Below is a list of schools that offer virtual or online education programs and are accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the US Department of Education.[1] The Distance Education Accrediting Commission is the primary accrediting body that recognizes online schools, but not all schools on this list are accredited by that agency. This list includes schools that offer fully online programs exclusively, as well as schools that offer at least one fully online program in addition to campus offerings. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the colleges and universities in the United States offered classes entirely online, particularly facilitated via Zoom.[2]
Current
edit- Academy of Art University
- Amberton University
- American College of Education
- American College of Healthcare Sciences
- American InterContinental University[3]
- American National University
- American Public University System
- American Sentinel University
- Anderson University (Indiana)
- Anderson University (South Carolina)
- Antioch University[4]
- Arizona State University[5]
- Ashworth College
- Aspen University
- Atlantic University
- Aurora University[6]
- Azusa Pacific University
- Berklee Online
- Boston University Online[7]
- Blackstone Career Institute
- Bradley University Online[8]
- Brescia University[9]
- Brigham Young University–Idaho[10]
- Brookline College
- Bryan University
- Bryant & Stratton College
- California Baptist University
- California Coast University
- California InterContinental University
- California Southern University[11]
- California State University - East Bay
- California Miramar University
- Campbellsville University
- Capella University
- Capitol College
- Carrington College (US)
- Catholic International University
- Case Western University[12]
- Central Christian College of the Bible
- Central Washington University
- CDI College
- Claremont Lincoln University
- Colorado Christian University
- Colorado State University
- Colorado State University Global
- Colorado Technical University[13]
- Columbia College (Missouri)
- Columbia International University
- Columbia Southern University
- Columbia University
- Concordia University
- Concordia University, Nebraska[14]
- Concordia University, Texas[15]
- Concordia University, St. Paul[16]
- Concordia University Wisconsin
- Creighton University[17]
- Crown College (Minnesota)[18]
- Dominican University
- DeVry University
- Drury University
- East Tennessee State University
- Eastern Michigan University
- Eastern New Mexico University
- Eastern Oregon University[19]
- Eastern Washington University
- ECPI University
- Edmonds College
- Emporia State University
- Excelsior University
- Exeed School of Business and Finance
- Everglades University
- Florida State University
- Florida Tech University
- Fordham University
- Fort Hays State University
- Friends University[20]
- Fresno Pacific University
- Full Sail University
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Georgia Military College
- Georgia Southern University
- Golden Gate University
- Gonzaga University
- Grace Bible College
- Grand Canyon University
- Granite State College
- Griggs University
- Hardin-Simmons University
- Harrison Middleton University
- Henley-Putnam University
- Herzing University
- Holy Apostles College and Seminary
- Idaho State University
- Indiana State University
- Iowa State University
- Jack Welch Management Institute
- Johns Hopkins University
- Keiser University
- Keller Graduate School of Management
- Kendall College
- La Sierra University
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
- Lasell University
- Lawrence Tech
- LeTourneau University
- Liberty University
- Louisiana Tech University
- Loyola University New Orleans[21]
- Lubbock Christian University[22]
- Luther Rice Seminary & University
- Lynn University
- Marist College
- Maryville University[23]
- Mercer University
- Mercy College of Ohio
- Michigan State University
- Michigan Technological University
- Midwestern State University
- Miller-Motte College[24]
- Minnesota State University - Mankato
- Mississippi State University
- Montana State University
- Nelson University
- New England College
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- New York University
- North Carolina A&T State University
- North Carolina State University
- North Dakota State University
- North Park University - Chicago
- Northcentral University
- Northeastern University[25]
- Northern Arizona University
- Northern Michigan University
- Northwest Nazarene University
- Northwood University - Texas
- Notre Dame College[26]
- Ohio University[27]
- Old Dominion University
- Oregon State University[28]
- Ottawa University
- Parker University
- Penn Foster College
- Pennsylvania State University
- Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion
- Pepperdine University[29]
- Pinnacle Career Institute
- Portland State University[30]
- Post University[31]
- Purdue University
- Purdue University Global
- Regent University
- Regis University
- Remington College-Fort Worth
- Riverwood University[32]
- Robert Morris University
- Roger Williams University
- Rutgers University[33]
- Saint Francis University
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine
- St. Joseph's University (New York)
- Saint Leo University
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- Saint Xavier University[34]
- Sam Houston State University
- San Joaquin Valley College
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Sessions College for Professional Design[35]
- Seton Hall University
- South Dakota State University
- Southern New Hampshire University
- Southwest University
- Southwestern Adventist University
- Southwestern Christian University[36]
- Stark State College
- State University of New York
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- Strayer University
- Stratford University[37]
- Sullivan University
- SUNY Delhi
- SUNY University at Albany
- Tarleton State University
- Tennessee Tech University
- Texas Tech University
- Texas Woman's University[38]
- The Art Institutes
- The University of Toledo
- Thomas Edison State University
- Trinity International University
- TUI University
- U.S. Career Institute
- University of Alabama
- University of Alabama at Birmingham[39]
- University of Arizona[40]
- University of Arizona Global Campus
- University of Arkansas Grantham
- University of Atlanta
- University of Bridgeport
- University of Central Florida
- University of Cincinnati[41]
- University of Colorado - Denver
- University of Florida[42]
- University of Houston
- University of Idaho
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- University of Illinois at Chicago[43]
- University of Illinois Springfield
- University of Kentucky
- University of La Verne
- University of Louisville[44]
- University of Maine
- University of Mary
- University of Maryland[45]
- University of Maryland Global Campus[46]
- University of Massachusetts at Lowell
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst
- University of Massachusetts Global
- University of Memphis
- University of Michigan-Dearborn
- University of Minnesota
- University of Missouri
- University of Nebraska at Kearney
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln[47]
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- University of New England[48]
- University of North Carolina
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- University of North Dakota
- University of Northern Colorado
- University of Northwestern Ohio
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Phoenix
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of San Francisco
- University of South Florida
- University of Southern Mississippi
- University of Tennessee
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Texas of the Permian Basin
- University of the Cumberlands
- University of the People
- University of the Potomac
- University of Southern California[49]
- University of the Southwest
- University of Vermont
- University of Virginia
- University of Washington
- University of West Florida
- University of Wisconsin
- Upper Iowa University
- Utah State University
- Valdosta State University
- Villanova University
- Virginia Tech
- Wake Forest University[50]
- Walden University
- Waldorf University[51]
- Washington State University[52]
- Wayland Baptist University
- Webber International University
- West Virginia University
- Western Carolina University
- Western Governors University
- Western Kentucky University
- William Howard Taft University
- Wilmington University[53]
Closed
edit- Allied American University
- Anthem Education Group
- Argosy University
- Altierus Career College
- Ashmead College
- Blair College
- Brown Mackie College
- Bryman College
- Bryman Institute
- Ellis University
- California Pacific University[54]
- CDI College
- Everest College
- Everest University
- Green Mountain College[55]
- Heald College
- ICDC College[56]
- Independence University
- International Academy of Design and Technology
- Ivy Bridge College
- Jones International University
- Kaplan University
- Las Vegas College
- Medaille College
- McKinley College
- National Institute of Technology (United States)
- Stevens–Henager College
- Reeves College
- Tampa College
- Tennessee Temple University
- University of the Rockies
- Virginia College
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