Hannibal-LaGrange University has been designated as one of America’s Best Online Colleges by Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc., a nationally recognized independent educational research and consulting organization. The designation is based upon an analysis of data collected and published by the United States Department of Education dealing with the repayment of certain classifications of outstanding federal student loans.
To qualify to use the designation, a college or university must have a record of student loan default below the annual national average student loan default rate as reported by all accredited educational institutions participating in specific federal student loan programs or not exceeding the national average by more than twenty-five percent. When students are repaying educational loans, that indicates they chose a college or university providing students a greater level of assistance and support, providing higher quality instruction, and offering economically relevant programs leading to successful career paths. Those attributes are what students should seek and expect in their choice of a college or university, whether in class or online.