Federal enrolment data · Fall 2023 · Missouri
Online colleges in Missouri
Across the 79 Missouri colleges the federal government holds distance-education figures for, 67,631 students (21%) were enrolled entirely at a distance in Fall 2023, and 50% took at least one distance course. 26 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
79
In Missouri
Students studying entirely online
67,631
21% of the 327,475 enrolled at those colleges
Took at least one distance course
50%
Fully online plus part-distance study
Colleges on the list below
26
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 Missouri is therefore usually starting from the cheaper and simpler end, which is the only sense in which an online college is “in” a state.
Missouri colleges where students actually study online
Every Missouri 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.
6,431 of 9,883 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,867 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $27,166 in-state.
4,575 of 6,634 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,550 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $16,400 in-state.
3,144 of 7,288 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 3,020 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $21,100 in-state.
3,140 of 11,036 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,422 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,184 in-state / $6,872 out-of-state.
3,089 of 9,664 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,491 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $10,181 in-state / $16,623 out-of-state.
2,403 of 7,606 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 3,164 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $30,730 in-state.
1,937 of 3,601 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 288 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $6,960 in-state.
1,829 of 3,840 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 426 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $9,400 in-state.
1,709 of 4,997 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,592 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,020 in-state / $8,370 out-of-state.
1,422 of 3,754 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,306 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,104 in-state / $7,248 out-of-state.
1,421 of 2,682 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 885 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,860 in-state / $6,090 out-of-state.
1,074 of 3,629 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 2,555 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $17,677 in-state.
850 of 1,729 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 344 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $28,860 in-state.
684 of 1,582 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 706 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $9,000 in-state.
655 of 1,847 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 620 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,950 in-state / $8,250 out-of-state.
593 of 1,726 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 547 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,544 in-state / $7,630 out-of-state.
412 of 716 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 213 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $8,044 in-state.
219 of 600 students enrolled entirely at a distance · private · published tuition $17,677 in-state.
209 of 795 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 473 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $15,599 in-state.
205 of 607 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 136 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $17,677 in-state.
156 of 514 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 205 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $8,506 in-state.
130 of 262 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 74 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $13,692 in-state.
123 of 430 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 295 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $17,677 in-state.
109 of 377 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 8 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $16,230 in-state.
69 of 172 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 82 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $17,677 in-state.
58 of 183 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 61 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $11,200 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 Missouri 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 Missouri colleges. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/online-colleges-in/missouri
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