Schools Ranked by Accreditation Years

For our rankings, we only included online colleges that are accredited by an agency officially recognized by the Office of Postsecondary Education. For each college, we looked at how long it had maintained its accreditation status, since a longer period of accreditation implies more name recognition and prestige, as well as the continual competence of the college’s administration.

Not every school had tuition data available on their websites. We did not, however, want to penalize those colleges without data. To that end, we simply excluded those schools from the rankings in this category.

Rank School FT to PT
Faculty Ratio		 Institution
Fin. Aid Rate		 Acceptance Rate Retention Rate Graduation Rate Accred.
Years		 Default
Rate		 Job Place. Rate  
299 Crown College 0.29 to 1 98% 78% 63% 53% 62 8% N/A  
299 Framingham State University 1.44 to 1 38% 66% 74% 52% 62 7% N/A  
299 Jacksonville University 1.31 to 1 99% 42% 60% 40% 62 13% N/A  
299 Midwestern State University 2.72 to 1 45% 52% 68% 34% 62 10% N/A  
299 New Mexico State University-Carlsbad 1.11 to 1 23% N/A 49% 4% 62 15% N/A  
299 Rogers State University 0.66 to 1 12% 54% 64% 12% 62 18% N/A  
299 SUNY College at Oswego 1.26 to 1 39% 48% 79% 57% 62 8% N/A  
299 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 4.17 to 1 37% 76% 84% 65% 62 2% N/A  
309 Albany State University 1.28 to 1 7% 55% 65% 41% 61 12% 85%  
309 California University of Pennsylvania 2.03 to 1 4% 60% 73% 49% 61 7% 100%  
309 Fort Valley State University 2.51 to 1 5% 58% 59% 33% 61 23% N/A  
309 Friends University 0.47 to 1 89% 64% 66% 25% 61 11% N/A  
309 Gannon University 1.23 to 1 99% 85% 79% 67% 61 4% N/A  
309 Lindsey Wilson College 0.89 to 1 97% N/A 54% 28% 61 14% N/A  
309 The University of Tennessee-Martin 1.35 to 1 55% 73% 73% 48% 61 16% N/A  
309 University of Bridgeport 0.36 to 1 98% 57% 53% 28% 61 15% N/A  
309 University of North Carolina at Pembroke 4.68 to 1 15% 75% 62% 34% 61 6% N/A  
318 Bethel University 0.49 to 1 86% 48% 62% 32% 60 16% N/A  
318 Caldwell College 0.68 to 1 87% 62% 76% 58% 60 10% N/A  
318 College of Marin 0.36 to 1 0% N/A 65% 24% 60 21% N/A  
318 College of San Mateo 0.65 to 1 3% N/A 73% 18% 60 13% N/A  
318 Endicott College 0.49 to 1 85% 59% 88% 67% 60 3% N/A  
318 Glendale Community College 0.46 to 1 0% N/A N/A 28% 60 15% 94%  
318 Hartnell College 0.37 to 1 3% N/A 69% 23% 60 18% N/A  
318 Lander University 1.51 to 1 37% 46% 64% 37% 60 4% N/A  
318 Lesley University 3.63 to 1 94% 66% 76% 49% 60 4% N/A  
318 Los Angeles Pierce College 0.44 to 1 0% N/A 74% 23% 60 18% N/A  
318 Los Angeles Trade Technical College 0.71 to 1 0% N/A 60% 16% 60 0% N/A  
318 Napa Valley College 0.37 to 1 0% N/A 77% 31% 60 11% N/A  
318 Oklahoma Baptist University 1.83 to 1 88% 66% 77% 51% 60 8% N/A  
318 Suffolk University 0.98 to 1 74% 79% 75% 55% 60 4% N/A  
318 SUNY College at Plattsburgh 1.31 to 1 44% 48% 81% 59% 60 4% N/A  
318 SUNY College of Technology at Canton 1.29 to 1 34% 74% 75% 35% 60 15% N/A  
318 SUNY College of Technology at Delhi 1.24 to 1 28% 57% 80% 37% 60 14% N/A  
318 Trinity Valley Community College 1.64 to 1 29% N/A 54% 23% 60 31% N/A  
318 University of North Carolina-Wilmington 2.69 to 1 37% 57% 86% 67% 60 5% N/A  
318 West Hills College Coalinga 1.02 to 1 16% N/A 62% 30% 60 28% N/A  
338 Cardinal Stritch University 0.32 to 1 64% 48% 71% 46% 59 8% N/A  
338 Fitchburg State University 0.79 to 1 49% 68% 73% 47% 59 4% N/A  
338 Frostburg State University 2.02 to 1 39% 55% 71% 45% 59 8% N/A  
338 Minnesota School of Business-Richfield 0.12 to 1 57% N/A 64% 31% 59 17% N/A  
338 Reinhardt University 0.54 to 1 75% 58% 56% 48% 59 15% N/A  
338 Salem State University 0.79 to 1 54% 57% 73% 42% 59 10% N/A  
338 Southern University Law Center 1.00 to 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 59 12% N/A  
345 Eastern University 0.40 to 1 93% 74% 80% 66% 58 6% N/A  
345 Harding University 2.45 to 1 96% 72% 81% 63% 58 4% N/A  
345 Spencerian College 0.86 to 1 14% N/A 41% 50% 58 27% N/A  
345 Viterbo University 0.52 to 1 98% 78% 71% 47% 58 6% N/A  
349 Athens State University 0.63 to 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 57 6% N/A  
349 Lamar University 3.23 to 1 13% 46% 65% 31% 57 15% N/A  
349 Naval Postgraduate School 6.23 to 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 57 N/A N/A  
349 Plymouth State University 0.83 to 1 57% 74% 74% 59% 57 4% N/A  
349 Rider University 0.73 to 1 96% 73% 82% 63% 57 7% N/A  
349 University of La Verne 0.51 to 1 95% 59% 86% 58% 57 5% N/A  
349 University of Louisiana Monroe 4.09 to 1 47% 92% 69% 35% 57 13% N/A  
356 Brandman University- Part of the Chapman University System 0.13 to 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 56 4% N/A  
356 Jamestown Community College 0.29 to 1 13% N/A 62% 32% 56 15% N/A  
356 Olivet Nazarene University 0.62 to 1 99% 80% 73% 58% 56 4% N/A  
356 Pensacola State College 0.47 to 1 22% N/A N/A 30% 56 17% N/A  
356 Portland State University 0.94 to 1 32% 69% 73% 38% 56 7% N/A  
356 Salve Regina University 0.93 to 1 92% 70% 80% 73% 56 4% N/A  
356 Southern Nazarene University 0.44 to 1 97% N/A 62% 44% 56 8% N/A  
356 The University of Texas-Pan American 13.15 to 1 36% 70% 78% 42% 56 11% N/A  
356 Wayland Baptist University 0.41 to 1 82% 99% 50% 37% 56 13% N/A  
365 Brescia University 1.14 to 1 96% 48% 61% 32% 55 14% N/A  
365 Jones College-Jacksonville 0.12 to 1 25% N/A 75% 33% 55 11% N/A  
365 North Greenville University 2.39 to 1 99% 58% 73% 46% 55 6% N/A  
365 Ohio University-Eastern Campus 0.33 to 1 26% N/A 57% 27% 55 9% N/A  
365 Pace University-New York 0.53 to 1 98% 79% 78% 53% 55 5% N/A  
365 Toccoa Falls College 1.74 to 1 97% 50% 67% 50% 55 5% N/A  
365 University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne 10.58 to 1 97% 54% 72% 54% 55 9% N/A  
365 Westfield State University 0.87 to 1 26% 61% 80% 58% 55 5% N/A  
365 Worcester State University 0.80 to 1 42% 65% 80% 47% 55 9% N/A  
374 Edgewood College 0.73 to 1 94% 72% 80% 51% 54 3% N/A  
374 Hannibal-Lagrange College 0.82 to 1 83% 60% 61% 45% 54 6% N/A  
374 Marymount University 0.61 to 1 89% 78% 70% 48% 54 4% N/A  
374 Quinnipiac University 0.60 to 1 84% 63% 87% 77% 54 2% N/A  
374 Rowan University 0.59 to 1 34% 56% 87% 68% 54 6% N/A  
374 Southwestern Adventist University 26.50 to 1 76% N/A 58% 46% 54 15% N/A  
374 Vincennes University 0.27 to 1 13% N/A 74% 23% 54 22% 95%  
374 William Carey University 0.95 to 1 72% 83% 77% 51% 54 8% N/A  
382 Alvin Community College 0.58 to 1 7% N/A 60% 12% 53 23% N/A  
382 Anderson University 0.56 to 1 100% 73% 72% 48% 53 8% N/A  
382 Dallas Baptist University 29.50 to 1 88% 44% 74% 56% 53 8% N/A  
382 Ferris State University 1.86 to 1 67% 77% 71% 42% 53 6% N/A  
382 Foothill College 0.61 to 1 4% N/A N/A 53% 53 16% N/A  
382 George Fox University 0.94 to 1 94% 80% 80% 62% 53 3% N/A  
382 Pacific Oaks College 0.22 to 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 53 12% N/A  
389 California State University-Northridge 0.87 to 1 51% 74% 75% 46% 52 9% N/A  
389 Chaminade University of Honolulu 0.47 to 1 99% 90% 71% 38% 52 10% N/A  
389 Columbia Basin College 0.72 to 1 10% N/A 62% 30% 52 13% N/A  
389 Franciscan University of Steubenville 1.16 to 1 86% 76% 84% 71% 52 2% N/A  
389 Hutchinson Community College 0.45 to 1 59% N/A 63% 30% 52 7% N/A  
389 Minnesota State Community and Technical College 1.06 to 1 5% N/A 55% 35% 52 13% N/A  
389 Spring Arbor University 0.29 to 1 100% 74% 74% 56% 52 6% N/A  
389 The New School 0.25 to 1 96% 69% 82% 60% 52 7% N/A  
389 University of Southern Maine 1.36 to 1 41% 78% 66% 33% 52 9% N/A  
398 Biola University 1.24 to 1 94% 77% 86% 71% 51 3% N/A  
398 Cabrillo College 0.75 to 1 0% N/A 72% 25% 51 17% N/A  
398 California Baptist University 1.08 to 1 50% 74% 77% 55% 51 8% N/A  

Methodology

For each college, we gathered data for nine different metrics: the number of full-time faculty per part-time faculty member; institutional financial aid, acceptance, retention, graduation, job placement, and default rates; years accredited; and undergraduate tuition. Learn more