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Malone University

Canton, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·malone.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
-13.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,256
peer median 1,344
Avg net price
$22,881
+$1.2k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
1,313
1,313 candidates competed
Admitted
996
75.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
230
23.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
45%-13.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
37%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
45%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

11.0pp gap
Pell recipients
35%
Non-Pell
46%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 58 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
58
Passing
11
19.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.7%
+1.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

58programs
  • Passing11 · 19.0%
  • No Data46 · 79.3%
  • Failing1 · 1.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
9
No data
46

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.

12
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-8.0%
$52,175 vs $56,700
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+19.3%
$41,515 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+19.4%
$41,544 vs $34,808
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+32.8%
$46,238 vs $34,808
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+35.8%
$47,256 vs $34,808
Communication Journalism and Related Programs Other
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+41.2%
$49,148 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+51.3%
$85,804 vs $56,700
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+59.3%
$55,458 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

11
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
98%
$50,905 debt · $52,175 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
65%
$27,000 debt · $41,544 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
64%
$26,536 debt · $41,515 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
57%
$27,000 debt · $47,256 earn
Communication Journalism and Related Programs Other
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
55%
$27,000 debt · $49,148 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
51%
$23,386 debt · $46,238 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
43%
$51,880 debt · $121,037 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
37%
$23,928 debt · $64,881 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1964Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 7

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  2. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  5. Nov 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,887
$30–48k$17,875
$48–75k$21,996
$75–110k$23,510
$110k+$28,192

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

Avg net price (private)
$22,881
+$1,172vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $21,710
Federal loans
62.3%
In-state tuition
$36,120
Out-of-state
$36,120

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 357 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $6.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
357
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,927,202 total
Direct Loans
$6.1M
1,097 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$1.7M
398 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.7M
491 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.0M
76 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.6M
126 loan awards
Grad PLUS$48K
6 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.

Of 531 borrowers who entered repayment, 20 (3.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.7%
+1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
531
Defaulted
20
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.7%
2017
5.5%
2018
5.5%
2019
3.7%
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 Malone

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs59
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

238 total completions
01Business
6527.3%
02Health Professions
4820.2%
03Education
3816.0%
04Parks/Recreation
2811.8%
05Biological Sciences
187.6%
06Public Admin
125.0%
07Psychology
104.2%
08Computer Sciences
72.9%
09Social Sciences
62.5%
10History
62.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,256
12-mo unduplicated
1,545
Undergraduate
1,098
Graduate
447

Gender split

Men
39%596
Women
61%949

Race / ethnicity composition

White
75.9%
Unknown
7.6%
Black
6.7%
Hispanic
3.4%
Two or more
3.0%
Non-resident
2.1%
Asian
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
398
236 M · 162 W
Women athletes
40.7%
Athletic aid
$3.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.0M
$1.6M
Recruiting expense
$23K
$17K
Head-coach salaries
$31K
$26K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
139 M · 95 W
$1.1M
Soccer
45 M · 31 W
$823K
Baseball
66 M ·
$754K
Lacrosse
29 M · 19 W
$696K
Basketball
19 M · 12 W
$925K
Golf
17 M · 12 W
$395K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.67
2 offenses · 1,199 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago3.831 yr ago1.67Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs01
Liquor037

Residence-hall fires

  • HAVILAND HALL1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
42

Malone vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Malone selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectMalone University
45%1,256$22,881Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Ohio Dominican University
41%94.2%1,209$19,476Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Ohio Christian University
50%38.0%1,431$21,607Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
68%84.1%1,671$21,812Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Otterbein University
68%84.5%2,332$22,140Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Ursuline College
67%74.9%970$18,027Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median59%84.1%1,344$21,710

Frequently asked questions about Malone University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Malone.

What is the graduation rate at Malone University?

Malone University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Malone University?

Malone University reports a total enrollment of 1,256 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Malone University?

The average net price at Malone University is $22,881 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Malone University?

Malone University's yield rate is 23.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Malone University located?

Malone University is located in Canton, Ohio 44709-3308.

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