Defiance College
Defiance, Ohio · Website
$49,351
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$49,351
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Defiance College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Defiance, Ohio with 499 undergraduates and 39 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $26,337 a year (tuition and fees $29,320). It admits 48% of applicants and 31% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $49,351 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,813 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,337
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$29,320
US median $11,837
Admission rate
48%
US median 78%
Completion rate
31%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,813
About $284 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,351
Rank 1,530 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $26,337
- Tuition and fees
- $29,320
- Cost of attendance
- $53,667
- Students with a need-based grant
- 50%
- Students with federal loans
- 72%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $27,196
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $26,105
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $25,884
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,554
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $26,637
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $31,082 in 2015-16 to $29,320 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 48%
- SAT reading, middle
- 490
- SAT math, middle
- 495
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 499
- Graduate students
- 39
- Part-time students
- 3.6%
- Women
- 36%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 31%
- Retention rate
- 56%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 33
- Endowment
- $20.0M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,530 of 5,094 US colleges and 77 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,337 | $17,906 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $29,320 | $15,202 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 48% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 31% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 56% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,813 | $14,211 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,303 | $36,744 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,351 | $41,273 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
33 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $30,147 | $39,980 | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | $40,724 | $54,612 | $103,485 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | Withheld | $46,536 | $68,407 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $27,000 | $25,798 | $39,194 | $47,382 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,633 | $55,378 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $27,000 | $29,443 | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $27,000 | Withheld | $50,745 | $51,790 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,824 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,063 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Defiance and Ohio on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Defiance College cost?
$26,337 a year is the average net price at Defiance College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $29,320, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $53,667. Families earning under $30,000 pay $27,196 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Defiance College?
48% of applicants are admitted to Defiance College. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do Defiance College graduates earn?
$49,351 a year is the median pay of former Defiance College students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,303 after 6 years). That ranks 1,530 of 5,094 US colleges and 77 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $40,724.
How much student debt do Defiance College graduates have?
$26,813 is the median federal student loan debt of Defiance College graduates, about $284 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 72% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Defiance College?
31% of first-time, full-time students at Defiance College finish within 6 years. 56% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Defiance College?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (22 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (14 master's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (13 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 33 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.