Crown College

Crown College is both an online school and a traditional college that hosts classes on its campus. Among all the degrees offered, students have about 53 100% online options, while 35 degree programs are delivered on-site in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota.

In order to determine if Crown College is a good school, it's best to first check its accreditation status. This stamp of approval helps prospective students know that the degree they're pursuing has been evaluated for quality by a third-party education agency. Crown College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

All online schools featured on the OnlineU site are accredited. 

Crown College is best known as a Christian school with more than 100 years of experience in Bible education. Its main focus is to integrate faith-based learning into its curriculums, regardless of the major. This is done through full online degree programs in Christian ministry and biblical studies or through the "Christian Core" that features prominently in every online undergraduate degree. 

Crown College ranked third on our list of the best online Christian universities overall. 

According to College Scorecard, the highest earning degree at Crown College is the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, where graduates can earn a median annual salary of approximately $61,300. Keep in mind, this program is not available online. The Bachelor of Science in Business is the second highest earning online degree with an expected salary of $38,300. 

OnlineU's Salary Score is another helpful tool for estimating degree earnings. This proprietary metric compares alumni salaries from different schools using the same degree. On a scale of 1 to 100, Crown College scores a 78 at the bachelor's level and a 14 at the master's level. 

Many consider Crown College difficult to get into due to its lower-than-average acceptance rate. According to additional data from College Scorecard, only 47% of Crown College's applicants are accepted. This falls below the national average for four-year schools which is just over 60%. 

When applying to college at Crown, students are required to have a 2.25 GPA or higher on their high school transcripts. All first-year online students must complete the following steps:

• Complete Crown College's online application.
• Submit high school transcripts. 
• Students applying for faith-based programs must provide a pastoral reference and spiritual life essay, and they must sign the College Statement of Faith.