For most, the Bachelor’s degree is a students first step towards extending their education and knowledge beyond that of the standard K-12 education. \u00a0It is also the first time that students get to experience a greater deal of autonomy over their own educational and occupational destiny.<\/p>\n
Through the pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree, students can send themselves down whatever path they so choose to learn about whatever topic may interest them in order to prepare for whatever career they see fit.<\/p>\n
This may seem like a lot of choices to make and that’s because it is! Deciding what Bachelor’s degree is best is a personal and tricky decision to make. To complicate things further, students are faced with so many different universities and colleges to attend in order to pursue their degree. \u00a0To help alleviate that problem, we’ve compiled a list of our top 100 colleges and universities to attend for an online Bachelor’s degree.<\/p>\n
These are all accredited universities and colleges that we’ve found to be up to our standards, and we’ve ranked them for you by the out-of-state tuition rate per credit. \u00a0We hope that this ranking will help you find the university or college that is best suited to your needs.<\/p>\n
Originally named Arlington College, the\u00a0University of Texas – Arlington<\/a> was established as a private school that focused on first through tenth grade students. \u00a0Initially underfunded, the school eventually\u00a0received a substantial donation from Edward Emmett Rankin. \u00a0However, this money was not\u00a0enough to keep the school’s doors open and eventually it was shut down in 1902 and reopened as the Carlisle Military Academy. \u00a0This school eventually folded as well and was then reopened as the Arlington Traning School which was later renamed to Arlington Military Academy.<\/p>\n By 1917, the school had been incorporated into the Texas A&M University system. \u00a0Finally, in 1967 the school was renamed to its current name, the University of Texas – Arlington. \u00a0Located in Arlington, Texas, the University of Texas \u00a0-Arlington now enrolls nearly 40,000 students. University of Texas – Arlington is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $147:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n In a 1996 meeting of the Western Governors Association, Governor of Utah Mike Leavitt, proposed the creation of a school that would be designed to\u00a0serves the northwest United States. \u00a0The plan was to create a\u00a0school that was built around a competency-based learning model that would focus\u00a0primarily on providing high-quality distance education. \u00a0By focusing on distance education, the school would be able to serve more students across a\u00a0larger area.<\/p>\n Known as Western Governors\u00a0University<\/a>, the school was able to control costs and reach a large student base. \u00a0Founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, Western Governors University also operates satellite campuses in Missouri, Nevada, Indiana, Texas,\u00a0Tennessee, and Washington with a combined student body of 77,000 students.\u00a0Western Governors University is a\u00a0private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $192:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Founded in 1902, Fort Hays State\u00a0University<\/a> was originally named the Western Branch of Kansas State Normal School. \u00a0Originally established as an extension of the growing Kansas State Normal\u00a0School, Western Branch of Kansas State Normal\u00a0School quickly grew to\u00a0become more than just a simple extension campus. \u00a0Established on the site of a former frontier military installation known as Fort Hays, the school quickly outgrew the grounds and a new campus was needed. \u00a0It was decided that the school would establish a new campus\u00a0closer to the town of Hays in order to serve a larger population of students.<\/p>\n Today, Fort Hays State University has grown to become Kansas’ third-largest public university with a student body of a approximately 11,200 students. \u00a0Fort Hays State University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $213:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Opening its doors on February 11, 1893, Western New\u00a0Mexico University<\/a> began enrolling its first class of students in a rented space in\u00a0the town’s Presbyterian Church. \u00a0Named the New Mexico Normal School at its\u00a0establishment,\u00a0the school was located in what was then the Territory of New Mexico. \u00a0After four months of operation, the New Mexico Board of Regents called for the creation of an official school\u00a0building in the nearby town of Silver City, New Mexico. \u00a0In 1896, construction on the school’s first\u00a0building, the Old Main, was completed. \u00a0After just twenty years of operation, the school’s population had grown to five-hundred students.<\/p>\n Currently, Western New Mexico University is still located in Silver City, New\u00a0Mexico, and enrolls a student body of about 3,500 students. \u00a0Western New Mexico University is a public university.<\/p>\n Tuition: $226:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Nestled amongst the vibrant and beautiful stretch of the Blue Mountain range between Boise, Idaho, and Portland, Oregon, Eastern Oregon University<\/a> was founded in the scenic town of La Grande, Oregon. \u00a0Initially created to serve as the area’s teachers college, Eastern\u00a0Oregon University underwent a variety of name changes and curriculum overhauls over the coming years. \u00a0By 1997, the Oregon State Legislature had settled on the school’s current name of Eastern Oregon University.<\/p>\n Now, Eastern Oregon University is home to a\u00a0student body of 1,700 students at its La Grande campus with an additional 15,000 students enrolled online through the school’s distance education\u00a0program. \u00a0Students are able to enroll in over one-hundred different degree programs. \u00a0Eastern Oregon University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $232:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Initially created as a farming and agricultural studies school, the State University of New York at Delhi<\/a> was\u00a0founded in the small mountain town of Delhi, New York. \u00a0Designed to serve the area as a\u00a0agriculture and mechanical arts school, the school\u00a0operated under this sole mission\u00a0for the next few decades until it was eventually added into the State University of New York\u00a0School System\u00a0sun 1913. \u00a0However, the curriculum at the school was\u00a0not expanded beyond agricultural and mechanical arts until the mid-1920s. \u00a0It was at this point that general education courses as well as a litany of other degree programs were then offered. \u00a0In the 1960s, business classes were incorporated\u00a0into the school’s programs, forever\u00a0changing the trajectory of the\u00a0State University of New York – Delhi.<\/p>\n Located in Delhi, New York, the State University of New York at Delhi is home to a student population of just over 3,000 students. \u00a0State University of New York at Delhi is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $235:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n At the Confederation Congress,\u00a0the Congress of the United States called for the\u00a0establishment of Ohio University<\/a> in the Articles of Confederation through the Ordinance of 1787. \u00a0Under the mandate that “Religion, morality, and\u00a0knowledge being\u00a0necessary for good government of mankind, schools\u00a0and the means of education shall be encouraged,” Ohio University was created as the example of the kind of dedication to higher education and knowledge that the United States would stand for. \u00a0Known originally as the American University,\u00a0Ohio University became a shining example\u00a0globally of higher education.<\/p>\n Founded by Manasseh Cutler and Rufus Putnam, Ohio University is located in Athens, Ohio, and currently enrolls a students body of just shy of 40,000 students. \u00a0Ohio University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $240:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n During the Sixties, the Abilene Christian University was undergoing a period of\u00a0extreme\u00a0growth and the school was beginning\u00a0to struggle to\u00a0accommodate the ever-growing student population and their needs. \u00a0Wanting to provide these students with a place of higher education, Abilene Christian University quickly established an extension campus in the nearby town of Mesquite, Texas in 1971, creating the footprint for what would eventually become Amberton University<\/a>. \u00a0After three years at its Mequite, Texas location, the school was then moved to Garland, Texas at which location it began to thrive. \u00a0By 1982, the school was renamed to Amber University and then renamed once more to\u00a0Amberton University in 2001.<\/p>\n Focusing primarily on adult\u00a0education, Amberton University quickly became a leader in this type of education. \u00a0Now, Amberton University is home to thousands of students who are enrolled on-campus and online. \u00a0Amberton University is private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $265:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Eventually becoming the University of Central\u00a0Missouri<\/a>, the Warrensburg Teachers College was\u00a0established in 1871. \u00a0In the coming years, the school\u00a0would change and grow in scope, ultimately leading to an increase in student population and educational opportunities offered at the school. \u00a0By 1919, it was decided\u00a0that the school would be renamed to the Central Missouri State Teachers College. \u00a0This was the first in a series of name-changes. \u00a0Named Central Missouri State Teachers College, then Central Missouri State College in 1945, then Central Missouri State University in 1972, the school was finally named the\u00a0University of Central Missouri in 2006.<\/p>\n Established in the city of Warrensburg, Missouri, the University of Central Missouri enrolls almost 15,000 students and\u00a0offers 150 different major to choose from. \u00a0University of Central Missouri is a\u00a0public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $265:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n The State of Missouri determined in the 1870s that the state was in need of a new state university. \u00a0As word traveled throughout the state that the State Legislature was looking to fund a new school, cities across\u00a0the state began campaigns to attract the new school. \u00a0Hoping to lure in the state legislature, a group of business owners and politicians in the city of Cape\u00a0Girardeau began working to convince the state to build the new school in their city. \u00a0Their\u00a0campaigned worked and Southeast Missouri Normal School was established in Gape\u00a0Girardeau, Missouri. \u00a0The school\u00a0experienced massive growth over the coming years, a lot of which can be contributed to the construction of Interstate 55.<\/p>\n Today, Southeast Missouri State University<\/a> is home to a student body of nearly 12,000 students and\u00a0offers students\u00a0over 200 different areas of study. \u00a0Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $272:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n In 1910, the Texas House of Representatives called for the\u00a0establishment of a school in western Texas that would\u00a0eventually be known as West Texas A&M University<\/a>. \u00a0Opened as the West Texas State Normal College, the school was originally created to act as a training\u00a0facility for teachers within the state that would then go out to work in the state’s public school system. \u00a0One of seven state-funded colleges, West Texas Normal College was eventually renamed to West Texas A&M University after it was incorporated into the Texas A&M University system.<\/p>\n Founded just outside of Amarillo, Texas, in the city of Canyon, Texas, West Texas A&M\u00a0University offers over 100 different degree\u00a0programs and enrolls almost 10,000 students. \u00a0West\u00a0Texas A&M University is a pubic institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $284:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n The Christian Female College, what eventually would\u00a0become Columbia College<\/a>, was established in 1851 by the Missouri State Legislature in order to better serve women in the area and provide them an opportunity for a higher education. \u00a0At its founding, Columbia College was the only women’s college west of the Mississippi River. \u00a0The school operated as a women’s-only institution for the next century and eventually became\u00a0coeducational in 1970. \u00a0Founded in close affiliation with the Christian Church, Columbia College still operates a Christian College.<\/p>\n Enrolling 2,1000 students currently, Columbia\u00a0College is located in Columbia, Missouri and offers over seventy-five different programs of study. \u00a0Columbia\u00a0College is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $290:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n The first class of students enrolled in Bemidji State University<\/a> in 1919. \u00a0Originally named the Bemidji\u00a0State Normal School, the school was eventually renamed to Bemidji State Teachers College. \u00a0After some time, the school’s name was\u00a0shortened to Bemidji\u00a0State College and then finally renamed to Bemidji State University in 1975. \u00a0In 1999, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System\u00a0urged the school to change its named to\u00a0Minnesota State University-Bemidji in order to better mirror the systems naming scheme, but students and faculty opposed the decision.<\/p>\n Named for its location in Bemidji, Minnesota, Bemidji\u00a0State University has a student body of over 6,300 students and offers a variety of different programs of study for its\u00a0students. Bemidji\u00a0State University is a\u00a0public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $296:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Established as a regional extension campus for the already established Indiana State University, the\u00a0University of\u00a0Southern\u00a0Indiana<\/a> was founded in 1965. \u00a0Construction\u00a0began on the new campus in 1968 and its first class of students were enrolled in 1969. \u00a0Over the coming two decades, the school continued to operate as an extension campus for\u00a0Indiana State University. \u00a0During this period of time,\u00a0the school underwent a large amount of growth. \u00a0By 1985, it was decided that the school should be spun-off into its own school. \u00a0Later that year, the\u00a0University of Southern Indiana was officially chartered.<\/p>\n Now, the\u00a0University of Southern Indiana is home to a student body of 11,000 students at its Vanderburgh County location, and offers students eighty different degree programs. University of\u00a0Southern Indiana is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $297:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Originally known as South Park Junior\u00a0College, Lamar University<\/a> was founded in 1923. \u00a0Established by Louis R. Pietzsch, the school originally operated out of the third floor of the South Park High School. \u00a0Working out of this location for the next three years, the State of Texas Legislature eventually\u00a0granted the school the ability to give degrees and it was renamed to Lamar College. \u00a0Named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second President of the Republic of Texas, Lamar College was soon moved to its own campus. \u00a0By 1942, the school was out of South Park High School and operating\u00a0independently.<\/p>\n Incorporated by the state in 1995, Lamar University is currently located in Beaumont, Texas and enrolls a student body of 15,000 students. \u00a0Lamar\u00a0University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $308:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Accepting its first class of students in 1909, Rogers\u00a0State University<\/a> was\u00a0founded as the Eastern University Preparatory\u00a0School. \u00a0Offering its first courses in the Claremont Building, now the school’s oldest building, Eastern University Preparatory School operated for the next eight years until it was shut down and reworked into the Oklahoma Military Academy. \u00a0The newly opened\u00a0Oklahoma Military Academy soon began to\u00a0offer four years of high school\u00a0education alongside its two years of junior college. \u00a0Due to declining\u00a0attendance rates\u00a0brought upon by the Vietnam War, the school was overhauled and began to offer undergraduate and graduate programs.<\/p>\n Named to honor Clement Vann Rogers, Rogers State University currently enrolls a student body of 4,300 students Rogers State\u00a0University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $309:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Needing to provide additional facilities for its ever-increasing student body, Earlham College founded an\u00a0extension program that would eventually become Indiana\u00a0University East<\/a>. \u00a0Operated in a joint-partnership between Earlham College and Indiana University, this new program grew to\u00a0eventually include the nearby Purdue University into the partnership of this brand-new extension program. \u00a0In due time, the program had grown to become so large that the Indiana General Assembly saw it fit to spin it off into its own program.<\/p>\n By 1971, the Indiana\u00a0University East was\u00a0officially established. \u00a0Located in Richmond, Indiana, Indiana University East is home to approximately 4,500 students. \u00a0Indiana University East is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $315:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n The Denver Bible Institute was\u00a0established in 1914, setting the stage for what would eventually\u00a0become Colorado Christian University<\/a>. \u00a0Originally, the Denver Bible Institute was created independently of the state of\u00a0Colorado, but this plan was eventually abandoned and a charter was sought for the new school. \u00a0At\u00a0this point the school was\u00a0renamed from the Denver Bible Institute to the Denver Bible College and began to grant degrees to students. \u00a0Over the coming three decades, the school operated on\u00a0its own and eventually merged with the Western Bible Institute to form Rockmont College.<\/p>\n In 1989, Rockmont College was renamed to Colorado Christian\u00a0University. \u00a0Now home to 7,400\u00a0students, Colorado Christian University is located in Lakewood, Colorado. \u00a0Colorado Christian University is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $315:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n The New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science was established in 1932 and\u00a0laid the groundwork for what would transform to become Southern\u00a0New Hampshire University<\/a>. \u00a0Operated by husband and wife, Harry A.B. Shapiro and Gertrude Crockett Shapiro, the\u00a0New Hampshire\u00a0School of Accounting and Secretarial\u00a0Science was founded in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire. \u00a0For the next thirty years,\u00a0the school would operate at this location but then be forced to move to its current location on the borderline of Hooksett and Manchester. \u00a0During this move, the school was renamed\u00a0to\u00a0the New Hampshire College of Accounting and Commerce.<\/p>\n Now\u00a0known as Southern\u00a0New Hampshire\u00a0University, the school is\u00a0home to 3,000 students on-campus and an additional 60,000 students online. \u00a0Southern New\u00a0Hampshire University is a private\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $320:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Upon\u00a0receiving\u00a0funding from the federal government through the Morrill\u00a0Act, the State of Utah began searching for a site\u00a0upon\u00a0which it\u00a0could\u00a0establish its first public institution of higher\u00a0education. \u00a0Already having its capital in Salt Lake City and the Insane Asylum in Provo, it was decided that the new institution of higher learning should be\u00a0located in the town of Logan, Utah. \u00a0In 1888, the Agricultural College of Utah was chartered and in 1890, the first group of students began enrolling in classes.<\/p>\n Consolidating with nearby schools over the coming years, now Utah State University<\/a> is home to over 28,000\u00a0students and offers a wide variety of different degree programs from which to choose from. \u00a0Utah State University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $325:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n For the past twenty years, Dakota State University<\/a> has maintained a well-earned\u00a0reputation for being on the cutting-edge of technology use in the\u00a0classroom. \u00a0Beginning in the early 2000s, Dakota\u00a0State University began offering all of its students a tablet and a laptop\u00a0computer in order to\u00a0aid\u00a0with their educational experience. \u00a0Along with this computer, all students were required to enroll in a either an introductory programming or computing class. \u00a0Because of this dedication to technology, Dakota\u00a0State University earned the designations of “National Center of Academic Excellence in Research” and “National Center of\u00a0Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations”.<\/p>\n Established in 1881, Dakota State\u00a0University was originally known as Madison Normal School. Today Dakota\u00a0State University is home to nearly 3,000 students at its Madison, North Dakota campus. \u00a0Dakota State University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $335:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the cornerstones of the University System of New Hampshire, Granite State College<\/a> was established\u00a0with the distinct goal of providing flexible options of higher education to adult students. \u00a0Established in 1972 in Concord,\u00a0New Hampshire, Granite State\u00a0College still operates out of its original campus. \u00a0However, due to growth, Granite\u00a0State College has added additional satellite campuses as well as\u00a0greatly expanded its online campus.<\/p>\n Dedicated to\u00a0offering students additional educational opportunities, Granite\u00a0State College offers most of its classes online in order to cater to non-traditional\u00a0students. \u00a0Today, Granite\u00a0State College offers over\u00a0fifty different programs\u00a0of study. \u00a0Granite\u00a0State College is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $335:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n The\u00a0Dakota Territorial Legislature called for the\u00a0establishment of the University at Vermillion in 1826. \u00a0The precursor to the\u00a0University of South Dakota<\/a>, the University at Vermillion was one of the oldest educational institutions in the state of South Dakota and is also older than of the educational institutions in the state of North Dakota.<\/p>\n Established in the city of Vermillion, South Dakota, the University of South Dakota has\u00a0become the center of the city. \u00a0Operating the only medical and law schools in the state,\u00a0the University of\u00a0South Dakota currently enrolls a student population of nearly 10,000 students and offers 270 different programs of study to choose from. \u00a0University of South Dakota is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $335:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n After entering into the Union, the newly formed General Assembly of Alabama called for the creation of an institution of\u00a0higher-learning within the borders of the state. \u00a0This school\u00a0would eventually evolve to\u00a0become the University of Alabama<\/a>. \u00a0The first classes were held at the\u00a0University of Alabama in 1820, making it one of the oldest public institution of higher education in the entire country. \u00a0The school’s campus was modeled heavily after the designs created by Thomas Jefferson for the\u00a0University of Virginia campus.<\/p>\n Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, close to the state’s capital, the\u00a0University of Alabama\u00a0enrolls almost 37,000 students. \u00a0The\u00a0University of Alabama is a\u00a0public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $335:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Founded in 1867, Clarion University of Pennsylvania<\/a> was originally\u00a0named the Carrier Seminary of Western Pennsylvania. \u00a0After four years, the school was finally up and running. \u00a0Accepting its first class of students in 1871, the Carrier Seminary of Western Pennsylvania operated\u00a0independently\u00a0of the state for sixteen years until the school received backing from the state. \u00a0It was at this point the school was renamed to Clarion State Normal School. \u00a0By\u00a0the 1980s, the school had\u00a0been incorporated into Pennsylvania’s public education\u00a0system and had\u00a0received\u00a0university status, resulting in the school’s name being changed\u00a0once more to Clarion\u00a0University of\u00a0Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n Founded and still located in Clarion,\u00a0Pennsylvania, Clarion University of\u00a0Pennsylvania has a student body of over 5,000 students. \u00a0Clarion\u00a0University of Pennsylvania is a public\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $337:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Located along the\u00a0shore of Sebago Lake in the small town of Standish, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College<\/a> was founded just outside of Portland, Maine’s largest city. \u00a0Originally\u00a0established as the Portland Regional\u00a0Community of the Sisters of\u00a0Mercy in 1912, Saint Joseph’s College was created as an institute for the education of women while also providing students a background in\u00a0Catholic teachings and history. The school operated as a\u00a0women’s-only institution for the coming decades until becoming coeducational in certain programs in 1970.<\/p>\n Currently, Saint Joseph’s College is\u00a0the only Catholic School in the state of Maine. \u00a0Enrolling over 1,000 students, Saint Joseph’s College offers students forty\u00a0different degrees to choose from. \u00a0Saint Joseph’s\u00a0College is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $345:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Through a key piece of legislation, then Governor of the Colorado Territory Edward M. McCook called for the\u00a0establishment of a brand new state university designed with the purpose of\u00a0serving the newly settled area. \u00a0In 1870, Colorado State\u00a0University<\/a> was established. \u00a0Running into a variety of different developmental issues in the\u00a0beginning, the\u00a0school\u00a0eventually secured funding and a plot of land. \u00a0Originally named Colorado Agricultural\u00a0College, the\u00a0school was eventually added to the Colorado State University system and was renamed Colorado State University.<\/p>\n Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, Colorado State\u00a0University enrolls a student body of approximately 3,400 students. \u00a0Colorado State\u00a0University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $350:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n In conjunction with the Congregational\u00a0Ministers and Churches of Kansas, the State of Kansas issues a charter that called for the creation of Lincoln College in 1865. \u00a0After receiving a generation donation of a plot of land by the\u00a0abolitionist John Ritchie, construction began on what was then Lincoln College but would soon become Washburn University<\/a>. \u00a0Renamed in 1868 to Washburn College, the\u00a0school was named to honor the\u00a0legacy of Ichabod Washburn, a famous abolitionist from the\u00a0town of Worcester, Massachusetts who pledged $25,000 to the fledgeling institution.<\/p>\n Established on a foundation of progressive ideals, Washburn\u00a0University is located in Topeka, Kansas and enrolls a students body of approximately 6,600 students. \u00a0Washburn\u00a0University is a public\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $352:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Governor Edward O’Neal called for the established of the State Normal School at Jacksonville in 1883, laying the\u00a0necessary groundwork for what would grow to become Jacksonville State University<\/a>. \u00a0Originally\u00a0occupying facilities that once belonged to the defunct Calhoun College, the State Normal School at Jacksonville originally operated as a state preparatory school for teachers. \u00a0By the 1920s, the curriculum of the school had shifted towards becoming a four-year\u00a0institution and the name of the school was changed to the State Teachers College at Jacksonville. \u00a0The name was changed twice more. \u00a0Once to Jacksonville State College, and then finally to Jacksonville State University.<\/p>\n Established and still located in Jacksonville, Alabama, Jacksonville State\u00a0University is\u00a0currently home to approximately 8,700 students. \u00a0Jacksonville\u00a0State University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $359:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Initially, Old Dominion\u00a0University<\/a> was created out of humble beginnings as an\u00a0offshoot campus of the nearby College of William and Mary. \u00a0Wanting\u00a0to create an extension campus in the nearby city of Norfolk, Virginia, officials from the College of William and\u00a0Mary began buying up buildings, land, and hiring professors that would eventually work at the new\u00a0campus. \u00a0In 1930, the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary opened its\u00a0doors to students. \u00a0The school grew\u00a0quickly\u00a0over the coming decades. \u00a0By 1962, the school had\u00a0grown so large that it was deemed\u00a0necessary\u00a0to spin the school off into it’s\u00a0school known as Old Dominion College.<\/p>\n No longer known as Old Dominion\u00a0College, Old Dominion University now operates two additional campuses and has a student body of over 25,000 students. \u00a0Old Dominion\u00a0University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $369:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n In 1959, officials from the Wisconsin\u00a0Institute of\u00a0Technology and Wisconsin State College\u00a0decided that it would be best to merge the two institutions into one. \u00a0This newly formed institution was renamed the\u00a0University of Wisconsin-Platteville<\/a>. \u00a0Its origins dating back all the way to 1866, the oldest component of the\u00a0University of Wisconsin-Platteville was Platteville Normal\u00a0School, an institution\u00a0dedicated to the education of teachers. \u00a0This school was eventually renamed to Platteville\u00a0State Teachers College and then to Wisconsin\u00a0Institute of Technology, Platteville.<\/p>\n Currently, still\u00a0located in Platteville Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville is home\u00a0to approximately 9,000 students. \u00a0University of Wisconsin Platteville is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $370:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Doctor Lewis\u00a0Fizhugh chartered Belhaven College in 1894. \u00a0Originally, the school was incredibly small and operated entirely out of a tiny residence located on Boyd Street in the small town of Jackson,\u00a0Mississippi. \u00a0Unfortunately, this building burned down in a fire and construction was soon underway on a brand new location. \u00a0Tragedy\u00a0struck again in 1904 when Doctor Lewis Fizhugh passed away at which point ownership of the school was transferred to his colleague Doctor J.R. Person. \u00a0Person continued to operate the school in Doctor Lewis Fizhugh’s vision until, after five\u00a0years, another fire claimed the school.<\/p>\n The school reopened in 1911 under guidance from the Presbyterian Church. \u00a0Today, Belhaven\u00a0University<\/a> is home to 4,300 students. \u00a0Belhaven University is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $370:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n On a plot of land originally owned by a local family known as the Bullards, Northwestern\u00a0State University of Louisiana<\/a> was officially established in 1856. \u00a0Initially, a convent and a school\u00a0were built at this location. \u00a0Due to its incredibly early date of establishment, Northwestern\u00a0State\u00a0University actually\u00a0predates the Civil War. \u00a0Established by the Louisiana State Legislature, the school was originally named the Louisiana State Normal School. \u00a0The school grew over the coming years and with that growth came a series of name changes. \u00a0In 1921 the\u00a0school was renamed to\u00a0Louisiana State Normal College and then to Northwestern College of Louisiana in 1944.<\/p>\n Today, Northwestern State\u00a0University of Louisiana is located in Natchitoches,\u00a0Louisiana and enrolls a student body of over 9,000 students. Northwestern State\u00a0University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $375:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n In 1868, the\u00a0precursor to Northeastern University<\/a>, the Evening\u00a0Institute for Younger Men,\u00a0opened its doors in 1868. \u00a0From its creation, Northeastern University focused primarily on providing\u00a0students in the area\u00a0with a wider variety of options when it came to education. \u00a0Northeastern\u00a0University wanted to provide more\u00a0flexibility when it came to earning a higher-education. \u00a0Founded in Boston, Massachusetts, Northeastern\u00a0University\u00a0currently operates\u00a0satellite\u00a0campuses in Charlotte, North Carolina; Seattle,\u00a0Washington; and Silicon Valley,\u00a0California.<\/p>\n Today, Northeastern\u00a0University has the designation of having “High Research Activity” from the\u00a0Carnegie\u00a0Classifications Institute of\u00a0Higher Education and enrolls a\u00a0student body of approximately 25,000 students. \u00a0Northeastern\u00a0University is a private\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $378:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Starting from very humble beginnings, Sierra\u00a0Nevada College<\/a>\u00a0opened its doors to its first class of students which included just twenty-three\u00a0enrollees. \u00a0One of the unique goals of the new college was to incorporate as much of the unique\u00a0characteristics of the school’s surrounding\u00a0location in the Lake Tahoe region. \u00a0In just six years, the\u00a0school had earned\u00a0accreditation and was now\u00a0offering a much wider variety of different academic programs to its students. \u00a0By the 1980s, Sierra\u00a0Nevada College had added its first Master’s programs to its curriculum.<\/p>\n Located in\u00a0Incline Village,\u00a0Nevada, Sierra Nevada College offers students twenty different undergraduate programs as well as a variety of different graduate programs to its student body of\u00a0just over 1,000 students. \u00a0Sierra Nevada College is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $379:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Established in Flint, Michigan, Baker College<\/a> began enrolling it first class of students in 1911. \u00a0Originally\u00a0named the Baker Business College, the school was designed with the\u00a0purpose of providing an education\u00a0to adults who were looking to enter\u00a0into the workforce immediately upon completion of their degree. \u00a0Baker Business\u00a0College focused on providing students with tangible, real-life work skills. \u00a0In order to do so, Baker Business College went to great lengths to integrate real-world experience\u00a0into their curriculum. \u00a0Founded by Eldon E. Baker, Baker College offered students a premier\u00a0business education.<\/p>\n Having merged with Muskegon College in 1965, Baker College now offers students fifteen different programs of\u00a0study to choose from. \u00a0Baker College is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $390:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Senior Pastor Jerry Falwell of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, called for the creation of Liberty University<\/a> in 1971. \u00a0Named the Lynchburg Baptist College, the school would\u00a0undergo series of\u00a0transformations\u00a0over the coming decades resulting in the Liberty University of the modern day. \u00a0Senior Pastor Jerry Falwell created Liberty\u00a0University with the\u00a0distinct goal of providing a high-quality education with a Christian perspective.<\/p>\n Originally named for the city of\u00a0Lynchburg, Virginia, in which the school is located, the school was renamed in 1985 to Liberty\u00a0University. \u00a0Now, Liberty\u00a0University enrolls 15,000 students on campus and additional 100,000 online. Liberty University is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $390:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n The Connecticut State Legislature called for the creation of Charter Oak State College<\/a> in 1973. \u00a0As part of a plan to expand the educational offerings within\u00a0the state of Connecticut, Charter Oak State College was established as one of a few different schools created to remedy the\u00a0situation. \u00a0Founded across the street from the Central Connecticut\u00a0State University, Charter Oak\u00a0State College was\u00a0incorporated into the Connecticut State College and\u00a0Universities System.<\/p>\n Located in the town of Hartford, Connecticut, the name Charter Oak State College is derived from the state’s famous Charter Oak, a very large white oak tree located in the city. \u00a0Now, Charter Oak State College is home to approximately 2,300 students. \u00a0Charter Oak State College is a public\u00a0university.<\/p>\n Tuition: $392:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n In 1960,\u00a0the Governor of California Pat Brown, called upon the California State Legislature to allocate funds towards the\u00a0establishment and construction of a brand new\u00a0school. \u00a0Initially, the new school was to be located in the city of Palos Verdes and was to be named South Bay State College. \u00a0As plans began to move\u00a0forward it was eventually decided that Dominguez Hills was a better\u00a0location for the new school than Palos Verdes. \u00a0Being a newer town, the state hoped that by locating the school there it would cause people to move there to help populate the new town.<\/p>\n Currently located in the Dominguez\u00a0Hills region of Carson, California, California State University, Dominguez\u00a0Hills<\/a> is home to\u00a0student body of approximately 15,000\u00a0students. \u00a0California State University, Dominguez Hills is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $396:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n An integral part of the\u00a0University of Wisconsin System of\u00a0schools, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater<\/a> was\u00a0founded in 1868. \u00a0Originally named the Whitewater Normal School, the school was initially founded to act as a\u00a0training facility for teachers across the state of Wisconsin. \u00a0The school operated in this limited capacity for\u00a0the following fifty years. \u00a0In 1927, the Whitewater Normal School was granted the ability to offer students bachelor’s degrees and was renamed to Whitewater Teachers College. \u00a0The school underwent a few other name changes: in 1951 to Wisconsin State\u00a0College-Whitewater, and then the\u00a0University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1971.<\/p>\n Eventually incorporated into the\u00a0University of Wisconsin system, the\u00a0University of Wisconsin-Whitewater now enrolls a student body of just\u00a0over 12,000 students. \u00a0University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is a public\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $398:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n The\u00a0Mother Superior of the Sisters of Saint\u00a0Francis of Dubuque, Mother Mary Dominica Wieneke, and Most Reverend Edmond Heelan partnered\u00a0together in the late 1920s to begin work on establishing Briar Cliff College. \u00a0By 1930, they were\u00a0ready to open the doors to the newly founded Briar Cliff School, located upon the Briar Cliff. \u00a0Originally, the school only offered classes to women but this eventually changes males were allowed to enroll in 1965. \u00a0By 1967, residence halls had been added to the campus and students were able to take up residency at the school.<\/p>\n Founded in Sioux Falls, Iowa, Briar Cliff University<\/a> enrolls just over 1,300 students. \u00a0Briar Cliff University is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $399:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Founded as a boys school, Campbellsville\u00a0University<\/a> was established as the Russell Creek Academy by the Russell Creek Baptist Association. \u00a0In the coming years, the school would undergo a series of changes that would take it from a humble boys school to a full-fledge university. \u00a0One of these key changes took\u00a0place in 1966 when the school had gained\u00a0university status and began offering\u00a0college courses and degrees.<\/p>\n Located in Campbellsville,\u00a0Kentucky, Campellsville Unviersity enrolls a\u00a0student body of over 3,200 students and offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs to its students. Campbellsville University is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $399:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking at the Touro\u00a0Synagogue in 1970, George Washington gave a stirring\u00a0speech that would go on to influence the establishment of Touro\u00a0University. \u00a0Listening to the words of George Washington, the Touro family began developing a system of nonprofit schools of higher education that were sponsored by the Jewish faith. \u00a0Known as Touro\u00a0College, the school\u00a0system eventually consolidated to\u00a0establish Touro University Worldwide<\/a> in 1998. \u00a0Originally named Touro University International, the school focused on providing students with a wide variety of different distance\u00a0education opportunities.<\/p>\n Now a leader in the field of distance education, Touro\u00a0University Worldwide enrolls thousands of students online and offers a wide variety of\u00a0different educational programs from which to\u00a0choose from. \u00a0Tour\u00a0University Worldwide is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $400:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Bellevue University<\/a> was\u00a0originally created with the clear goal of providing working adults with an opportunity to gain a high-quality education. \u00a0Named Bellevue\u00a0College at its founding, the school grew over the coming decades. \u00a0By 1975, Bellevue College had grown to\u00a0become so large that it was then the fourth-largest private school in the state of\u00a0Nevada. \u00a0Years later, the Bellevue College would\u00a0receive university status and begin to offer Master’s programs to its offerings.<\/p>\n Renamed Bellevue\u00a0University in 1994, Bellevue\u00a0University is located in Bellevue, Nevada and enrolls a student body of approximately 10,000 students. \u00a0Bellevue University is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $410:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n In the Sixties, the State of Massachusetts was in an education crisis. \u00a0Demand for higher education greatly outpaced the available\u00a0spots at public universities. \u00a0Hoping to remedy this\u00a0situation, the\u00a0Massachusetts State Legislature voted in 1964 to\u00a0establish the university now known as the University of Massachusetts Boston. \u00a0A year later, classes began to be held in a newly renovated building in the Park Square area of Boston, Massachusetts. \u00a0During this time, construction on the Columbia Point campus was underway and was completed in 1974. \u00a0In 1982, the\u00a0University of Massachusetts Boston absorbed the nearby Boston State College.<\/p>\n Located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts Boston enrolls approximately 17,000 students. \u00a0University of Massachusetts-Boston is a public\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $410:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Opened in 1891, Buena Vista\u00a0University<\/a>\u00a0originally held its first classes inside the Storm Lake Opera House.\u00a0While this arrangement worked at first, soon demand for spots at the\u00a0university\u00a0grew so large that the school needed to move out of the Storm Lake Opera House. \u00a0This prompted construction on a new campus for the growing\u00a0school. \u00a0Over the coming years, a new campus was erected. \u00a0Much of it still remains to this day, although some of it was lost in a fire in 1956. \u00a0During the 1950s and 1960s, Buena Visa\u00a0University experience a period of rapid growth.<\/p>\n Today, Buena Vista\u00a0University enrolls almost 1,000 students and offers forty-two different programs of study for its students. \u00a0Buena Vista\u00a0University is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $421:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Originally named Mount Saint Joseph Junior College, Brescia University<\/a> was established in 1925. \u00a0Established by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph at Maple Mount, the school would grow and change to\u00a0become the Brescia\u00a0University of the modern era. \u00a0Originally, the school operated as a women’s-only\u00a0school in order to education\u00a0women and offer them more opportunities. \u00a0In time, the school was eventually made to be coeducational after the\u00a0addition of new\u00a0campuses.<\/p>\n Named\u00a0for the Italian city of Brescia from which the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph hailed, Brescia\u00a0University is now home to a\u00a0large number of\u00a0students at its Owensboro, Kentucky campus. \u00a0Brescia\u00a0University is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $425:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Founded to provide children in Arizona with an opportunity for an education, Northern Arizona\u00a0University<\/a> was originally established as the Northern Arizona Normal School in 1899. \u00a0Operating as a state normal school for the next six decades, Northern Arizona\u00a0University was eventually granted the ability to offer Bachelor’s degrees and was renamed to its current name.<\/p>\n Now,\u00a0Northern\u00a0Arizona\u00a0University is one of the state’s premier research\u00a0universities and has earned the designation of having “High Research Activity” by the Carnegie\u00a0Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. \u00a0Enrolling 28,000 students, Northern Arizona\u00a0University is\u00a0located in Flagstaff, Arizona. Northern Arizona\u00a0University is a public\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $425:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n A.W. Mell\u00a0founded the Glasgow Normal School and Business\u00a0College in the heart of downtown Glasgow,\u00a0Kentucky in 1876. \u00a0In the coming years,\u00a0the school would eventually grow and transform while also\u00a0merging\u00a0with other nearby schools to form Western Kentucky\u00a0University<\/a>.\u00a0After Glasgow Normal School and Business\u00a0College was\u00a0formed, the Potter College was established nearby by Pleasant J. Potter. \u00a0The Potter College would soon merge with the Glasgow Normal School and Business College, as well as the\u00a0Western Kentucky Normal College and Teachers College, in the 1930s to form what would eventually be renamed to Western Kentucky\u00a0University.<\/p>\n Now\u00a0located in Bowling Green,\u00a0Kentucky, Western Kentucky University enrolls a\u00a0student body of 21,000 students and offers over\u00a0one-hundred\u00a0different programs of study. \u00a0Western Kentucky\u00a0University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $425:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Founded in 1890, Indiana Wesleyan University<\/a> was originally named\u00a0Marion\u00a0Normal College. \u00a0Indiana Wesleyan\u00a0University operated under the name of Morion Normal College until 1912 at which\u00a0point the school was then renamed to Marion Normal Institute. \u00a0After eight more years, the school was renamed to Mario College which remained the school’s name until 1980. \u00a0It was that year that the school was finally renamed to Indiana Wesleyan\u00a0University.<\/p>\n Over\u00a0the course of the 20th century and into the 21st, Indiana Wesleyan University’s curriculum and student body expanded. \u00a0Today, Indiana Wesleyan\u00a0University is one of the largest private universities in the entire state of\u00a0Indiana, enrolling 16,000+ students at its Marion,\u00a0Indiana campus. \u00a0Indiana Wesleyan University is a private\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $432:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Arther Keiser, founder of Keiser University<\/a>, established Keiser University with his mother Evelyn Keiser in 1977 in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. \u00a0Originally named the Keiser School, Keiser University operated as a career college, mainly focused on teaching students applicable work skills. \u00a0The school taught mainly business and healthcare courses in the beginning. \u00a0By 1982, the school added course in computer programming and it was decided that the name of the school would be changed to the Keiser Institute of Technology. \u00a0Following this change, associate degrees were added into the curriculum and the school was renamed once more to Keiser College.<\/p>\n In 2006, the school began offering students a wide\u00a0array of degrees as it briefly switched to a for-profit business model\u00a0under the name of Keiser University. \u00a0Today, it is now a non-profit university that offers a wide variety of educational experiences to its students. \u00a0Keiser University is a private\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $440:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Tom and William Curtis, father and son, worked together in a partnership in order to found and establish Limestone College<\/a> in 1854. \u00a0Both scholars from England, Thomas and William Curtis traveled from England to the United States with the vision of creating a school that provided educational opportunities to women. \u00a0Settling in South Carolina, the duo set to work on establishing Limestone College as one of the first women’s colleges in the state. \u00a0Today, Limestone College is one of the oldest schools in the state of South Carolina and is named for its proximity to a nearby limestone quarry.<\/p>\n Located in the city of Gaffney, South Carolina, Limestone College is still made up of much of its original campus. Today, Limestone College enrolls approximately 1,000 students on campus and an additional 2,500 students online. Limestone\u00a0College is a\u00a0private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $441:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Hoping to establish a new institution of higher education, community members worked hard with the local branch of the Methodist Church in order to raise enough money through donations to establish what would become Upper Iowa University<\/a> in 1857. \u00a0Led by\u00a0pioneer Elizabeth Alexander, Upper Iowa University was founded to serve the people of the newly settled Iowa\u00a0Territory. In partnership with her husband, Robert Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander, worked to get her new school started in the town of Fayette, Iowa.<\/p>\n Today, Upper Iowa University is located along the Volga River in the town of Fayette, Iowa. \u00a0Still\u00a0maintaining its ties to the Methodist Church, Upper Iowa University enrolls a student body of nearly 6,000 students. \u00a0Upper Iowa University is a private\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $441:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Founded in 1973, the City University of Seattle<\/a> was established by its creator Dr. Micheal A. Pastore. \u00a0Working to create a school that served working professionals, the City University of Seattle was created by Dr. Pastore with the vision of providing most of its classes through non-traditional delivery formats such as night and weekend classes, as well as distance education. \u00a0At the time, Dr. Michael A. Pastore\u00a0perceived a lack of educational options for working professionals and hoped that his new school would service that gap in the local education system. \u00a0He was proven right as the school became a success almost immediately and soon additional campuses began to sprout up\u00a0all over the city.<\/p>\n Now, the City University of Seattle has a student body of nearly 6,400 students and is located in the city of\u00a0Seattle, Washington for which the school gets its name. \u00a0City\u00a0University of Seattle is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $447:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Growing out of a program started at the Florida Hospital, the Adventist\u00a0University of Health\u00a0Sciences<\/a> was founded in Orlando, Florida. \u00a0Originally, Florida Hospital\u00a0established its nursing program that was\u00a0receiving students from the nearby Southern Missionary College. \u00a0These students would come to the Florida Hospital in order to gain valuable insight and on-the-job experience in order to\u00a0supplement their education and\u00a0advance their nursing careers. \u00a0As this program grew to be more robust, the Florida Hospital decided to add an in-house Associate Degree in Nursing program. \u00a0By 1992, Florida\u00a0Hospital had consolidated all\u00a0of its\u00a0separate nursing programs under one name and began offering students the ability to earn Bachelor’s degrees in 1998.<\/p>\n In 2012, the school was renamed to the Adventist\u00a0University of Health Sciences and still operates\u00a0under this name. \u00a0Currently, the Adventist\u00a0University of\u00a0Health\u00a0Sciences is home to a student body of approximately 1,800 students. Adventist University of Health Sciences is a private\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $460:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Established in 1923, Stephen F. Austin State\u00a0University<\/a> was\u00a0named after one of the founding fathers of the state of Texas,\u00a0Stephen F. Austin – for which the state of Austin, Texas also has\u00a0received its name. \u00a0Originally created to serve as a teaching college for public school teachers in Texas, Stephen F. Austin State University quickly expanded the scope of its curriculum in order to service more students and provide more educational opportunities.<\/p>\n Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, Stephen F. Austin State\u00a0University resides on the grounds of Thomas Jefferson Rusk’s former homestead. \u00a0A public university, Stephen F. Austin State\u00a0University is one of the few public colleges in the state that is not part of the Texas University systems. \u00a0Currently, Stephen F. Austin\u00a0State University enrolls approximately 14,000 students. \u00a0Stephen F. Austin State University is a public institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $467:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Husband and wife, R.G. and Evelyn LeTourneau began working on plans for what would become LeTourneau University<\/a> as World War II came to a close. \u00a0The two originally\u00a0planned to\u00a0create a university that would work to educate\u00a0returning soldiers in order to teach them valuable work skills and help them enter into prosperous post-war careers. \u00a0By 1956, R.G. and Evelyn LeTourneau were ready to open what was then known as the LeTourneau Technical Institute.<\/p>\n Focusing\u00a0primarily on teaching students manufacturing skills, the LeTourneau Technical\u00a0Institute operated out of an old hospital building. \u00a0Upon graduation, students were placed into jobs at the nearby LeTourneau Manufacturing plant. \u00a0Today, LeTourneau\u00a0University provides a much broader scope of educational opportunities to its student body of nearly 5,000 students. LeTourneau University is a private\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $475:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Founded in 1922, Notre Dame College<\/a> was founded in the city of South Euclid, Ohio on Ansel Road. \u00a0Originally, Notre Dame College only admitted women. \u00a0Over time,\u00a0the school began to grow and it was determined\u00a0that the Notre Dame College campus should expand\u00a0to a fifteen acre campus in South Euclid. \u00a0Operating initially as a residential campus only, Notre Dame College added Weekend College programs to its curriculum in 1978. \u00a0This was Notre Dame College’s first program that was offered to students in a non-traditional means, laying the groundwork for future distance education programs.<\/p>\n By 2005, it was decided\u00a0that Notre Dame College\u00a0would not only admit women, but also begin to enroll men. \u00a0Enrollment at Notre Dame College quickly doubled. \u00a0Now, Notre Dame College is home to a\u00a0student body of almost 2,250 students. Notre Dame College is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $475:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Through an act of legislation by the Kansas State Legislature, the first steps towards establishing Southwestern College<\/a> were underway when the bill called for the designation of a small plot of land for what would be the site of what was then known as the Southwest Kansas Conference College. \u00a0However, this plot of land\u00a0remained\u00a0undeveloped for over a year as plans for the new college were still being ironed out. \u00a0Overcoming financial and size concerns, construction finally began and the first class of students at Southwest Kansas Conference College were enrolled in 1886. \u00a0In 1909, the school’s name was shortened from Southwest Kansas Conference College to Southwestern College.<\/p>\n Currently, Southwestern College is located in the Kansas town of Winfield and is home to a student body of nearly 1,900 students. \u00a0Southwestern College is a private\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $478:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Established in 1934, Jacksonville\u00a0University<\/a> was founded by William J. Porter. \u00a0Initially established under the name of the William J. Porter\u00a0University, the school only offered students the ability to earn an Associate’s degree at first. \u00a0In its early years, the school did not have its own facilities and operated out of the nearby First Baptist Church. \u00a0After a year of operation, the school was\u00a0renamed to\u00a0Jacksonville Junior College. \u00a0Upon the institution of the GI Bill, Jacksonville\u00a0University\u00a0experienced a major uptick in the amount of students enrolling in the\u00a0school, which afforded the ability for the school to build its own\u00a0permanent campus. \u00a0Construction was completed in 1950 and in 1958 the school merged with the nearby Jacksonville\u00a0College of Music<\/p>\n Renamed to Jacksonville University in 1958,\u00a0Jacksonville University is located in Jacksonville, Florida and is home to a student body of nearly 4,200 students. \u00a0Jacksonville University is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $485:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Reverend Henry Skidmore of Oregon’s Methodist Episcopal Church founded Southern Oregon University<\/a> as the\u00a0Ashland Academy in 1872. \u00a0Operating under its original name of Ashland Academy for its first five years, the school was\u00a0renamed in 1878 to Ashland College and then to Ashland College and Normal School a few years later. \u00a0These name changes were just the first in a series of name changes that the school underwent. \u00a0Named Ashland Collegiate Institute then Southern\u00a0Oregon State Normal School followed by Southern Oregon Normal School, Southern\u00a0Oregon College, Southern Oregon State College, and then\u00a0finally Southern Oregon University.<\/p>\n Today, Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland,\u00a0Oregon and is home to a student population of approximately 6,200\u00a0students. Southern Oregon University is a public\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $486:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n In 1877, a group of Italian Jesuits fled to the United States in need of asylum. \u00a0Upon reaching the United States, the group settled in the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico. \u00a0There, the group of Italian Jesuits began work to establish Regis University<\/a>. \u00a0Referred to as Las Vegas College at the time, the school operated\u00a0successfully for the next few years. \u00a0At the\u00a0request of the Bishop of Denver, the Jesuits decided to move their school from the city of Las Vegas, Nevada to Denver, Colorado. \u00a0In Denver, the school was merged with the already established Sacred Heart College to form the College of the Sacred\u00a0Heart.<\/p>\n Renamed to Regis University in 1921, the school was named to honor Saint John Francis Regis. \u00a0Today,\u00a0Regis University enrolls a student body of 8,700 students at its Denver, Colorado campus. \u00a0Regis University is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $490:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Upon\u00a0settling in the town of Leavenworth, Kansas, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul began work to establish a boy and girls school in 1858. \u00a0After a year of work and planning, the St. Mary’s Institute opened as a\u00a0precursor to the University of Saint Mary. \u00a0Originally situated in the downtown-area of Leavenworth, Kansas, the school was moved to its current location just outside the city of Leavenworth in 1870. \u00a0It was at this point that the name of the school was changed to St. Mary’s Academy. \u00a0In 1923, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul officially chartered Saint Mary College. \u00a0Saint Mary\u00a0College\u00a0began offering four-year Bachelor’s degrees in 1974 making it the first to do so in Kansas.<\/p>\n Now known as the\u00a0University of Saint Mary since 2003, the University of Saint Mary is home to a student population of just over 800 students. \u00a0University of Saint Mary is a private institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $490:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Originally named the Eastern Indiana Normal School, Ball State University<\/a> was established in 1876. \u00a0Over the course of the next twenty-five years, the school operated under the Eastern Indiana Normal School name until it was forced to shutter its doors due to financial issues. \u00a0Just a short year later, the school was revamped and reopened as Palmer\u00a0University. \u00a0However, this did not last very long as it was renamed to Indiana Normal\u00a0College and then shut down in 1907. \u00a0Following this series of unfortunate closures,\u00a0the school was purchased by the Ball Brothers, two local\u00a0entrepreneurs. \u00a0It was at this point\u00a0that the school reopened and it began to really prosper. \u00a0In 1961, to\u00a0honor the two brothers who breathed a new life into the\u00a0institution, the school was\u00a0renamed to Ball State College.<\/p>\n Later renamed to Ball State\u00a0University, Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana and is\u00a0home to approximately 22,000 students. \u00a0Ball State\u00a0University is a public\u00a0institution.<\/p>\n Tuition: $492:non-resident<\/strong><\/p>\n Inscribed with the Latin phrase “Domi Habit Unde Disceret”, meaning “He need not go away from home for instruction”, the first cornerstone was\u00a0laid for the\u00a0University of Wyoming<\/a>‘s first building, the Old Main, in 1866. \u00a0Just one year later, construction had been completed on the new\u00a0university’s campus and it began enrolling man and women into its courses. \u00a0Located on a plot of land\u00a0known s Prexy’s Pasture,\u00a0the campus has become renowned for its beautifully\u00a0serene views that remain to this very day.<\/p>\n2. Western Governors University<\/h3>\n
3. Fort Hays State University<\/h3>\n
4. Western New Mexico University<\/h3>\n
5. Eastern Oregon University<\/h3>\n
6. State University of New York – Delhi<\/h3>\n
7. Ohio University<\/h3>\n
8. Amberton University<\/h3>\n
9. University of Central Missouri<\/h3>\n
10. Southeast Missouri State University<\/h3>\n
11. West Texas A&M University<\/h3>\n
12. Columbia College<\/h3>\n
13. Bemidji State University<\/h3>\n
14. University of Southern Indiana<\/h3>\n
15. Lamar University<\/h3>\n
16. Rogers State University<\/h3>\n
17. Indiana University East<\/h3>\n
18. Colorado Christian University<\/h3>\n
19. Southern New Hampshire University<\/h3>\n
20. Utah State University<\/h3>\n
21. Dakota State University<\/h3>\n
22. Granite State College<\/h3>\n
23. University of South Dakota<\/h3>\n
24. University of Alabama<\/h3>\n
25. Clarion University of Pennsylvania<\/h3>\n
26. Saint Joseph’s College<\/h3>\n
27. Colorado State University<\/h3>\n
28. Washburn University<\/h3>\n
29. Jacksonville State University<\/h3>\n
30. Old Dominion University<\/h3>\n
31. University of Wisconsin-Platteville<\/h3>\n
32. Belhaven University<\/h3>\n
33. Northwestern State University of Louisiana<\/h3>\n
34. Northeastern University<\/h3>\n
35. Sierra Nevada College<\/h3>\n
36. Baker College<\/h3>\n
37. Liberty University<\/h3>\n
38. Charter Oak State College<\/h3>\n
39. California State University – Dominguez Hills<\/h3>\n
40. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater<\/h3>\n
41. Briar Cliff University<\/h3>\n
42. Campbellsville University<\/h3>\n
43. Touro University Worldwide<\/h3>\n
44. Bellevue University<\/h3>\n
45. University of Massachusetts – Boston<\/h3>\n
46. Buena Vista University<\/h3>\n
47. Brescia University<\/h3>\n
48. Northern Arizona University<\/h3>\n
49. Western Kentucky University<\/h3>\n
50. Indiana Wesleyan University<\/h3>\n
51. Keiser University – Fort Lauderdale<\/h3>\n
52. Limestone College<\/h3>\n
53. Upper Iowa University<\/h3>\n
54. City University of Seattle<\/h3>\n
55. Adventist University of Health Sciences<\/h3>\n
56. Stephen F. Austin State University<\/h3>\n
57. LeTourneau University<\/h3>\n
58. Notre Dame College<\/h3>\n
59. Southwestern College<\/h3>\n
60. Jacksonville University<\/h3>\n
61. Southern Oregon University<\/h3>\n
62. Regis University<\/h3>\n
63. University of Saint Mary<\/h3>\n
64. Ball State University<\/h3>\n
65. University of Wyoming<\/h3>\n