742 60% 84% – 982 – 3,340 17 24
9 WC 15.428 41% 100% 52% 143 27% 33 13 39
11 DSU 17.111 – 86% 33% 383 66% 259 19 59
13 NU 17.758 – 48% 54% 796 83% 18 16 30
15 CTU 20.165 51% 65% – 124 – 217 14 27
17 KU 20.418 – 77% 48% 193 39% 1,690 11 11
19 FU 20.547 – 73% 11% 1,680 54% 358 19 32
21 WIU 20.891 – 80% 46% 150 49% 117 10 24
23 BU 21.335 – 91% 25% 265 53% 201 18 31
25 UP 22.722 – 49% 6% 1,038 26% 4,180 16 29
27 GSC 23.929 100% 69% 10% 968 59% 16 9 27
29 YTC 24.047 – 89% 11% 69 43% 120 16 38
31 SU 25.342 82% 92% 40% 106 34% 29 14 22
33 FNC 25.553 – 95% 50% 12 72% 5 24 11
35 GU 25.636 – 0% 41% 68 – 82 – 46
37 NAU 27.175 100% 90% 8% 122 61% 58 – 22
39 WGU 28.087 – 59% 33% 506 39% 1,070 56 6
41 EC 30.962 100% – – 12 – 13 – 3

Source: Online Education Database

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Online and Campus-based Learning Comparison

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Education Connection: Online Experience Comparison

 

 

Source: EducationConnection.com