Colleges with the Highest Share of Adult Students

Colleges with the Highest Share of Adult Students, ranked by students age 25 and older. Reported student age share. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 1,196 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky100.0%78%1149$11k$46k50%12,318265 mi 2Strayer University-MarylandBaltimore, Maryland91.3%———$40k38%1,0436 mi 3Strayer University-TexasFarmers Branch, Texas91.0%———$40k25%2,293244 mi 4Strayer University-FloridaTampa, Florida90.7%——$16k$40k100%1,1077 mi 5Strayer University-VirginiaArlington, Virginia89.8%——$20k$40k36%1,6681 mi 6Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, North Carolina89.6%———$40k33%2,671163 mi 7Strayer University-AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama89.5%———$40k0%1,196201 mi 8Strayer University-Global RegionWashington, District of Columbia88.8%——$18k$40k14%9,3761 mi 9Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey88.4%———$69k—6,70720 mi 10Strayer University-GeorgiaChamblee, Georgia88.4%——$18k$40k21%4,299218 mi 11Nightingale CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah88.0%——$31k$27k21%5,986545 mi 12Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville, South Carolina88.0%——$18k$40k17%1,868182 mi 13Strayer University-TennesseeNashville, Tennessee88.0%——$12k$40k0%1,784319 mi 14Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado87.0%——$17k$37k19%28,086706 mi 15Strayer University-PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania86.7%———$40k0%1,2269 mi 16The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona86.4%——$31k$35k11%20,1527 mi 17University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona85.2%——$14k$38k21%85,991163 mi 18Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, Illinois84.8%83%—$32k$92k42%14,02719 mi 19Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky84.5%——$19k$61k61%4,801248 mi 20Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut83.0%——$22k$39k25%13,60318 mi 21Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesFort Wayne, Indiana82.3%——$20k$47k28%2,68697 mi 22National UniversitySan Diego, California81.8%——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 23Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana80.8%——$17k$60k35%6,656105 mi 24CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York79.3%68%——$66k—3,2541 mi 25Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska78.1%——$18k$61k33%10,220425 mi 26University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California77.2%——$33k$66k43%4,4915 mi 27Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida76.1%58%1148$19k$84k21%9,1394 mi 28Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs, Georgia76.1%91%—$33k$92k50%1,940223 mi 29Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick, New Jersey76.1%100%—$38k$92k33%1,2268 mi 30Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire74.6%100%—$37k$50k43%163,16433 mi 31Everglades UniversityBoca Raton, Florida74.1%81%—$27k$48k61%2,7892 mi 32University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, Arkansas73.8%———$74k—1,571325 mi 33Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York73.5%——$12k$54k41%7,585122 mi 34Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio73.4%——$25k$52k11%5,562102 mi 35Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, California72.2%10%—$45k$62k62%2,6436 mi 36Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada71.9%100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 37Ana G. Mendez UniversityOrlando, Florida71.3%——$20k——4,76332 mi 38Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, California69.9%——$31k$32k41%5,47211 mi 39West Coast University-OntarioOntario, California66.3%——$50k$103k39%2,67137 mi 40University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland65.8%——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi 41Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri65.1%——$23k$45k42%4,950317 mi 42Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Iowa64.6%96%1090$21k$53k34%1,994198 mi 43Chamberlain University-TexasHouston, Texas63.5%84%—$32k$92k25%2,27031 mi 44Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona63.4%100%—$37k$35k—1,229173 mi 45Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa63.2%77%—$20k$51k21%1,827251 mi 46Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, Texas63.2%100%—$1k——1,750174 mi 47West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange CountyAnaheim, California63.0%——$33k$103k60%3,19211 mi 48University of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland62.5%79%940$14k$61k38%1,1333 mi 49West Coast University-TexasRichardson, Texas62.0%——$53k$103k31%2,67313 mi 50Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, Delaware61.6%——$16k$54k20%7,9062 mi 51Park UniversityParkville, Missouri61.2%——$21k$56k38%4,555414 mi 52University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California60.6%10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 53Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park, New Jersey59.6%——$27k$40k44%1,77812 mi 54Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona59.4%100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 55Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania59.4%91%1248$20k$63k34%7,877124 mi 56Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia58.4%38%1153$20k$44k57%4,7296 mi 57Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester, Maine58.3%——$19k$38k29%6,48310 mi 58Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, Texas57.7%56%—$21k$52k19%2,041481 mi 59Athens State UniversityAthens, Alabama55.7%———$50k—2,446288 mi 60Mid-America Christian UniversityOklahoma City, Oklahoma55.2%92%1020$17k$46k44%1,666414 mi 61Berkeley College-New YorkNew York, New York55.1%——$34k$46k44%1,4491 mi 62Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota54.4%99%1020$17k$65k44%5,616131 mi 63Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida54.4%——$39k$38k44%25,77729 mi 64University of CharlestonCharleston, West Virginia52.9%62%—$22k$56k46%2,259216 mi 65Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona51.8%79%1077$22k$42k43%73,371165 mi 66Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts51.4%85%1120$14k$55k44%1,10849 mi 67Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, Florida51.0%78%—$21k$48k45%6,72126 mi 68Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado48.8%——$30k$50k64%5,549740 mi 69Central State UniversityWilberforce, Ohio48.7%99%—$13k$33k23%2,620128 mi 70City University of SeattleSeattle, Washington48.3%———$69k—1,137< 1 mi 71Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia48.2%99%—$29k$45k65%50,012105 mi 72AdventHealth UniversityOrlando, Florida47.3%——$30k$72k39%1,36133 mi 73Baker CollegeOwosso, Michigan46.8%82%1080$13k$36k36%3,02649 mi 74Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas46.7%96%—$8k$54k26%2,51321 mi 75University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, Maine46.6%——$11k$40k27%2,65919 mi 76University of Mount OliveMount Olive, North Carolina45.2%76%1050$19k$47k52%1,79648 mi 77Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California44.3%——$41k$39k34%3,5871 mi 78Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana43.7%92%1022$7k$42k34%5,63297 mi 79University of West AlabamaLivingston, Alabama43.5%43%1015$13k$44k35%2,974128 mi 80Beth Medrash GovohaLakewood, New Jersey43.4%———$48k—4,0278 mi 81Chicago State UniversityChicago, Illinois43.3%43%—$12k$43k15%1,3844 mi 82Columbia CollegeColumbia, South Carolina43.2%94%—$18k$41k37%1,343104 mi 83Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignLakewood, Colorado42.6%——$32k$43k32%2,050742 mi 84Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, Illinois42.3%48%—$12k$58k22%2,55621 mi 85University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas41.9%90%1029$11k$54k33%12,55518 mi 86University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine41.8%100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 87University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska41.5%——$15k$52k30%7,2124 mi 88University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, Kentucky41.3%99%—$14k$45k50%6,941331 mi 89Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, Alabama40.9%73%1020$22k$43k37%1,549129 mi 90Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California40.9%64%—$14k$59k50%1,544110 mi 91New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico40.9%——$15k$46k26%1,451546 mi 92Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette, Missouri40.8%88%1120$15k$49k0%2,092324 mi 93The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Washington40.6%96%1216$24k$45k41%2,1601 mi 94National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois40.6%95%—$13k$46k30%4,4061 mi 95Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania40.6%56%1180$25k$44k67%1,56937 mi 96University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska39.6%——$11k$49k38%4,207236 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.