Walsh University
North Canton, OH · Private · Large suburb · Walsh College
Private institution in North Canton, OH · 1,294 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $59,764 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
- $20,0041,070th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $34,5951,464th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $34,5951,409th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $45,8171,355th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,764552nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,090534th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.7%701st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.9%1,084th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 78.2%844th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1210376th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,2941,203rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 23.3%1,532nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 138 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 48 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,247 | $57,532 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $50,856 | $50,543 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,855 | $50,141 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $43,240 |
| Business/Corporate CommunicationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,568 | $33,138 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $35,416 | $34,633 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $32,124 | $32,569 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $31,547 | $27,681 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $28,598 | $29,685 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $28,598 | $28,816 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $28,598 | $28,697 |
| History | bachelors | $25,967 | $29,608 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1958source
- Athletic nickname: "Cavaliers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: Sir Walter the Cavaliersource
- Motto: "Sed Deus Dat Incrementum (Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "LaMennais College" (1951–1960)source
- Formerly known as "Walsh College" (1960–1993)source
- Athletic conference: G-MACsource
- Notable alum: Tyra Bankssource
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,130,947 (M $2,420,479 · W $1,710,468)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Walsh University’s 1,294 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OH
- Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH · 1,269 undergrads
- Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH · 1,346 undergrads
- North Central State CollegeMansfield, OH · 1,187 undergrads
- Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH · 1,407 undergrads
- Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH · 1,450 undergrads
- Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH · 1,100 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Albright CollegeReading, PA · 1,296 undergrads
- Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OK · 1,292 undergrads
- University of St FrancisJoliet, IL · 1,292 undergrads
- D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, NY · 1,299 undergrads
- Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, FL · 1,299 undergrads
- Western Wyoming Community CollegeRock Springs, WY · 1,289 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitewalsh.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 206437)
- Compare colleges in OHRe-score with your weights
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- Compare with Wittenberg UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Walsh University vs Wittenberg UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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