Pearson Online Academy College Acceptances

We prepare Pearson Online Academy students for the rigors of higher education with a college preparatory curriculum, including many honors and Advanced Placement® (AP®)* courses; highly qualified teachers, who are experts in their field of instruction and online learning; and school counselors, who advise students on their options and coach them through the college admissions process.

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Below are a few of Pearson Online Academy’s class of 2019’s accomplishments:

  • 87 percent of the senior class graduated with an online high school diploma—and of those that applied to a two-year or four-year college, 93 percent were accepted!
  • 25 ACT composite score, 4 points higher than the national average
  • 1169 combined SAT average, 110 points higher than the national average
  • 3+: 63% AP score, 6% greater than the global average
  • Received $3,763,340 in scholarships

Pearson Online Academy graduates have secured college acceptance across the United States and around the world.

Some of the schools Pearson Online Academy students have been accepted to include:

  • Agnes Scott College -- Decatur, GA
  • American Public University -- Charles Town, WV
  • American University - Rome
  • Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
  • Arizona State University -- Tempe, AZ
  • Auburn University -- Auburn, AL
  • Boston College -- Chestnut Hill, MA
  • Bradley University -- Peoria, IL
  • California State University: Channel Islands -- Camarillo, CA
  • California State University: Los Angeles -- Los Angeles, CA
  • California State University: Northridge -- Northridge, CA
  • Champlain College -- Burlington, VT
  • Coastal Carolina University -- Conway, SC
  • College of Charleston -- Charleston, SC
  • Columbia College Chicago -- Chicago, IL
  • DePaul University -- Chicago, IL
  • East Carolina University -- Greenville, NC
  • Fordham University -- Bronx, NY
  • Franklin College Switzerland - Switzerland -- Sorengo SW
  • George Mason University -- Fairfax, VA
  • Georgia State University -- Atlanta, GA
  • Hofstra University -- Hempstead, NY
  • Houston Baptist University -- Houston, TX
  • Howard University -- Washington, DC
  • Jacksonville University -- Jacksonville, FL
  • John Cabot University -- Rome, Italy
  • Juilliard School -- New York, NY
  • Miami University -- Oxford, OH
  • Minnesota School of Business -- Minneapolis, MN
  • Montana State University: Northern -- Havre, MT
  • Neumann University -- Aston, PA
  • Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia
  • Providence College -- Providence, RI
  • Quinnipiac University -- Hamden, CT
  • Red Deer College -Alberta, Canada
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -- Troy, NY
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: New Brunswick/Piscataway Campus -- Piscataway, NJ
  • Sacred Heart University -- Fairfield, CT
  • Sam Houston State University -- Huntsville, TX
  • Savannah College of Art and Design -- Savannah, GA
  • Seattle University -- Seattle, WA
  • Sewanee: University of the South -- Sewanee, TN
  • Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada
  • Spelman College -- Atlanta, GA
  • State University of New York at Stony Brook -- Stony Brook, NY
  • Stevenson University -- Stevenson, MD
  • Texas Woman's University -- Denton, TX
  • University of Alabama -- Tuscaloosa, AL
  • University of Arkansas -- Fayetteville, AR
  • University of Calgary
  • University of California: Irvine -- Irvine, CA
  • University of Central Florida -- Orlando, FL
  • University of Delaware -- Newark, DE
  • University of Georgia -- Athens, GA
  • University of Houston -- Houston, TX
  • University of Iowa -- Iowa City, IA
  • University of Kentucky -- Lexington, KY
  • University of Latvia
  • University of Maryland: University College -- Adelphi, MD
  • University of Miami -- Coral Gables, FL
  • University of Minnesota: Twin Cities -- Minneapolis, MN
  • University of Mississippi -- University, MS
  • University of North Carolina at Asheville -- Asheville, NC
  • University of North Carolina at Wilmington -- Wilmington, NC
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts -- Winston-Salem, NC
  • University of Puget Sound -- Tacoma, WA
  • University of San Diego -- San Diego, CA
  • University of South Carolina -- Columbia, SC
  • University of South Florida -- Tampa, FL
  • University of Tennessee: Knoxville -- Knoxville, TN
  • University of Texas at Austin -- Austin, TX
  • University of Texas at Dallas -- Richardson, TX
  • University of Washington -- Seattle, WA
  • University of Washington Tacoma -- Tacoma, WA
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison -- Madison, WI
  • Valdosta State University -- Valdosta, GA
  • Western Illinois University -- Macomb, IL
  • Yonsei University, South Korea

Many Pearson Online Academy graduates are also accepted to two-year colleges or choose to pursue professional arts and athletic careers after earning an online high school diploma. Students from our graduating Class of 2015 were accepted to the following schools:

  • American Public University -- Charles Town, WV
  • Anderson University -- Anderson, SC
  • Appalachian State University -- Boone, NC
  • Arcadia University -- Glenside, PA
  • Baylor University -- Waco, TX
  • Belmont University -- Nashville, TN
  • Berklee College of Music -- Boston, MA
  • Brown University -- Providence, RI
  • Bucknell University -- Lewisburg, PA
  • Butler University -- Indianapolis, IN
  • College of Charleston -- Charleston, SC
  • Columbia International University -- Columbia, SC
  • Cornell University -- Ithaca, NY
  • East Carolina University -- Greenville, NC
  • East Tennessee State University -- Johnson City, TN
  • Eastern Florida State College Eckerd College -- Saint Petersburg, FL
  • Elon University -- Elon, NC
  • Emerson College -- Boston, MA
  • Florida Gulf Coast University -- Fort Myers, FL
  • Florida International University -- Miami, FL
  • Florida State University -- Tallahassee, FL
  • Georgia State University -- Atlanta, GA
  • Grinnell College -- Grinnell, IA
  • High Point University -- High Point, NC
  • Hofstra University -- Hempstead, NY
  • James Madison University -- Harrisonburg, VA
  • La Salle University -- Philadelphia, PA
  • Lenoir-Rhyne College -- Hickory, NC
  • Lipscomb University -- Nashville, TN
  • Longwood University -- Farmville, VA
  • Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge -- Baton Rouge, LA
  • Loyola Marymount University -- Los Angeles, CA
  • Michigan State University -- East Lansing, MI
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology -- Rolla, MO
  • Mount St. Mary's University -- Emmitsburg, MD
  • New York University -- New York, NY
  • North Carolina State University -- Raleigh, NC
  • Northeastern University -- Boston, MA
  • Pace University -- New York, NY
  • Penn State University Park -- University Park, PA
  • Purdue University -- West Lafayette, IN
  • Regional Maritime University -- Accra, Ghana
  • Saint Louis University -- Saint Louis, MO
  • San Francisco State University -- San Francisco, CA
  • Sarah Lawrence College -- Bronxville, NY
  • Savannah College of Art and Design -- Savannah, GA
  • School of Visual Arts -- New York, NY
  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology -- Rapid City, SD
  • Southern Methodist University -- Dallas, TX
  • Spelman College -- Atlanta, GA
  • Stanford University -- Stanford, CA
  • Suffolk University -- Boston, MA
  • Syracuse University -- Syracuse, NY
  • Technische Universität -- Munich, Germany
  • Temple University -- Philadelphia, PA
  • Texas A&M University-Galveston -- Galveston, TX
  • Toccoa Falls College -- Toccoa Falls, GA
  • University of Arizona -- Tucson, AZ
  • University of California: Berkeley -- Berkeley, CA
  • University of Central Arkansas -- Conway, AR
  • University of Central Florida -- Orlando, FL
  • University of Colorado at Boulder -- Boulder, CO
  • University of Delaware -- Newark, DE
  • University of Iowa -- Iowa City, IA
  • University of Maryland: College Park -- College Park, MD
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst -- Amherst, MA
  • University of Missouri: St. Louis -- Saint Louis, MO
  • University of Nevada: Las Vegas -- Las Vegas, NV
  • University of North Carolina at Asheville -- Asheville, NC
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- Chapel Hill, NC
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro -- Greensboro, NC
  • University of North Florida -- Jacksonville, FL
  • University of Rhode Island -- Kingston, RI
  • University of South Carolina -- Columbia, SC
  • University of South Florida -- Tampa, FL
  • University of Southern Mississippi -- Hattiesburg, MS
  • University of Texas at San Antonio -- San Antonio, TX
  • University of West Indies -- Mona, Jamaica
  • Wade College of Merchandising and Design -- Dallas, TX
  • Wake Forest University -- Winston-Salem, NC
  • Washington State University -- Pullman, WA
  • Washington University in St. Louis -- St. Louis, MO
  • West Virginia University -- Morgantown, WV
  • Western Carolina University -- Cullowhee, NC
  • Wingate University -- Wingate, NC
  • Wofford College -- Spartanburg, SC
  • Yale University -- New Haven, CT

* AP® and Advanced Placement® are registered trademarks of the College Board. Used with permission.

** Information on college acceptances is self-reported by students, but is based on counselor-verified lists of colleges/universities to which students submitted applications.