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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
$23,7221,403rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$38,7781,615th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$38,7781,575th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$49,4471,472nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,8131,570th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,3511,112th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,3031,272nd highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
36.7%1,605th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
61.4%1,563rd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
42.4%193rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
20800th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4541,716th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
47.9%426th highest of 2,140 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.