30 Largest Non Profit Online Colleges

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There are a lot of familiar names on that list and not many surprises.  One small surprise is Boston University.  It's a biggish school with a very good academic reputation but it also comes with a big price tag.  I'm a little surprised that so many people are willing to pay that price but what the hell, it's only money, I guess.

I took two of the three differential equations classes that Boston University offered for ACE credit via Edx a few years ago.  Very challenging, but doable.  I was impressed.  I was also very impressed that when I hit some trouble spots, they had actual and responsive teaching assistants.  From my experience, they seem to do this kind of thing well.  I wonder if BU's location amidst Harvard and MIT makes them kind of function like a second or third tier university in other places even though they are really top-notch.