Exclusively-Online Private Universities: 40 100%-Online IPEDS IDS

How many enrollments do Exclusively-Online Private Universities have and which states have them?

Useful IPEDS IDS for Research

• 40 Private Universities have distinct IPEDS ID’s for their online campuses.

• For clarity - many of the largest online private universities, like the Southern New Hampshire University report a mix of hybrid and in-person enrollments, and are not in this list.

  • I find it useful to have a list of IPEDS IDS with 100% online enrollments to view emerging trends in College Navigator. Below the chart is the list with IPEDS IDS.

Below is a table with 40 IPEDS IDS (only 11 fit nicely in the chart) where enrollment is 100% online:

Digging into the data, we can also compare the proportions of Undergraduate Enrollments to Graduate Enrollments.

We’ll focus on the 5-largest universities from above: