U.S. News’ Top 25 Online MBA Programs
| Rank & School | 2014 Rank | Selectivity | GMAT | GPA | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Indiana (Kelley) | 1 | 76% | 620 | 3.30 | 812 |
| 1. Temple (Fox) | 9 | 72% | 638 | 3.40 | 70 |
| 1. UNC (Kenan-Flagler) | NR | 51% | 629 | 3.26 | 708 |
| 4. Arizona State (Carey) | 2 | 58% | 575 | 3.19 | 415 |
| 4. Florida (Hough) | 3 | 64% | 589 | 3.24 | 372 |
| 6. UT-Dallas | 4 | 43% | 595 | 3.53 | 318 |
| 7. Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) | NR | 60% | 648 | 3.30 | 29 |
| 7. Penn State-World Campus | 17 | 81% | 542 | 3.32 | 300 |
| 9. N.C. State (Jenkins) | NA | 78% | 562 | 3.20 | 111 |
| 10. Auburn | 12 | 64% | 548 | 3.20 | 159 |
| 10. Wisconsin-Eau Claire | NA | 87% | 544 | 3.22 | 261 |
| 12. Arkansas State-Jonesboro | 14 | 88% | 614 | 3.62 | 71 |
| 12. James Madison | 9 | 79% | 529 | 3.23 | 42 |
| 12. Lehigh | NA | 73% | 621 | 3.27 | 215 |
| 12 Massachusetts (Isenberg) | NA | 90% | 570 | 3.30 | 1,257 |
| 16. Ball State (Miller) | 17 | 69% | 535 | 3.37 | 256 |
| 16. Mississippi | NA | 39% | 557 | 3.25 | 125 |
| 18. Georgia Southern | NA | 58% | 503 | 3.02 | 120 |
| 18. Mississippi State | NA | 81% | 579 | 3.24 | 295 |
| 18. Tennessee-Martin | NA | 59% | 530 | 3.07 | 65 |
| 21. Thunderbird | NA | 65% | 575 | 3.30 | 215 |
| 21. Nebraska-Lincoln | 6 | 81% | 622 | 3.30 | 192 |
| 21. Washington State | 7 | 49% | 586 | 3.50 | 462 |
| 24. Pepperdine (Graziadio) | NA | 78% | 516 | 3.10 | 106 |
| 25. Central Michigan | NA | 41% | 490 | 3.25 | 134 |
| 25. Georgia College (Bunting) | 17 | 62% | 544 | 3.15 | 53 |
| 25. Rochester Institute of Tech | NA | 68% | NA | 2.90 | 33 |
| 25. West Virginia | 23 | 65% | 517 | 3.10 | 66 |
Source: U.S. News & World Report 2015 online MBA ranking
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