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  
398 Grantham University to 1 98% N/A 38% 33% 51 N/A N/A  
398 Huntington University 0.74 to 1 98% 88% 80% 62% 51 4% N/A  
398 Lakeland College 0.16 to 1 100% 82% 70% 42% 51 5% N/A  
398 Old Dominion University 1.53 to 1 24% 75% 80% 50% 51 5% N/A  
398 Saint Joseph's College of Maine 0.45 to 1 100% 88% 75% 55% 51 3% N/A  
398 University of Hartford 0.78 to 1 98% 62% 72% 55% 51 7% N/A  
407 California Lutheran University 0.77 to 1 97% 44% 85% 64% 50 3% N/A  
407 Cumberland University 0.51 to 1 96% 49% 71% 34% 50 14% N/A  
407 Gulf Coast Community College 0.60 to 1 40% N/A N/A 33% 50 20% N/A  
407 Indiana Institute of Technology 0.15 to 1 80% 65% 59% 19% 50 11% N/A  
407 John Brown University 0.64 to 1 96% 73% 78% 66% 50 3% N/A  
407 Oregon Institute of Technology 11.08 to 1 54% 64% 73% 43% 50 6% N/A  
407 University of the Sciences 1.80 to 1 100% 64% 83% 65% 50 2% N/A  
407 Wheeling Jesuit University 1.53 to 1 100% 72% 71% 62% 50 7% N/A  
415 Campbellsville University 0.86 to 1 95% 63% 66% 44% 49 10% N/A  
415 Chabot College 0.69 to 1 0% N/A 72% 24% 49 27% 100%  
415 Columbus State University 1.37 to 1 11% 54% 70% 31% 49 9% N/A  
415 Daytona State College 0.39 to 1 12% N/A N/A 29% 49 30% N/A  
415 Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central College 0.77 to 1 73% N/A 58% 46% 49 24% N/A  
415 Lewis University 0.53 to 1 99% 62% 77% 62% 49 7% N/A  
415 Roberts Wesleyan College 7.92 to 1 97% 51% 73% 65% 49 8% N/A  
415 Salem International University 0.71 to 1 31% N/A 43% 14% 49 22% N/A  
415 University of Guam 0.87 to 1 1% N/A 69% 23% 49 12% N/A  
424 Florida Institute of Technology 0.61 to 1 97% 57% 80% 56% 48 9% N/A  
424 Lansing Community College 0.12 to 1 6% N/A 51% 15% 48 18% N/A  
424 Lewis-Clark State College 1.65 to 1 53% 63% 56% 31% 48 14% N/A  
424 Marist College 0.66 to 1 75% 34% 92% 80% 48 2% N/A  
424 Southern Polytechnic State University 2.14 to 1 1% 74% 76% 32% 48 11% N/A  
424 Southwestern College (2) 0.22 to 1 1% N/A 63% 12% 48 17% N/A  
424 The University of Texas at Arlington 2.29 to 1 50% 69% 71% 40% 48 10% N/A  
424 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth 1.48 to 1 64% 71% 74% 48% 48 6% N/A  
424 University of Nevada-Las Vegas 1.25 to 1 57% 82% 76% 39% 48 7% N/A  
424 University of the Cumberlands 1.83 to 1 99% 70% 62% 43% 48 11% N/A  
424 Vanguard University of Southern California 0.45 to 1 95% 74% 75% 55% 48 5% N/A  
435 Allegany College of Maryland 0.37 to 1 21% N/A 55% 21% 47 17% N/A  
435 Bacone College 0.27 to 1 79% 52% 31% 14% 47 30% N/A  
435 Brevard Community College 0.30 to 1 10% N/A 69% 47% 47 20% N/A  
435 Cayuga County Community College 0.28 to 1 7% N/A N/A 28% 47 14% 100%  
435 Clatsop Community College 0.41 to 1 39% N/A 6% 12% 47 23% N/A  
435 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 0.56 to 1 0% 47% 78% 30% 47 5% N/A  
435 Miami Dade College 0.19 to 1 29% N/A N/A 25% 47 19% 90%  
435 Mid-Plains Community College 0.31 to 1 51% N/A 50% 35% 47 20% N/A  
435 Santa Fe University of Art and Design 0.36 to 1 97% 33% 60% 48% 47 7% N/A  
435 Tabor College 0.54 to 1 100% 91% 69% 52% 47 9% N/A  
435 University of South Florida-Main Campus 7.26 to 1 53% 38% 88% 52% 47 10% N/A  
446 Bismarck State College 0.52 to 1 24% N/A N/A 40% 46 6% N/A  
446 Everest Institute-Rochester 0.25 to 1 6% N/A N/A 26% 46 33% N/A  
446 Indiana Wesleyan University 0.22 to 1 48% 72% 75% 67% 46 7% N/A  
446 Miami University-Middletown 0.58 to 1 15% N/A 49% 23% 46 8% N/A  
446 Oakland University 0.98 to 1 79% 68% 73% 40% 46 6% N/A  
446 Oklahoma Christian University 1.13 to 1 100% 51% 76% 45% 46 9% N/A  
446 Shoreline Community College 0.45 to 1 18% N/A 64% 37% 46 11% N/A  
446 Suffolk County Community College 0.23 to 1 2% N/A 65% 19% 46 16% N/A  
446 Trine University 1.34 to 1 95% 72% 73% 44% 46 10% N/A  
446 Truett-McConnell College 0.62 to 1 98% 83% 74% 28% 46 17% N/A  
446 University of New England 1.28 to 1 100% 82% 75% 58% 46 3% N/A  
446 University of New Haven 0.58 to 1 97% 64% 75% 52% 46 5% N/A  
458 Coleman University 0.31 to 1 0% 100% N/A 66% 45 17% N/A  
458 Florida Atlantic University 1.51 to 1 31% 35% 79% 43% 45 8% N/A  
458 Harford Community College 0.24 to 1 11% N/A 66% 19% 45 15% N/A  
458 Lawrence Technological University 0.39 to 1 79% 47% 77% 44% 45 6% N/A  
458 Lynn University 1.33 to 1 77% N/A 60% 42% 45 8% N/A  
458 Mercer County Community College 0.25 to 1 0% N/A 61% 18% 45 15% N/A  
458 New England College 0.62 to 1 96% 77% 60% 38% 45 11% N/A  
458 Newman University 0.53 to 1 99% 43% 70% 28% 45 8% N/A  
458 Northwest Florida State College 0.47 to 1 11% N/A N/A 37% 45 18% N/A  
458 Quinsigamond Community College 0.35 to 1 12% N/A 55% 14% 45 12% N/A  
458 Saint Leo University 0.11 to 1 100% 93% 66% 46% 45 7% N/A  
469 Anne Arundel Community College 0.22 to 1 3% N/A 61% 12% 44 16% N/A  
469 Arizona Western College 0.35 to 1 14% N/A 63% 16% 44 28% N/A  
469 Bucks County Community College 0.40 to 1 11% N/A 63% 11% 44 N/A N/A  
469 College of Southern Idaho 0.80 to 1 39% N/A 54% 17% 44 18% N/A  
469 Darton College 0.88 to 1 4% N/A N/A 14% 44 21% N/A  
469 Franklin Pierce University 0.47 to 1 84% 93% 62% 49% 44 8% N/A  
469 Grand Canyon University 0.07 to 1 85% 37% 59% 31% 44 15% N/A  
469 Grand Valley State University 1.89 to 1 63% 83% 82% 63% 44 3% N/A  
469 Kennesaw State University 1.28 to 1 3% 64% 77% 41% 44 9% N/A  
469 Lenoir Community College 0.38 to 1 9% N/A 44% 15% 44 3% N/A  
469 Mercy College 0.31 to 1 83% 60% 68% 29% 44 8% N/A  
469 Robert Morris University 0.90 to 1 98% 79% 81% 59% 44 4% N/A  
469 Santa Fe College 0.52 to 1 5% N/A N/A 43% 44 15% N/A  
469 Sheridan College 0.90 to 1 19% N/A 53% 31% 44 13% N/A  
469 University of South Alabama 2.27 to 1 53% 87% 65% 38% 44 8% N/A  
469 Wright State University-Main Campus 1.96 to 1 53% N/A 62% 41% 44 8% N/A  
485 Bryan College 0.77 to 1 94% 57% 69% 56% 43 7% N/A  
485 Central Virginia Community College 0.22 to 1 2% N/A 54% 20% 43 0% N/A  
485 Cochise College 0.29 to 1 21% N/A 53% 15% 43 24% N/A  
485 College of the Mainland 0.74 to 1 18% N/A 50% 7% 43 0% N/A  
485 Community College of Rhode Island 0.66 to 1 6% N/A 62% 11% 43 14% N/A  
485 Dordt College 1.70 to 1 100% 80% 81% 66% 43 3% N/A  
485 Florida State College at Jacksonville 0.51 to 1 15% N/A N/A 32% 43 18% N/A  
485 Fulton-Montgomery Community College 0.44 to 1 3% N/A N/A 31% 43 25% N/A  
485 Guilford Technical Community College 0.58 to 1 5% N/A 59% 14% 43 19% N/A  
485 Hope International University 0.23 to 1 98% 52% 67% 33% 43 9% N/A  
485 Hudson Valley Community College 0.61 to 1 6% N/A 55% 25% 43 12% N/A  
485 Ivy Tech Community College-Central Indiana 0.32 to 1 10% N/A 52% 4% 43 20% N/A  
485 Jefferson College 0.35 to 1 10% N/A 60% 28% 43 16% N/A  
485 Jefferson Community College 0.57 to 1 10% N/A 54% 29% 43 17% N/A  
485 Kaskaskia College 0.49 to 1 25% N/A 61% 42% 43 0% N/A  
485 NHTI-Concord's Community College 0.29 to 1 0% N/A 55% 27% 43 10% 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