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Online College Students Report 2023
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Participation in online college education has been rapidly on the rise for the past several years. It skyrocketed over the past few years, starting with sudden demand for remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a consequence, colleges are increasingly eager to better and understand and serve this growing and rapidly-evolving student population. We sought to better understand the students that choose online higher education, so we went to the source – students themselves. This report provides clarity on the online student of today, with a focus on socioeconomic status, engagement with technology, media usage, and key motives for enrolling online.

Discover in the Report:

  • Understand how the college student of today is different from that of 2020 and prior
  • Discover the role of social media on enrollment decisions
  • Uncover how prospective students are researching higher education
  • Understand the streaming and media platforms students access today
  • Learn the critical role your website plays in attracting and serving online students
  • Build student-centered practices that appeal to a rapidly-evolving online student population

About the Report

Participation in online college education has been rapidly on the rise for the past several years. It skyrocketed over the past few years, starting with sudden demand for remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a consequence, colleges are increasingly eager to better and understand and serve this growing and rapidly-evolving student population.

We sought to better understand the students that choose online higher education, so we went to the source – students themselves. This report provides clarity on the online student of today, with a focus on socioeconomic status, engagement with technology, media usage, and key motives for enrolling online.