Federal enrolment data · Fall 2023 · Ohio
Online colleges in Ohio
Across the 141 Ohio colleges the federal government holds distance-education figures for, 123,150 students (21%) were enrolled entirely at a distance in Fall 2023, and 56% took at least one distance course. 51 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
141
In Ohio
Students studying entirely online
123,150
21% of the 576,191 enrolled at those colleges
Took at least one distance course
56%
Fully online plus part-distance study
Colleges on the list below
51
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 Ohio is therefore usually starting from the cheaper and simpler end, which is the only sense in which an online college is “in” a state.
Ohio colleges where students actually study online
Every Ohio 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.
7,918 of 8,697 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 424 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $9,577 in-state.
6,743 of 8,324 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 725 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,554 in-state / $13,786 out-of-state.
6,498 of 17,431 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 3,690 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $3,435 in-state / $8,316 out-of-state.
6,269 of 24,937 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 9,206 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $13,746 in-state / $24,114 out-of-state.
5,901 of 17,407 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 5,454 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $3,736 in-state / $8,736 out-of-state.
2,997 of 7,166 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,943 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,992 in-state / $15,790 out-of-state.
2,687 of 9,410 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 4,072 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,135 in-state / $8,730 out-of-state.
2,572 of 9,616 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 3,179 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,670 in-state / $7,766 out-of-state.
1,883 of 3,454 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,136 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,824 in-state / $9,824 out-of-state.
1,755 of 3,598 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 669 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $32,400 in-state.
1,570 of 4,724 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,222 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,200 in-state / $7,809 out-of-state.
1,429 of 2,029 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 269 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,272 in-state / $16,744 out-of-state.
1,429 of 3,433 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 935 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,272 in-state / $16,744 out-of-state.
1,313 of 4,654 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,484 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $3,872 in-state / $9,235 out-of-state.
1,273 of 2,154 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 380 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,272 in-state / $16,744 out-of-state.
1,219 of 1,762 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 213 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,272 in-state / $16,744 out-of-state.
1,175 of 4,548 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,472 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,379 in-state / $8,106 out-of-state.
1,166 of 1,273 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 54 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $19,966 in-state.
1,007 of 3,750 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,086 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $32,630 in-state.
982 of 1,885 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 333 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,272 in-state / $16,744 out-of-state.
901 of 1,483 students enrolled entirely at a distance · private · published tuition $23,700 in-state.
781 of 1,463 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 266 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,272 in-state / $16,744 out-of-state.
763 of 1,056 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 87 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,272 in-state / $16,744 out-of-state.
730 of 824 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 49 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $19,966 in-state.
683 of 1,845 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 109 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $35,524 in-state.
674 of 2,374 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,218 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,278 in-state / $18,847 out-of-state.
642 of 2,000 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 652 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $5,687 in-state / $10,368 out-of-state.
624 of 2,451 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 798 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $4,624 in-state / $9,102 out-of-state.
566 of 2,108 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 235 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $31,440 in-state.
530 of 1,928 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 598 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,206 in-state / $13,895 out-of-state.
529 of 1,150 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 260 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $18,950 in-state.
499 of 1,977 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,286 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,178 in-state / $9,170 out-of-state.
491 of 1,941 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 1,092 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,178 in-state / $9,170 out-of-state.
463 of 1,398 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 540 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,504 in-state / $16,922 out-of-state.
462 of 1,213 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 580 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $7,278 in-state / $18,847 out-of-state.
437 of 1,639 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 964 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $6,178 in-state / $9,170 out-of-state.
389 of 1,005 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 62 more took at least one distance course · public · published tuition $19,966 in-state / $23,414 out-of-state.
319 of 434 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 115 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $19,966 in-state.
294 of 457 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 65 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $15,470 in-state.
269 of 712 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 424 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $13,890 in-state.
250 of 352 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 68 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $9,892 in-state.
230 of 443 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 163 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $7,696 in-state.
227 of 520 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 256 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $16,699 in-state.
212 of 221 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 9 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $17,488 in-state.
168 of 381 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 144 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $13,420 in-state.
135 of 471 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 97 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $19,966 in-state.
95 of 125 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 6 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $19,966 in-state.
92 of 149 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 56 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $19,966 in-state.
88 of 172 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 50 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $19,966 in-state.
63 of 149 students enrolled entirely at a distance, and 50 more took at least one distance course · private · published tuition $14,370 in-state.
56 of 189 students enrolled entirely at a distance · private · published tuition $30,548 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 Ohio 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 Ohio colleges. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/online-colleges-in/ohio
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