Federal enrolment data · Fall 2023 · New York
Online colleges in New York
Across the 187 New York colleges the federal government holds distance-education figures for, 122,620 students (12%) were enrolled entirely at a distance in Fall 2023, and 39% 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
187
In New York
Students studying entirely online
122,620
12% of the 1,046,732 enrolled at those colleges
Took at least one distance course
39%
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 New York is therefore usually starting from the cheaper and simpler end, which is the only sense in which an online college is “in” a state.
New York colleges where students actually study online
Every New York 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.
8,777 of 9,545 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 151 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,630 in-state / $17,540 out-of-state.
8,142 of 19,070 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 5,103 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,252 in-state / $8,132 out-of-state.
4,305 of 9,116 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,260 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,410 in-state / $15,360 out-of-state.
3,734 of 11,953 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 3,249 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $21,810 in-state.
2,248 of 3,552 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,279 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $27,570 in-state.
1,603 of 3,733 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 961 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $24,308 in-state.
1,251 of 2,919 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,190 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $8,689 in-state / $13,519 out-of-state.
1,211 of 1,902 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 372 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $28,600 in-state.
906 of 2,704 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 892 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $8,578 in-state / $20,228 out-of-state.
701 of 2,625 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 471 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $33,724 in-state.
582 of 846 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 264 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $15,450 in-state.
502 of 663 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 155 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $20,188 in-state.
446 of 1,619 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 487 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $37,504 in-state.
442 of 1,371 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 797 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $31,950 in-state.
429 of 1,284 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 398 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $38,000 in-state.
252 of 593 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 255 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $30,330 in-state.
235 of 282 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 8 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $20,018 in-state.
235 of 891 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 69 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $24,705 in-state.
222 of 597 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 72 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $22,141 in-state.
154 of 209 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 20 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $22,141 in-state.
134 of 233 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 70 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $17,488 in-state.
131 of 171 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 40 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $22,141 in-state.
108 of 251 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 27 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $12,945 in-state.
76 of 127 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 30 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $22,141 in-state.
75 of 266 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 52 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $22,141 in-state.
62 of 62 students enrolled entirely at a distance · private · published tuition $22,141 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 New York 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 New York colleges. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/online-colleges-in/new-york
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