Largest Graduate Schools
For the academic year 2022-2023, Liberty University has the most enrolled graduate students of 47,803 students. Grand Canyon University and New York University also have the large number of graduate students, following Liberty University.
The following table shows the top 25 graduate schools by graduate enrollment with tuition and number of offered programs.
| School Name | Graduate Student Population | Tuition & Fees | Number of Graduate Programs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Students Enrolled Online exclusively | Men | Women | In-State | Out-of-State | Total | Online Programs | ||
| 1 | Liberty UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsLynchburg, VA | 47,803 | 45,783 (95.77%) | 18,647 | 29,156 | $8,340 | 106 | 91 | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPhoenix, AZ | 35,047 | 34,152 (97.45%) | 7,869 | 27,178 | $11,124 | 61 | 52 | |
| 3 | New York UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY | 29,743 | 3,797 (12.77%) | 12,447 | 17,296 | $41,124 | 280 | 30 | |
| 4 | University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA | 28,246 | 6,251 (22.13%) | 12,658 | 15,588 | $68,128 | 297 | 19 | |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusPublic, 4 yearsAtlanta, GA | 26,881 | 18,575 (69.10%) | 19,526 | 7,355 | $15,570 | $30,646 | 83 | - |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkPrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY | 25,880 | 1,086 (4.20%) | 11,620 | 14,260 | $56,279 | 236 | 8 | |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBaltimore, MD | 25,231 | 13,621 (53.99%) | 11,759 | 13,472 | $65,956 | 194 | 29 | |
| 8 | Southern New Hampshire UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsManchester, NH | 23,226 | 22,314 (96.07%) | 7,238 | 15,988 | $20,469 | 35 | 22 | |
| 9 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignPublic, 4 yearsChampaign, IL | 21,796 | 9,257 (42.47%) | 12,179 | 9,617 | $18,837 | $33,640 | 220 | 6 |
| 10 | Harvard UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsCambridge, MA | 21,263 | 5,611 (26.39%) | 9,709 | 11,554 | $55,440 | 286 | 6 | |
| 11 | University of FloridaPublic, 4 yearsGainesville, FL | 20,659 | 7,334 (35.50%) | 8,681 | 11,978 | $12,737 | $30,130 | 236 | 63 |
| 12 | University of Phoenix-ArizonaPrivate, 4 yearsPhoenix, AZ | 19,025 | 18,918 (99.44%) | 4,769 | 14,256 | $16,215 | 36 | 36 | |
| 13 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborPublic, 4 yearsAnn Arbor, MI | 18,530 | 1,494 (8.06%) | 9,159 | 9,371 | $27,524 | $55,052 | 277 | 11 |
| 14 | Boston UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBoston, MA | 18,255 | 3,946 (21.62%) | 7,904 | 10,351 | $64,712 | 274 | 3 | |
| 15 | University of PennsylvaniaPrivate, 4 yearsPhiladelphia, PA | 16,951 | 2,163 (12.76%) | 7,322 | 9,629 | $46,034 | 236 | 6 | |
| 16 | Texas A & M University-College StationPublic, 4 yearsCollege Station, TX | 16,502 | 2,917 (17.68%) | 8,705 | 7,797 | $11,093 | $24,090 | 233 | 58 |
| 17 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusPublic, 4 yearsSeattle, WA | 16,106 | 767 (4.76%) | 7,000 | 9,106 | $18,633 | $32,511 | 436 | 17 |
| 18 | University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesPublic, 4 yearsMinneapolis, MN | 15,707 | 1,097 (6.98%) | 6,728 | 8,979 | $21,091 | $31,555 | 291 | 15 |
| 19 | Chamberlain University-IllinoisPrivate, 4 yearsAddison, IL | 15,026 | 14,992 (99.77%) | 1,414 | 13,612 | $14,900 | 8 | 7 | |
| 20 | Arizona State University Campus ImmersionPublic, 4 yearsTempe, AZ | 14,573 | 437 (3.00%) | 8,063 | 6,510 | $13,389 | $26,735 | 227 | 1 |
| 21 | George Washington UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsWashington, DC | 14,457 | 4,400 (30.44%) | 5,598 | 8,859 | $35,154 | 203 | 36 | |
| 22 | Ohio State University-Main CampusPublic, 4 yearsColumbus, OH | 14,417 | 2,178 (15.11%) | 5,998 | 8,419 | $13,497 | $41,227 | 231 | 6 |
| 23 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickPublic, 4 yearsNew Brunswick, NJ | 14,293 | 2,985 (20.88%) | 5,198 | 9,095 | $22,348 | $36,244 | 233 | 13 |
| 24 | Northwestern UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsEvanston, IL | 14,168 | 1,123 (7.93%) | 6,585 | 7,583 | $53,871 | 243 | 13 | |
| 25 | University of California-Los AngelesPublic, 4 yearsLos Angeles, CA | 14,007 | 590 (4.21%) | 7,016 | 6,991 | $13,883 | $28,985 | 207 | 3 |
