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  
701 Bossier Parish Community College 0.49 to 1 17% N/A 49% 14% 29 25% N/A  
701 Eastern Iowa Community College District 0.26 to 1 15% N/A N/A 26% 29 15% N/A  
701 Galen College of Nursing-Louisville 1.26 to 1 0% 74% N/A 79% 29 17% N/A  
701 Goodwin College 0.28 to 1 74% N/A 44% 45% 29 6% N/A  
701 Heald College-Fresno 0.36 to 1 7% 87% 53% 39% 29 15% N/A  
701 Schiller International University 0.36 to 1 0% N/A 17% 40% 29 8% N/A  
701 Southeast Community College Area 13.50 to 1 1% N/A 63% 27% 29 14% N/A  
701 University of Alaska Southeast 0.83 to 1 28% N/A 57% 21% 29 11% N/A  
709 Clarkson College 4.25 to 1 73% 32% 79% 59% 28 5% N/A  
709 College America-Denver 0.35 to 1 13% N/A 42% 29% 28 39% N/A  
709 Kentucky Christian University 2.50 to 1 94% 35% 67% 44% 28 14% N/A  
709 Northwood University-Florida Education Center 0.26 to 1 93% 46% 57% 34% 28 13% N/A  
709 Regent University 13.46 to 1 80% 82% 76% 33% 28 5% N/A  
709 Saybrook University 0.28 to 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 28 8% N/A  
709 Southwest Florida College 0.28 to 1 10% N/A 36% 32% 28 21% N/A  
709 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago 0.33 to 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 28 3% N/A  
709 Thomas University to 1 95% N/A 63% 9% 28 9% N/A  
718 Hesser College 0.12 to 1 8% N/A 89% 4% 27 17% N/A  
718 National American University-Rapid City 0.02 to 1 13% N/A 29% 28% 27 23% N/A  
718 Tiffin University 0.21 to 1 68% 51% 69% 47% 27 7% N/A  
718 Union Institute & University 0.10 to 1 53% N/A 71% 9% 27 6% N/A  
722 AIB College of Business 0.51 to 1 69% 58% 65% 50% 26 9% N/A  
722 City College--Fort Lauderdale 0.10 to 1 0% 100% N/A 58% 26 28% 100%  
722 Fremont College 0.23 to 1 0% N/A 60% 65% 26 21% N/A  
722 Full Sail University 169.80 to 1 19% N/A 67% 80% 26 12% N/A  
722 Southeastern University 1.56 to 1 84% N/A 66% 42% 26 11% N/A  
722 Victory University 0.36 to 1 13% 31% 72% 10% 26 20% N/A  
728 Clovis Community College 0.31 to 1 3% N/A 34% 4% 25 18% N/A  
728 Mid-Continent University 0.32 to 1 8% 95% 65% 24% 25 11% N/A  
728 University of Northwestern Ohio 1.75 to 1 21% N/A 59% 60% 25 17% N/A  
731 Charter College 0.31 to 1 0% N/A 80% 94% 24 18% N/A  
731 Cleary University 0.05 to 1 36% N/A 36% 64% 24 7% N/A  
731 Community College of Aurora 0.12 to 1 15% N/A 56% 24% 24 22% N/A  
734 Center for Advanced Legal Studies 0.09 to 1 0% 38% N/A 55% 23 12% N/A  
734 Lamar State College-Orange 0.77 to 1 10% N/A 51% 19% 23 28% N/A  
734 Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health 4.00 to 1 79% 34% 92% 78% 23 4% N/A  
734 Pinnacle Career Institute-Lawrence 0.13 to 1 8% N/A 69% 71% 23 5% N/A  
738 Monroe College-Main Campus 0.46 to 1 58% 61% 66% 51% 22 9% N/A  
738 Walden University 0.06 to 1 6% N/A 28% N/A 22 4% N/A  
740 Keiser University-Ft. Lauderdale 1.44 to 1 46% 89% 84% 57% 21 20% N/A  
740 Westwood College-Los Angeles 0.06 to 1 20% 47% 29% 16% 21 23% N/A  
742 Carrington College-Phoenix 1.14 to 1 0% 100% 68% 68% 20 24% N/A  
743 Aspen University 0.00 to 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 19 0% N/A  
743 Beckfield College-Florence 0.16 to 1 15% N/A 100% 48% 19 23% N/A  
743 Berkeley College-New York 0.57 to 1 89% N/A 50% 33% 19 19% N/A  
743 Everglades University 0.44 to 1 42% 86% 70% 65% 19 13% N/A  
747 Missouri State University-West Plains 0.42 to 1 38% N/A 44% 32% 18 21% N/A  
747 Mount Carmel College of Nursing 1.29 to 1 42% 75% 86% 66% 18 4% N/A  
747 Potomac College-Washington 0.12 to 1 0% N/A N/A 20% 18 20% N/A  
747 St Vincent's College 0.33 to 1 50% 87% 50% 100% 18 6% N/A  
747 Trine University-Fort Wayne Regional Campus to 1 0% 64% 50% N/A 18 10% N/A  
752 Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing 5.43 to 1 N/A N/A N/A 100% 17 3% N/A  
752 Bay Mills Community College to 1 52% N/A 49% 11% 17 N/A N/A  
752 Cabarrus College of Health Sciences 3.63 to 1 19% 68% 69% 71% 17 3% N/A  
752 Mercy College of Northwest Ohio 0.65 to 1 39% 75% 77% 51% 17 6% N/A  
752 Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical 1.24 to 1 0% N/A 62% 29% 17 15% N/A  
752 Northwest Technical College 0.53 to 1 2% N/A 48% 29% 17 17% N/A  
752 The University of Texas at Brownsville 1.48 to 1 88% N/A 46% 19% 17 16% N/A  
759 Briarcliffe College 0.15 to 1 13% N/A 69% 42% 16 22% N/A  
759 Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences 0.32 to 1 8% 96% 93% 28% 16 4% N/A  
759 Mt Sierra College 0.00 to 1 42% 40% 69% 27% 16 11% N/A  
759 Ozarks Technical Community College 0.39 to 1 2% N/A 59% 18% 16 21% N/A  
759 Pacific States University 0.29 to 1 N/A N/A 100% 67% 16 33% N/A  
759 Ridgewater College 1.17 to 1 0% N/A 65% 37% 16 12% N/A  
759 Riverland Community College 0.60 to 1 6% N/A 59% 32% 16 15% N/A  
759 Western University of Health Sciences 6.62 to 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 16 1% N/A  
767 Black River Technical College 1.26 to 1 7% N/A 59% 30% 15 27% N/A  
767 Capella University 0.20 to 1 33% 100% 67% 0% 15 10% N/A  
767 Everest College-Phoenix 0.79 to 1 0% N/A 43% 41% 15 30% N/A  
767 Florida National College-Main Campus 1.33 to 1 0% N/A 70% 57% 15 22% N/A  
767 Huntington Junior College 1.05 to 1 4% N/A 48% 37% 15 20% N/A  
767 Northwestern College 0.47 to 1 47% 94% 32% 23% 15 21% N/A  
773 Academy of Art University 0.20 to 1 9% N/A 65% 34% 14 11% N/A  
773 Community Care College 14.00 to 1 0% N/A 71% 74% 14 26% N/A  
773 Hodges University 0.97 to 1 31% 61% 57% 26% 14 13% N/A  
773 Kaplan University-Maine Campus 0.22 to 1 42% N/A N/A 18% 14 N/A 97%  
773 Lake Superior College 0.62 to 1 0% N/A 55% 22% 14 17% N/A  
778 Everest University-South Orlando 0.92 to 1 3% N/A 69% 23% 13 31% N/A  
778 Florida Gulf Coast University 1.70 to 1 16% 68% 75% 45% 13 7% N/A  
778 ICDC College 0.32 to 1 0% N/A 75% 75% 13 7% N/A  
778 ITT Technical Institute-Indianapolis 0.08 to 1 1% 89% 28% 16% 13 34% N/A  
778 Jones International University 0.09 to 1 0% N/A 15% 67% 13 8% N/A  
778 Mercy College of Health Sciences 0.81 to 1 75% 55% 50% 50% 13 5% N/A  
778 University of Phoenix-Online Campus 0.01 to 1 5% N/A 36% 17% 13 26% N/A  
785 Bethel Seminary of the East 0.16 to 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 12 2% N/A  
785 Erikson Institute 0.49 to 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 12 3% N/A  
785 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design 0.68 to 1 99% N/A 59% 56% 12 17% N/A  
785 Southwest Tennessee Community College 0.43 to 1 7% 100% 46% 5% 12 0% N/A  
785 Tennessee Temple University 5.00 to 1 60% 25% 33% 27% 12 22% N/A  
785 The University of Tennessee 4.33 to 1 67% 70% 84% 63% 12 8% N/A  
791 Columbia Southern University 0.15 to 1 20% N/A 86% 39% 11 9% N/A  
791 National University 0.09 to 1 2% N/A 85% 38% 11 7% N/A  
791 Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College 1.13 to 1 7% N/A 53% 32% 11 27% N/A  
791 University of Antelope Valley 1.07 to 1 0% N/A 70% 73% 11 31% N/A  
791 Western Governors University 1.75 to 1 1% N/A 81% 18% 11 8% N/A  
796 Akron Institute of Herzing University 1.22 to 1 8% 100% 20% 60% 10 13% N/A  
796 Bryant and Stratton College-Buffalo Campus 0.30 to 1 30% 100% N/A 13% 10 23% 95%  
796 Herzing University-Madison 0.15 to 1 12% 100% 47% 59% 10 13% N/A  
796 Pittsburgh Technical Institute 1.72 to 1 42% N/A 67% 54% 10 18% N/A  
796 Stratford University 0.10 to 1 0% N/A 61% 51% 10 19% 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