Heidelberg University

Tiffin, OH · Private · Town (distant) · Heidelberg University · Heidelburg College · Heidelburg University · Heidleberg College · Heidleburg College · Hiedelberg College · Hiedelberg University · Hiedelburg College · The 'Berg

Private institution in Tiffin, OH · 884 undergraduates · 68% acceptance rate · $48,466 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: $21,6621,246th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $33,6281,452nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $33,6281,391st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $46,6401,384th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $48,4661,162nd highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $41,4401,131st highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 49.8%1,170th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 77.5%809th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 67.7%559th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: 22605th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 8841,429th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 28.5%1,292nd highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 77 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Most Selective Colleges in Ohio#20

Applying

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: Free
Personal essay: Optional / not 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 35 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement	bachelors	$41,087	$33,993
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$41,007	$40,728
MusicVisual & Performing Arts	bachelors	$35,060	—
Education, GeneralEducation	bachelors	$33,604	$33,637
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions	bachelors	$32,563	$26,739
Communication and Media StudiesCommunications	bachelors	$30,409	—
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness	bachelors	$30,409	$27,439
Psychology, GeneralPsychology	bachelors	$25,774	$33,993
History	bachelors	$24,035	$21,508
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	—	—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions	bachelors	—	—
AnthropologySocial Sciences	bachelors	—	—

Campus facts

Religious affiliation: United Church of Christsource
Founded in 1850source
Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
School colors: Red and Orange and Blacksource
Mascot: The Student Princesource
Campus size: about 110 acressource
Formerly known as "Heidelberg College (1850–1889, 1926–2009)"source
Athletic conference: OACsource
7 Nobel laureates affiliatedsource

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.