Student Engagement and Assessment
Top Online Bachelor's Programs
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Top Online Bachelor's Programs Ranking Methodology
Strong online bachelor's degree programs give students many ways to participate and have faculty who clearly and thoroughly assess students' classwork. These are the top online bachelor's programs for student engagement and assessment.
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Rank
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College name
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Score
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Instructor response expected within (hours)
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Instructor office hours (weekly)
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Faculty track student login
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Maximum class size
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#1
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Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
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80.5
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48
|
10
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Yes
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Locked
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#2
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Newberry College
Newberry, SC
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80.0
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24
|
10
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Yes
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Locked
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#3
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Troy University
Troy, AL
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78.5
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24
|
10
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Yes
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Locked
|
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#3
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University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
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78.5
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24
|
5
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Yes
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Locked
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#5
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University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
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77.0
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24
|
0
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Yes
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Locked
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#6
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Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS
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75.8
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48
|
5
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Yes
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Locked
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#7
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Regis University
Denver, CO
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75.0
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24
|
N/A
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Yes
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Locked
|
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#8
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Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL
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72.0
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24
|
N/A
|
Yes
|
Locked
|
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#9
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Excelsior College
Albany, NY
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71.0
|
48
|
1
|
Yes
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Locked
|
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#10
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Pace University
New York, NY
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70.0
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24
|
5
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Yes
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Locked
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#11
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Cogswell Polytechnical College
Sunnyvale, CA
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69.8
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24
|
N/A
|
Yes
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Locked
|
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#12
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University of South Carolina--Aiken
Aiken, SC
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69.3
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N/A
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4
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Yes
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Locked
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#13
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Stephens College
Columbia, MO
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69.0
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24
|
40
|
Yes
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Locked
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#14
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American Public University System
Charles Town, WV
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68.0
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48
|
5
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Yes
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Locked
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#15
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Northwood University
Midland, MI
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66.8
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24
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N/A
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Yes
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Locked
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#16
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Cleary University
Ann Arbor, MI
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65.8
|
48
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N/A
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Yes
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Locked
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#17
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Minot State University
Minot, ND
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65.0
|
48
|
5
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Yes
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Locked
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#17
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Misericordia University
Dallas, PA
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65.0
|
24
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N/A
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Yes
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Locked
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#19
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Indiana University-Purdue University--Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
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64.0
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N/A
|
4
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Yes
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Locked
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#20
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Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
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63.5
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24
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4
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Yes
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Locked
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#21
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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
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63.0
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N/A
|
4
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Yes
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Locked
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#22
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Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
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62.5
|
48
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0
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Yes
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Locked
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#23
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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
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62.3
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48
|
3
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Yes
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Locked
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#24
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Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA
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62.0
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24
|
6
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Yes
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Locked
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#25
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL
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61.5
|
48
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0
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N/A
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Locked
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