Admissions Selectivity
Top Online Graduate Education Programs
U.S. News
Top Online Graduate Education Programs Ranking Methodology
Because the coursework of an online education program is rigorous, strong programs only admit students with strong ambitions, achievements, and aptitudes. These are the top online education programs for admissions selectivity.
|
Rank
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Institution name
|
Score
|
Standardized test requirement
|
Average under- graduate GPA
|
Average GRE score
|
Acceptance rate
|
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#1
|
Pennsylvania State University--University Park
University Park, PA
|
90.8
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#2
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
|
90.3
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#3
|
University of Houston
Houston, TX
|
90.0
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#4
|
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
|
89.5
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#5
|
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
|
89.3
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#6
|
University of South Carolina--Aiken
Aiken, SC
|
89.1
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#7
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Columbus State University
Columbus, GA
|
88.6
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#8
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George Washington University
Washington, DC
|
87.5
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#9
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Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
|
85.8
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#10
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Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
|
83.6
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#11
|
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
|
83.3
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#12
|
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
|
83.2
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#13
|
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
|
82.9
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#13
|
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
|
82.9
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#15
|
Indiana University--Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
|
82.3
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#16
|
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA
|
80.8
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#17
|
Auburn University
Auburn University, AL
|
79.8
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#18
|
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
|
79.5
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#19
|
University of Louisiana--Monroe
Monroe, LA
|
78.0
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#20
|
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
|
73.2
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#21
|
University of Nebraska--Kearney
Kearney, NE
|
71.5
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#22
|
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
|
70.9
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#23
|
University of Montana
Missoula, MT
|
70.8
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#24
|
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
|
69.6
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#25
|
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
|
61.7
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
Locked
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