The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH · Private · Town (distant)
Private institution in Findlay, OH · 2,240 undergraduates · 86% acceptance rate · $56,996 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
- $23,7311,404th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $39,6461,643rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $39,6461,609th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $52,0961,534th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,4391,400th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,996688th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,757555th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 62.6%675th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.0%1,147th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 86.3%1,114th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,240879th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 13.9%1,977th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 82 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
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 62 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $64,791 | $65,053 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $55,693 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $51,273 | $48,432 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,439 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $45,852 | $44,950 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $45,794 | $41,565 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $34,704 | $39,009 |
| Animal SciencesAgriculture | bachelors | $33,993 | $32,213 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $31,670 | $28,598 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $29,685 | $27,204 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $29,685 | $33,281 |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAgriculture | bachelors | $26,353 | $29,685 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Church of Godsource
- Founded in 1882source
- Athletic nickname: "Oilers"source
- Donnell stadium seats about 5,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Motto: "Scientia Libertas et Religio (Knowledge, Liberty, and Religion)"source
- Formerly known as "Findlay College" (1882–1989)source
- Fight song: ""Findlay Fight Song""source
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,147,401 (M $4,206,428 · W $2,940,973)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Basketball: 2009
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitefindlay.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 202763)
- Compare colleges in OHRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in OhioEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: The University of Findlay vs Ashland UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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