Online colleges and universities enroll nearly 1.1 million students—about 6% of all U.S. postsecondary learners. In 2021, about 53% of all postsecondary degree seekers in the U.S. took at least some online classes. Around 26% studied exclusively online. Approximately 65% of students at online schools identify as female. Nearly 7.5 million U.S. students take online classes at public higher education institutions.
