The Online Education Database and National Center for Education Statistics reported the top accredited online colleges of 2009. The schools were ranked on eight different metrics such as acceptance rate, graduation rate, financial aid, peer Web citations, retention rate, years accredited, scholarly citations, and student-faculty ratio.

Top Online Colleges of 2009

Nova Southeastern University
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If you are among the many college studentes who have decided to pursue an online degree, then finding the right online school for you is an important decision. Aside from personal preferences, there are 4 defining features of a top online school that can help you distinguish it from its competitors:

1. Accreditation

In order to [...]