OEDb's Online College Rankings 2009: Ranking by Financial Aid

Financial aid is a high priority for most prospective college students. The higher the percentage of students who receive financial aid, the more desirable the school should be to attend. The data in the "Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid" column refers to the percentage of undergraduate students receiving financial aid for the 2008-09 academic year. The financial aid figures are provided by the College Navigator database from the Institute of Education Sciences, a sub-agency of the US Department of Education.

College Navigator did not have financial aid figures for all of the online colleges. We did not however want to penalize those colleges without figures. To that end, we have adjusted the rankings of the colleges in this category. Read more about adjusted rankings.

Rank
(Adjusted Rank)
College Percentage of Students
Receiving Financial Aid
1 (1.00) Herzing University 100%
1 (1.00) Jones International University 100%
1 (1.00) National University 100%
1 (1.00) Peirce College 100%
1 (1.00) Rasmussen College 100%
1 (1.00) Stevens-Henager College 100%
7 (7.50) Hodges University 99%
7 (7.50) Saint Leo University 99%
9 (9.67) Berkeley College 98%
9 (9.67) Everest University 98%
9 (9.67) Ohio Christian University 98%
9 (9.67) Post University 98%
13 (14.00) Liberty University 97%
13 (14.00) Virginia College 97%
15 (16.17) Colorado Technical University 96%
15 (16.17) DeVry University 96%
15 (16.17) South University 96%
18 (19.42) Columbia Southern University 95%
18 (19.42) Florida National College 95%
18 (19.42) Salem International University Online 95%
21 (22.67) Regent University 93%
22 (23.75) Harrison College 91%
23 (24.83) ITT Technical Institute 89%
23 (24.83) Tiffin University 89%
25 (27.00) Ashford University 86%
26 (28.08) Grand Canyon University 84%
26 (28.08) Southern New Hampshire University 84%
26 (28.08) Walden University 84%
30 (32.42) Champlain College 81%
30 (32.42) Granite State College 81%
32 (34.58) Everglades University 80%
32 (34.58) Grantham University 80%
34 (36.75) Franklin University 79%
34 (36.75) National American University 79%
34 (36.75) San Joaquin Valley College 79%
34 (36.75) Ultimate Medical Academy 79%
38 (41.08) LA College International 78%
39 (42.17) Fisher College 76%
40 (43.25) American Intercontinental University 75%
40 (43.25) Capella University 75%
42 (45.42) Keiser University 74%
43 (46.50) American Public University 73%
43 (46.50) Full Sail University 73%
45 (48.67) Western Governors University 71%
46 (49.75) Westwood College 69%
47 (50.83) Western International University 68%
48 (51.92) Colorado State University 66%
49 (48.67) Columbia College 63%
50 (54.08) Brandman University 61%
51 (55.17) City University 59%
52 (56.25) Strayer University 56%
53 (57.33) Kaplan University 54%
54 (58.42) Golden Gate University 50%
55 (59.50) Bellevue University 44%
56 (60.58) Ellis University 43%
57 (61.67) Stratford University 42%
58 (62.75) Schiller International University 39%
59 (63.83) Ottawa University 25%
60 (64.92) Aspen University 4%
61 (66.00) Northcentral University 0%
NA Argosy University NA
NA California Intercontinental University NA
NA Florida Tech University NA
NA Ivy Bridge College of Tiffin University NA
NA University of the Rockies NA

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