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A Military Times analysis of fiscal 2016 data from the Defense and Homeland Security departments. Individual institutions within a system, displayed in italics, would have ranked in the top 50 without being combined as part of the parent institution.
| Rank (previous) |
School or system | Headquarters or main campus | Sector | Level | Students using TA | Courses attempted | Course completion rate | TA received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1) | American Public Education Inc. [1] | Charles Town, W.Va. | For-profit | Master's | 48,975 | 134,019 | 86% | $96,166,509 |
| 2 (2) | University System of Maryland | Adelphi, Md. | Public | Doctoral | 29,012 | 75,075 | 85% | $48,648,282 |
| University of Maryland University College | 25,721 | 66,397 | 84% | $43,241,480 | ||||
| University of Maryland University College - Asian Division | 1,837 | 4,538 | 88% | $2,815,181 | ||||
| University of Maryland University College - European Division | 1,304 | 3,643 | 89% | $2,264,699 | ||||
| 3 (3) | Bridgepoint Education | San Diego | For-profit | Master's | 15,614 | 49,458 | 90% | $35,278,901 |
| Ashford University | 15,603 | 49,426 | 90% | $35,254,901 | ||||
| 4 (4) | Central Texas College | Killeen, Texas | Public | Associate or lower | 13,622 | 30,657 | 78% | $14,676,491 |
| 5 (5) | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Daytona Beach, Fla. | Private | Doctoral | 8,951 | 25,039 | 90% | $17,895,052 |
| 6 (6) | Columbia Southern Education Group Inc. | Orange Beach, Ala. | For-profit | Master's | 8,494 | 23,470 | 88% | $14,970,578 |
| Columbia Southern University | 7,925 | 21,561 | 87% | $13,561,433 | ||||
| 7 (8) | Excelsior College | Albany, N.Y. | Private | Master's | 7,469 | 21,044 | 84% | $13,468,780 |
| 8 (9) | Liberty University | Lynchburg, Va. | Private | Doctoral | 7,049 | 20,993 | 88% | $14,941,498 |
| 9 (11) | Kaplan Higher Education Corp. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | For-profit | Doctoral | 6,114 | 16,640 | 86% | $12,736,223 |
| Kaplan University | 6,096 | 16,599 | 86% | $12,701,298 | ||||
| 10 (10) | Park University | Parkville, Mo. | Private | Master's | 5,871 | 15,417 | 92% | $11,361,784 |
| 11 (7) | University of Phoenix | Phoenix | For-profit | Doctoral | 4,612 | 14,923 | 91% | $10,408,991 |
| 12 (12) | Columbia College | Columbia, Mo. | Private | Master's | 4,484 | 12,539 | 88% | $8,570,807 |
| 13 (14) | Grantham University | Lenexa, Kan. | For-profit | Master's | 3,832 | 12,863 | 84% | $8,248,358 |
| 14 (15) | Saint Leo University | Saint Leo, Fla. | Private | Doctoral | 3,769 | 11,320 | 90% | $8,166,807 |
| 15 (13) | California Community College System | Sacramento, Calif. | Public | Associate or lower | 3,743 | 8,560 | 89% | $4,003,602 |
| Coastline Community College | 3,009 | 7,159 | 89% | $3,739,422 | ||||
| 16 (18) | North Carolina Community College System | Raleigh, N.C. | Public | Associate or lower | 3,711 | 9,615 | 79% | $2,218,316 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | 2,585 | 6,660 | 76% | $1,508,672 | ||||
| 17 (16) | Trident University International | Cypress, Calif. | For-profit | Doctoral | 3,638 | 8,848 | 92% | $8,723,059 |
| 18 (17) | Thomas Edison State University | Trenton, N.J. | Public | Master's | 3,042 | 7,546 | 83% | $5,576,840 |
| 19 (19) | Post University | Waterbury, Conn. | For-profit | Master's | 3,013 | 8,229 | 87% | $5,678,775 |
| 20 (22) | Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, N.H. | Private | Doctoral | 2,842 | 8,863 | 90% | $5,781,328 |
| 21 (20) | National University System | La Jolla, Calif. | Private | Doctoral | 2,544 | 7,990 | 96% | $5,570,480 |
| National University - La Jolla | 2,490 | 7,833 | 96% | $5,454,485 | ||||
| 22 (23) | Webster University | St. Louis | Private | Doctoral | 2,217 | 6,337 | 93% | $4,363,263 |
| 23 (21) | Virginia Community College System | Richmond, Va. | Public | Associate or lower | 2,190 | 5,646 | 85% | $2,403,050 |
| Tidewater Community College | 1,201 | 3,215 | 89% | $1,295,112 | ||||
| 24 (29) | Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | For-profit | Doctoral | 2,022 | 5,440 | 92% | $5,047,368 |
| 25 (24) | Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges | Olympia, Wash. | Public | Bachelor's | 1,888 | 4,847 | 81% | $2,214,979 |
| Pierce College | 1,258 | 3,253 | 79% | $1,612,128 | ||||
| 26 (25) | Touro College and University System | New York | Private | Doctoral | 1,852 | 4,584 | 83% | $4,206,688 |
| Touro College - Main Campus Midtown | 1,800 | 4,395 | 82% | $4,068,188 | ||||
| 27 (36) | University of Management and Technology | Arlington, Va. | For-profit | Doctoral | 1,784 | 6,341 | 95% | $4,674,293 |
| 28 (28) | Troy University | Troy, Ala. | Public | Doctoral | 1,774 | 5,614 | 85% | $3,619,852 |
| 29 (30) | Career Education Corp. | Schaumburg, Ill. | For-profit | Doctoral | 1,741 | 6,624 | 91% | $4,208,264 |
| Colorado Technical University | 1,167 | 4,375 | 92% | $2,751,500 | ||||
| 30 (31) | Vincennes University | Vincennes, Ind. | Public | Bachelor's | 1,606 | 4,065 | 94% | $2,514,486 |
| 31 (26) | DeVry University Inc. | Downers Grove, Ill. | For-profit | Master's | 1,395 | 4,238 | 92% | $3,402,048 |
| DeVry University | 1,138 | 3,505 | 92% | $2,793,612 | ||||
| 32 | Arizona Board of Regents | Phoenix | Public | Doctoral | 1,262 | 4,101 | 94% | $2,948,375 |
| Arizona State University | 1,044 | 3,399 | 93% | $2,427,559 | ||||
| 33 (42) | University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio | Private | Doctoral | 1,225 | 4,003 | 88% | $2,850,625 |
| 34 (32) | Chapman University | Orange, Calif. | Private | Doctoral | 1,177 | 3,288 | 94% | $2,419,500 |
| 35 (41) | Florida State College at Jacksonville | Jacksonville, Fla. | Public | Bachelor's | 1,168 | 3,301 | 91% | $1,095,037 |
| 36 (35) | North Dakota University System | Bismarck, N.D. | Public | Bachelor's | 1,148 | 2,471 | 93% | $1,550,691 |
| 37 (34) | University System of Georgia | Atlanta | Public | Bachelor's | 1,069 | 3,792 | 89% | $2,025,532 |
| 37 (38) | Southwestern College | Winfield, Kan. | Private | Doctoral | 1,069 | 2,981 | 94% | $2,190,085 |
| Southwestern College (main campus) | 1,037 | 2,884 | 94% | $2,117,835 | ||||
| 39 (27) | Allied American University | Laguna Hills, Calif. | For-profit | Bachelor's | 1,065 | 2,939 | 77% | $1,851,107 |
| 40 (40) | State University of New York System | Albany, N.Y. | Public | Doctoral | 1,033 | 2,537 | 84% | $1,642,469 |
| 41 (33) | Wayland Baptist University | Plainview, Texas | Private | Doctoral | 1,013 | 2,908 | 94% | $2,052,101 |
| 42 (47) | Barton County Community College | Great Bend, Kan. | Public | Associate or lower | 1,011 | 2,472 | 74% | $902,963 |
| 43 (45) | Colorado Community College System | Denver | Public | Associate or lower | 1,009 | 2,468 | 71% | $1,328,170 |
| 44 (49) | Norwich University | Northfield, Vt. | Private | Master's | 976 | 2,463 | 94% | $2,218,450 |
| 45 | Western Governors University | Salt Lake City | Private | Master's | 973 | 3,661 | 88% | $2,921,318 |
| 46 (39) | University of Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. | Public | Doctoral | 943 | 2,505 | 95% | $1,808,047 |
| 47 (42) | State University and Community College System of Tennessee | Nashville, Tenn. | Public | Master's | 942 | 3,127 | 81% | $1,583,806 |
| 48 (46) | Strayer Education Inc. | Herndon, Va. | For-profit | Master's | 901 | 2,935 | 92% | $2,050,794 |
| Strayer University | 899 | 2,932 | 92% | $2,048,559 | ||||
| 49 (50) | Pennsylvania State University | University Park, Pa. | Public | Doctoral | 891 | 2,641 | 92% | $1,944,825 |
| 50 (44) | Education Management Corp. | Pittsburgh | For-profit | Bachelor's | 883 | 3,075 | 92% | $1,957,651 |
| [1] American Military University is part of American Public Education Inc. | ||||||||