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Some Christian colleges enroll mostly students who study online, from home or wherever they live. A campus chapel or a residence-hall Bible study does not reach those students, so these colleges are rated on an online checklist instead. The same rule applies as everywhere else: an item counts only when an official source documents it.

These colleges leave the campus rankings and the Honor Roll. Each one stays in search, and its page shows its full record.

Online colleges

Campus colleges with online programs

207 campus colleges offer online programs next to their classes. The top six by Compass Score are below.

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    Biola University

    La Mirada, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 5,296 students
    Online availableOnline study: at least 10% of this college's students study only online, from the federal enrollment data. Online-only colleges (90% or more) are rated on an online faith checklist.Honor RollChristian School Compass Honor Roll: a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A), with all four faith pillars rated and none below 70 (grade B).ChristianChristian college: federal data lists a Protestant or evangelical affiliation (or it belongs to the CCCU), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.FaithExcellentAcademicsStrong

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    Cedarville University

    Cedarville, OH · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 5,374 students
    Online availableOnline study: at least 10% of this college's students study only online, from the federal enrollment data. Online-only colleges (90% or more) are rated on an online faith checklist.Honor RollChristian School Compass Honor Roll: a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A), with all four faith pillars rated and none below 70 (grade B).ChristianChristian college: federal data lists a Protestant or evangelical affiliation (or it belongs to the CCCU), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.FaithExcellentAcademicsExcellent

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    Asbury University

    Wilmore, KY · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 1,942 students
    Online availableOnline study: at least 10% of this college's students study only online, from the federal enrollment data. Online-only colleges (90% or more) are rated on an online faith checklist.Honor RollChristian School Compass Honor Roll: a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A), with all four faith pillars rated and none below 70 (grade B).ChristianChristian college: federal data lists a Protestant or evangelical affiliation (or it belongs to the CCCU), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.FaithExcellentAcademicsStrong

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    Harding University

    Searcy, AR · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 4,608 students
    Online availableOnline study: at least 10% of this college's students study only online, from the federal enrollment data. Online-only colleges (90% or more) are rated on an online faith checklist.RecommendedCompass Recommended: a Faith score of 80 or higher, at least three of the four pillars rated, and none below C (55). A school with an Academic Excellence score must also reach 80 on its Compass Score.ChristianChristian college: federal data lists a Protestant or evangelical affiliation (or it belongs to the CCCU), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.FaithExcellentAcademicsStrong
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    Azusa Pacific University

    Azusa, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 6,487 students
    Online availableOnline study: at least 10% of this college's students study only online, from the federal enrollment data. Online-only colleges (90% or more) are rated on an online faith checklist.Honor RollChristian School Compass Honor Roll: a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A), with all four faith pillars rated and none below 70 (grade B).ChristianChristian college: federal data lists a Protestant or evangelical affiliation (or it belongs to the CCCU), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.FaithExcellentAcademicsStrong
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    Point Loma Nazarene University

    San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · 4,494 students
    Online availableOnline study: at least 10% of this college's students study only online, from the federal enrollment data. Online-only colleges (90% or more) are rated on an online faith checklist.Honor RollChristian School Compass Honor Roll: a Faith score of 85 or higher (grade A), with all four faith pillars rated and none below 70 (grade B).ChristianChristian college: federal data lists a Protestant or evangelical affiliation (or it belongs to the CCCU), so it gets the full four-pillar faith scorecard.FaithExcellentAcademicsExcellent

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How online colleges are rated

Online-only colleges are colleges where 90% or more of students study only online. They are graded on an online checklist (below): online worship and prayer, Bible and theology, community and service. A campus chapel schedule does not reach students at home, so each item asks what the college offers online. A college with too little documented is shown as partly researched, never with a guessed grade.

Questions to ask an online Christian college

  • How do online students take part in chapel or worship: live, recorded, or both? Is attendance tracked?
  • Who mentors an online student, and how often do they meet?
  • What does community look like from far away: small groups, prayer teams, service projects, or events near home?
  • Which Bible and theology courses does every degree require, and can you see the syllabus?

Read the methodology, which lists every item and its source.

What the online checklist asks

  • Online worship and prayer. How students worship and pray together online: chapel streams, worship nights, prayer and a published schedule.
  • Bible and theology. Required Bible, theology and worldview study, and whether the college states its faith.
  • Christian community online. Staff who support online students' faith, online groups, faculty who affirm the statement of faith, and an office for spiritual life.
  • Missions and service. Service offices, service-learning, local partnerships and service rooted in the Christian mission.
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