These are the top-finishing institutions that told us more than half of their students attend class online or in another setting different from the main or regional physical campus setting that is historically typical.
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| Rank-- | Institution | Headquarters | Type | Overall | Military | Vet center | Principles of Excellence | 8 Keys | DoD MOU | Charged at or below limits | Yellow Ribbon | Charged at or below TA cap | Staff support | Extracurriculars | Accreditation | Student-faculty ratio | Money per student on instruction | Overall | Military | Overall | Military | Default rate |
| 1 | Upper Iowa University | Fayette, Iowa | Private | 5,224 | 795 |  |
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HLC [R] | 18:1 | $3,549 | 67% (65%) | 73% (56%) | 38% (5%) | 31% | 11% | |
| 2 | Central Texas College | Killeen, Texas | Public | 37,151 1 | 22,954 1 | |
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SACS [R] | 18:1 | $3,367 | 54% (20%) | 58% (39%) | 8% (9%) | 13% | 18% | |
| 3 | Bellevue University | Bellevue, Neb. | Private | 8,188 | 2,370 | |
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HLC [R] | 32:1 | $2,197 | 48% (22%) | 75% (38%) | 29% (38%) | 53% | 6% | |
| 4 | Liberty University | Lynchburg, Va. | Private | 110,107 1 | 22,532 1 | |
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SACS [R] | 18:1 | $2,350 | 69% (29%) | 66% (42%) | 50% (20%) | 37% | 10% | ||
| 5 | Park University | Parkville, Mo. | Private | 11,720 | 6,584 | |
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HLC [R] | 12:1 | $3,975 | 75% (20%) | 57% | 42% | 21% | 9% |
| 6 | Grantham University | Lenexa, Kan. | For-profit | 14,838 1 | 7,448 1 | |
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DETC | 22:1 | $990 | 27% (22%) | 31% (23%) | no data | 25% | 19% |
| 7 | University of Maryland University College | Adelphi, Md. | Public | 85,127 1 | 42,178 1 | |
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MSCHE [R] | 22:1 | $4,401 | 28% (21%) | no data | 8% (23%) | no data | 7% | |
| 8 | Saint Leo University | Saint Leo, Fla. | Private | 15,800 | 5,433 | |
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SACS [R] | 15:1 | $3,668 | 68% | 53% (20%) | 45% (43%) | 39% | 7% |
| 9 | Penn State World Campus | University Park, Pa. | Public | 12,064 | 2,220 | |
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MSCHE [R] | 17:1 | $17,872 | 93% (79%) | 62% (64%) | 86% | 47% | 5% | |
| 10 | Regent University | Virginia Beach, Va. | Private | 7,468 | 1,279 | |
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SACS [R] | 32:1 | $7,864 | 78% (27%) | 73% (31%) | 50% | 39% | 4% | |
| 11 | American Public University System | Charles Town, W.Va. | For-profit | 100,157 1 | 71,497 1 | |
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HLC [R] | 21:1 | $2,170 | 76% (56%) | 83% (22%) | 46% | 41% | 20% | |
| 12 | University of Maine at Augusta | Augusta, Maine | Public | 4,683 | 316 | |
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NEASC [R] | 17:1 | $5,923 | 49% (43%) | 65% (52%) | 11% (18%) | 27% | 19% |
| 13 | Arizona State University at Skysong/Online | Scottsdale, Ariz. | Public | 20,273 | 2,091 | |
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HLC [R] | 27:1 | $9,752 | 72% (42%) | 68% (38%) | no data | no data | 7% | ||
| 14 | Trident University International | Cypress, Calif. | For-profit | 11,702 1 | 8,236 1 | |
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WASC [R] | 17:1 | $1,832 | 25% (25%) | 39% (35%) | 46% | 62% | 5% | |
| 15 | Excelsior College | Albany, N.Y. | Private | 43,123 | 17,269 | |
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MSCHE [R] | 15:1 | $813 | no data | no data | no data | 52% | 4% |
| 16 | Coastline Community College Military Programs | Fountain Valley, Calif. | Public | 15,948 | 2,883 | |
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WASC-ACCJC [R] | 42:1 | $3,077 | 56% (32%) | no data | 16% (21%) | no data | 16% |
| 17 | Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City, N.C. | Public | 1,600 | 105 | |
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SACS [R] | 14:1 | $9,039 | 68% (100%) | 95% (95%) | 39% (17%) | 95% | 17% |
| 18 | Brandman University | Irvine, Calif. | Private | 12,014 1 | 2,651 1 | |
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WASC [R] | 15:1 | $4,422 | no data | 74% (55%) | no data | 57% | 4% | |
| 19 | Columbia College of Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | Private | 25,048 1 | 7,458 1 | |
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HLC [R] | 34:1 | $4,239 | 58% (33%) | no data | 38% | no data | no data | |
| 20 | Eastern Oregon University | La Grande, Ore. | Public | 3,488 | 157 | |
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NCCU [R] | 25:1 | $7,027 | 58% (23%) | 54% (55%) | 34% (12%) | 28% | 9% |
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