These top-rated online colleges provide degrees that have the same credibility as traditional on-campus degrees. These are the top online colleges and universities in the United States.
1. Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University is a public, state-related research-intensive university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania.
2. Western Governors University
Western Governors University is a private, nonprofit, online American university based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
3. Liberty University
Liberty University is a private, non-profit Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Liberty's annual enrollment includes 13,800 residential students and over 100,000 online students as of May 2013.
4. Keiser University
Keiser University is a private non-profit university based in Florida. Keiser provides educational programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels in traditional and online delivery formats.
5. University of Texas Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington is a state university located in Arlington, Texas. The campus is situated southwest of downtown Arlington, and is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area.
6. Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.
7. North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University, officially North Carolina State University at Raleigh, is a public, coeducational, research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
8. Sullivan University
Sullivan University is licensed to offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education in accordance with the provisions of KRS 164.945-164.99, based in Louisville, Kentucky and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools—the first for-profit college or university to receive this accreditation.
9. Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers more than 200 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs and has the largest total enrollment in Oregon.
10. Champlain College
Champlain College is a private, co-educational undergraduate college in Burlington, Vermont, United States.
11. Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university located within the town of Henrietta in the Rochester, New York metropolitan area. RIT is composed of nine academic colleges, including National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
12. Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University is a public, co-educational university located in Hays, Kansas, United States.
13. Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with three campuses in Philadelphia and one in Sacramento, California. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist.
14. University of Massachusetts
The University of Massachusetts Boston, also known as UMass Boston, is an urban public research university and the third-largest campus in the five-campus University of Massachusetts system.
15. Benedictine University
Benedictine University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Lisle, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
16. Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university with campuses in Evanston and Chicago in Illinois, United States, as well as Doha, Qatar.
17. Florida State University
The Florida State University is an American public space-grant and sea-grant research university. Its primary campus is located on a 1,391.54-acre campus in Tallahassee, Florida, United States.
18. Saint Leo University
Saint Leo University is a private, non-profit, Roman Catholic liberal arts university established in 1889/ 1959 and located in Saint Leo, Florida, 35 miles north of Tampa.
19. Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but is historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
20. Arkansas State University
Arkansas State University is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the state's second largest college system and second largest university by enrollment.
1. Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University is a public, state-related research-intensive university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania.
2. Western Governors University
Western Governors University is a private, nonprofit, online American university based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
3. Liberty University
Liberty University is a private, non-profit Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Liberty's annual enrollment includes 13,800 residential students and over 100,000 online students as of May 2013.
4. Keiser University
Keiser University is a private non-profit university based in Florida. Keiser provides educational programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels in traditional and online delivery formats.
5. University of Texas Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington is a state university located in Arlington, Texas. The campus is situated southwest of downtown Arlington, and is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area.
6. Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.
7. North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University, officially North Carolina State University at Raleigh, is a public, coeducational, research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
8. Sullivan University
Sullivan University is licensed to offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education in accordance with the provisions of KRS 164.945-164.99, based in Louisville, Kentucky and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools—the first for-profit college or university to receive this accreditation.
9. Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers more than 200 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs and has the largest total enrollment in Oregon.
10. Champlain College
Champlain College is a private, co-educational undergraduate college in Burlington, Vermont, United States.
11. Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university located within the town of Henrietta in the Rochester, New York metropolitan area. RIT is composed of nine academic colleges, including National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
12. Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University is a public, co-educational university located in Hays, Kansas, United States.
13. Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with three campuses in Philadelphia and one in Sacramento, California. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist.
14. University of Massachusetts
The University of Massachusetts Boston, also known as UMass Boston, is an urban public research university and the third-largest campus in the five-campus University of Massachusetts system.
15. Benedictine University
Benedictine University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Lisle, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
16. Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university with campuses in Evanston and Chicago in Illinois, United States, as well as Doha, Qatar.
17. Florida State University
The Florida State University is an American public space-grant and sea-grant research university. Its primary campus is located on a 1,391.54-acre campus in Tallahassee, Florida, United States.
18. Saint Leo University
Saint Leo University is a private, non-profit, Roman Catholic liberal arts university established in 1889/ 1959 and located in Saint Leo, Florida, 35 miles north of Tampa.
19. Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but is historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
20. Arkansas State University
Arkansas State University is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the state's second largest college system and second largest university by enrollment.
