Federal enrolment data · Fall 2023 · Michigan
Online colleges in Michigan
Across the 81 Michigan colleges the federal government holds distance-education figures for, 88,461 students (19%) were enrolled entirely at a distance in Fall 2023, and 50% took at least one distance course. 34 of those colleges enrol at least a quarter of their students that way; they are listed below, largest online intake first.
Colleges with federal figures
81
In Michigan
Students studying entirely online
88,461
19% of the 470,866 enrolled at those colleges
Took at least one distance course
50%
Fully online plus part-distance study
Colleges on the list below
34
At least 25% of students studying entirely online AND at least 50 of them. CampusPin thresholds, not federal categories.
Why your state still matters for online study
Distance study has no postcode, but the price and the paperwork do. Most public institutions charge residents less than non-residents, including for online courses at many of them, and states authorise which out-of-state institutions may enrol their residents at all. Starting from the colleges in Michigan is therefore usually starting from the cheaper and simpler end, which is the only sense in which an online college is “in” a state.
Michigan colleges where students actually study online
Every Michigan college where at least 25% of students were enrolled entirely at a distance and at least 50students did so, ordered by how many. Share alone would let a twenty-student campus open the list ahead of a community college teaching thousands at a distance. It is a measurement of enrolment, not a ranking, and nobody paid to be on it.
5,686 of 15,983 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 4,931 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $3,600 in-state / $8,220 out-of-state.
4,765 of 13,831 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 4,056 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $3,020 in-state / $5,560 out-of-state.
4,566 of 10,756 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,594 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $2,736 in-state / $6,336 out-of-state.
4,156 of 12,142 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 3,858 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,059 in-state / $11,859 out-of-state.
3,745 of 11,239 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 4,144 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $3,460 in-state / $7,040 out-of-state.
3,543 of 9,207 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,605 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,010 in-state / $11,030 out-of-state.
2,915 of 6,482 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,043 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,426 in-state / $7,410 out-of-state.
2,773 of 7,646 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,397 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,640 in-state / $7,550 out-of-state.
2,743 of 4,975 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,021 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,040 in-state / $9,795 out-of-state.
2,421 of 4,848 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,489 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $23,324 in-state.
2,381 of 3,898 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 555 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $12,810 in-state.
1,973 of 7,596 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,107 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,448 in-state / $7,906 out-of-state.
1,779 of 6,130 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,754 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $14,014 in-state / $31,274 out-of-state.
1,593 of 3,734 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 983 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $3,798 in-state / $7,902 out-of-state.
1,588 of 6,320 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,877 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,046 in-state / $8,876 out-of-state.
1,498 of 2,390 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 281 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $32,580 in-state.
1,447 of 3,105 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 769 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,076 in-state / $11,826 out-of-state.
1,029 of 2,360 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 698 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $33,000 in-state.
1,005 of 3,416 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 839 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,794 in-state / $8,446 out-of-state.
982 of 3,518 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,234 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,990 in-state / $15,390 out-of-state.
936 of 1,996 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 540 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,910 in-state / $11,280 out-of-state.
833 of 3,146 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,053 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,350 in-state / $12,762 out-of-state.
786 of 1,134 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 346 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $17,703 in-state.
777 of 1,832 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 748 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $29,778 in-state.
702 of 2,250 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 638 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,566 in-state / $8,224 out-of-state.
622 of 1,538 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 275 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,980 in-state / $9,390 out-of-state.
539 of 954 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 62 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $14,992 in-state.
526 of 1,215 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 393 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,128 in-state / $6,576 out-of-state.
427 of 577 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 49 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $3,320 in-state.
262 of 1,028 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 330 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,320 in-state / $8,670 out-of-state.
232 of 844 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 303 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,590 in-state / $8,318 out-of-state.
106 of 307 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 18 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $17,703 in-state.
92 of 357 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 30 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $25,560 in-state.
52 of 63 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 11 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $17,703 in-state.
Tuition shown is the published institution-wide rate, not the price of an online programme. Many colleges price online study on a separate schedule, and some charge a single rate regardless of where the student lives, so treat them as headline figures for the institution and confirm the online rate with the institution.
What this list is not
- It is not the complete set of your options. It counts students, not programmes. A college below the threshold may run an excellent online degree that few students happened to take exclusively that term, and residents of Michigan can enrol with institutions anywhere.
- It is not a ranking. A high share describes how an institution enrols, not how good it is. Some of the largest shares belong to institutions worth reading carefully before applying, which is why every row links to the full profile with cost, debt and graduation figures.
- It is one term. These are Fall 2023 enrolments, on the federal reporting cycle.
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Source & methodology
Enrolment figures are from the U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Fall Enrollment (distance education status), Fall 2023. Published tuition and control are from CampusPin's committed institution snapshot. Federal data is public domain; credit the U.S. Department of Education.
Distance-education figures count STUDENTS enrolled in Fall 2023, not programs on offer. "Exclusively at a distance" means a student took only distance courses that term. A college with few or no such students may still run online courses or an online degree, so a low figure is not evidence that online study is unavailable, and a high one is not a judgement of quality either way.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. (2026). Online study at Michigan colleges. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/online-colleges-in/michigan
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