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Online College Rankings 2008

These 2008 rankings of online colleges and universities were produced by the Online Education Database (OEDb), which is comprised of accredited education programs online. While not all programs are included in the online college rankings, the most significant programs which operate nationally are. The rankings are based on the overall average of eight select metrics for each program. These metrics include acceptance rate, financial aid, graduation rate, peer Web citations, retention rate, scholarly citations, student-faculty ration and the number of years each program has been accredited.

Overall Rank

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Upper Iowa University
LeTourneau University
Liberty University
Nova Southeastern University
California University of Pennsylvania
Grand Canyon University
Regent University
Champlain College
Westwood College
Tiffin University
Dickinson State University
Walden University
National University
Fisher College
Colorado Technical University
ITT Technical Institute
Kaplan University
Post University
Franklin University
Peirce College Online
Western International University
Florida Metropolitan University *
Bellevue University
Capella University
University of Phoenix
Berkeley College
Granite State College
City University
York Technical College
Salem International University
South University
American InterContinental University
Florida National College
Darton College
Grantham University
Everglades University
National American University
Jones International University
Western Governors University
Herzing College
Ellis College
10.813
11.96
12.54
13.323
14.232
14.709
14.742
14.96
15.428
16.7
17.111
17.5
17.758
19.887
20.165
20.186
20.418
20.467
20.547
20.765
20.891
21.223
21.335
21.712
22.722
23.268
23.929
23.956
24.047
24.504
25.342
25.382
25.553
25.584
25.636
26.771
27.175
27.554
28.087
28.305
30.962