Angelo State ranked among the best online schools in the US

SAN ANGELO, Texas. Angelo State University has been ranked among the top 25 online colleges in the country for 2023 according to the EDsmart Higher Education Resource Directory. This is the fourth year in a row that ASU has been ranked by EDsmart.

On a 100-point scale, ASU scored 88.2 and was ranked 22nd in the US, and ASU is one of only two universities in Texas to be ranked in the top 25. To formulate the rankings, EDsmart ranked the schools in four categories:

• Availability (average net price)
• Student Satisfaction (Retention Rate)
• Academic quality (4-year edition)
• Student Outcomes (ROI over 20 years)

Data for ranking scores was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics, College Scorecard, Payscale.com, and school websites.

“This national recognition highlights the quality of education at Angelo State and lets prospective students know they can access that education wherever they live,” said Dr. Don Topliff, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. “Through our quality online programs, the Ram Family continues to grow across the state, country, and world.”

According to an ASU press release, with three new online degrees added in 2022, ASU currently offers 54 degree and certificate/certification programs available entirely online, including:

• 1 PhD
• 24 master’s degrees
• 12 bachelor’s degrees
• 17 diplomas/certificates of graduates

In addition, numerous individual courses can be taken online, and ASU also offers 19-degree programs that can be taken in a hybrid online/on-campus format.

Since first being listed in the national EDsmart rankings in 2019, ASU’s online offerings have grown from 17 to 37 online degrees and from 11 to 17 online certificates/graduate certificates.

A complete list of ASU academic programs can be found here.