BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Franklin College

Franklin, Indiana·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·franklincollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
60%
-8.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
985
peer median 926
Avg net price
$22,855
-$1.7k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,609
2,609 candidates competed
Admitted
1,821
69.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
316
17.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
60%-8.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
57%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
60%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

2.3pp gap
Pell recipients
59%69 of 117
Non-Pell (all)
61%92 of 150
Subsidized loan, no Pell
53%39 of 74
No Federal Aid
70%53 of 76

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 39 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 31 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
39
Passing
8
20.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

39programs
  • Passing8 · 20.5%
  • No Data31 · 79.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
8
No data
31

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

8
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+32.4%
$46,423 vs $35,051
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+41.8%
$49,687 vs $35,051
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+54.9%
$54,298 vs $35,051
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+55.9%
$54,636 vs $35,051
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+67.8%
$58,827 vs $35,051
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+122.0%
$77,821 vs $35,051
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+141.1%
$84,491 vs $35,051
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+142.0%
$84,829 vs $35,051

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
58%
$27,000 debt · $46,423 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
54%
$27,000 debt · $49,687 earn
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
50%
$27,000 debt · $54,298 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
45%
$24,375 debt · $54,636 earn
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
31%
$26,125 debt · $84,829 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
29%
$22,250 debt · $77,821 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1915Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Jan 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Oct 2012Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,790
$30–48k$15,822
$48–75k$20,093
$75–110k$23,439
$110k+$30,316

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$22,855
-$1,670vs Baccalaureate median $24,525
Federal loans
54.2%
In-state tuition
$38,710
Out-of-state
$38,710

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 376 students received $2.2M in Pell grants, alongside $7.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
376
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.2M
$2,223,172 total
Direct Loans
$7.6M
1,052 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
393 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.4M
446 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.3M
47 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.9M
120 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.4M
46 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 319 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
319
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.2%
2017
6.7%
2018
5.0%
2019
1.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Franklin College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs47
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

200 total completions
01Business
2814.0%
02Communication
2613.0%
03Parks/Recreation
2613.0%
04Health Professions
2512.5%
05Biological Sciences
2412.0%
06Social Sciences
199.5%
07Psychology
189.0%
08Computer Sciences
136.5%
09Physical Sciences
115.5%
10History
105.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
985
12-mo unduplicated
1,024
Undergraduate
947
Graduate
77

Gender split

Men
48%496
Women
52%528

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.1%
Black
6.2%
Hispanic
5.4%
Non-resident
4.8%
Two or more
4.6%
Asian
1.1%
Unknown
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
434
292 M · 142 W
Women athletes
32.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$15K
$9K
Head-coach salaries
$32K
$24K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
126 M · —
$480K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
83 M · 39 W
$168K
Baseball
47 M · —
$205K
Soccer
25 M · 21 W
$233K
Basketball
22 M · 16 W
$268K
Volleyball
9 M · 25 W
$125K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
14.49
14 offenses · 966 students

3-year trend

15.592 yrs ago10.431 yr ago14.49Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
39
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
6
Fondling
5
Rape
1
Arson
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

14total
  • On campus11
  • Non-campus3

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
1
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs019
Liquor120

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
73

Franklin College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Franklin College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectFranklin College
60%—985$22,855Baccalaureate
Wabash College
77%63.3%866$24,336Baccalaureate
Earlham College
69%73.1%753$24,714Baccalaureate
Hanover College
67%83.7%1,243$21,829Baccalaureate
Saint Mary's College
69%76.0%1,601$25,292Baccalaureate
Holy Cross College
45%75.2%661$26,728Baccalaureate
Peer group median68%75.2%926$24,525

Institutions like Franklin College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Franklin College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Franklin College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Adam Dunigan
    Director of Institutional Analytics

Frequently asked questions about Franklin College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Franklin College.

What is the graduation rate at Franklin College?

Franklin College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 60% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Franklin College?

Franklin College reports a total enrollment of 985 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Franklin College?

The average net price at Franklin College is $22,855 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Franklin College?

Franklin College's yield rate is 17.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Franklin College located?

Franklin College is located in Franklin, Indiana 46131-2623.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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