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Defiance College

Defiance, OH · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Defiance, OH · 454 undergraduates · 42% acceptance rate · $49,351 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,7221,397th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$38,7781,599th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$38,7781,559th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$49,4471,460th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,8131,559th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,3511,107th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,3031,267th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
36.7%1,590th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
61.4%1,553rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
42.4%191st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4541,711th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
47.9%422nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 82 mi (DTW)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$32,925$34,704
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$32,925$33,993
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$25,967$27,488
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors—$36,848
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors——
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NAIA Division II · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,456,739 (M $1,184,437 · W $272,302)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Defiance College’s 454 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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