WGU, SNHU, University of the People - Mega Universities

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  1. AsianStew

    AsianStew Moderator Staff Member

    WGU & SNHU are 'neck & neck', very close in enrollment numbers. Just a few thousand separate the two for top spot. This article indicates differences between the institutions competency based model and number of teachers, to the students per instructor/mentor ratio.

    Link: How Mega-Universities Manage to Teach Hundreds of Thousands of Students | EdSurge News

    Wow, University of the People have over 126K students now, they've shot up to around the same number as Arizona State University (135K).

    Link: A Free Online University Has Grown to 126,000 Students. What Can It Teach Traditional Colleges? | EdSurge News
     
    AsianStew, Mar 20, 2023
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  2. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    IIRC, UoP had more than 200K students at one time, perhaps more.
     
    Rich Douglas, Mar 20, 2023
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  3. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    You'd think that an article that refers to "Mega-Universities" would at least mention all the ones in other countries that have been around for decades, but oh well.
     
    SteveFoerster, Mar 20, 2023
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  4. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    200K of student enrollments is crazy.
     
    TEKMAN, Mar 20, 2023
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  5. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    Not if you're on the receiving end of their tuition.
     
    Johann, Mar 20, 2023
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  6. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    How about more than twice that? Wikipedia says, "In 2010, UoPX claimed a peak enrollment of more than 470,000 students with a revenue of $4.95 billion."
     
    SteveFoerster, Mar 20, 2023
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  7. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    Gotta admit - 470,000 students sounds somewhat crazy. But $4.95 billion? Not crazy at all...
    Yearly average take from each student around $10,400 ... not bad! The model worked!
     
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    Johann, Mar 20, 2023
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  8. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    But around that time, ... :)
     
    Johann, Mar 20, 2023
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  9. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Yeah, I didn't want to overstate it and I was too lazy to look it up. But it sounds right. It was a little over 200K when I was there (20 years ago now).
     
    Rich Douglas, Mar 20, 2023
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  10. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

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    Maniac Craniac, Mar 20, 2023
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