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Malone University

Canton, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·malone.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
-14.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,256
peer median 1,595
Avg net price
$20,948
-$1.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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About

Malone University is a private Christian university in Canton, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1892 by Walter and Emma Malone as a small, co-educational Bible institute called Cleveland Bible College. The institution has always maintained a close relationship with an evangelical branch of Quakerism, the Evangelical Friends Church – Eastern Region.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
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.

IPEDS
Overall completion
45%-14.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
37%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
45%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

18.9pp gap
Pell recipients
35%49 of 142
Non-Pell (all)
54%90 of 167
Subsidized loan, no Pell
46%38 of 83
No Federal Aid
62%52 of 84

Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.9-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 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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,290
$30–48k$17,253
$48–75k$17,667
$75–110k$24,502
$110k+$24,613

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,948
-$1,137vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $22,085
Federal loans
58.6%
In-state tuition
$37,160
Out-of-state
$37,160

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, 357 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $8.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
357
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,927,202 total
Direct Loans
$8.0M
1,173 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
403 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
498 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.5M
125 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.6M
127 loan awards
Grad PLUS$356K
20 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 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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs55
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

293 total completions
01Business
9632.8%
02Health Professions
5719.5%
03Education
4114.0%
04Parks/Recreation
268.9%
05Biological Sciences
196.5%
06Psychology
175.8%
07Public Admin
113.8%
08Theology
103.4%
09Security/Protective
93.1%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
72.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,256
12-mo unduplicated
1,636
Undergraduate
1,147
Graduate
489

Gender split

Men
38%621
Women
62%1,015

Race / ethnicity composition

White
70.3%
Unknown
14.7%
Black
5.8%
Hispanic
3.0%
Two or more
2.6%
Non-resident
2.3%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
427
242 M · 185 W
Women athletes
43.3%
Athletic aid
$4.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$7.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.1M
$2.0M
Recruiting expense
$18K
$19K
Head-coach salaries
$31K
$28K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
125 M · 73 W
$930K
Soccer
50 M · 26 W
$793K
Baseball
66 M · —
$768K
Lacrosse
32 M · 26 W
$847K
Basketball
21 M · 15 W
$1.1M
Golf
12 M · 15 W
$445K

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
1.66
2 offenses · 1,205 students

3-year trend

3.832 yrs ago1.671 yr ago1.66Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

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
Liquor07

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

Malone vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Malone 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
SubjectMalone University
45%—1,256$20,948Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Anderson University
53%79.3%1,228$25,021Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Bethel University
52%97.7%1,167$18,610Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Bluffton University
53%67.2%646$19,943Baccalaureate
Cedarville University
73%65.3%6,318$24,468Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Charleston Southern University
47%96.5%3,832$21,666Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Covenant College
69%86.5%1,100$26,265Baccalaureate
Eastern Mennonite University
67%100.0%1,154$24,588Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Eastern Nazarene College
39%59.0%60$25,381Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Eastern University
60%90.8%8,727$26,662Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Faulkner University
38%73.1%3,086$22,085Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Fresno Pacific University
50%64.1%2,879$13,630Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Geneva College
61%79.0%1,366$25,890Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
George Fox University
72%93.5%4,916$31,679Doctoral/Professional
Gordon College
69%69.2%1,595$24,883Baccalaureate
Greenville University
40%97.5%1,104$19,533Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Houghton University
67%88.7%1,200$20,519Baccalaureate
Huntington University
64%75.6%1,776$19,310Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Judson University
60%47.6%960$18,558Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
LeTourneau University
59%38.0%3,330$28,185Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Milligan University
63%72.3%1,240$21,365Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Montreat College
48%69.2%962$27,061Baccalaureate
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
68%84.1%1,671$22,421Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
North Greenville University
55%66.7%2,304$21,063Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Roberts Wesleyan University
67%70.6%1,960$23,130Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Shorter University
37%96.5%1,318$16,646Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Southern Nazarene University
49%—2,198$22,084Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Spring Arbor University
63%51.5%2,441$19,353Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
The Master's University and Seminary
67%84.0%2,860$32,647Doctoral/Professional
Trevecca Nazarene University
53%69.4%3,195$16,813Doctoral/Professional
Trinity Christian College
58%84.9%854$19,125Baccalaureate
University of Mobile
57%77.9%1,545$22,382Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of Mount Union
59%78.2%2,461$23,280Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of Northwestern-St Paul
68%93.5%3,234$27,705Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of Sioux Falls
62%82.9%1,450$21,383Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Walsh University
58%70.7%2,192$20,493Doctoral/Professional
Wisconsin Lutheran College
64%78.2%1,027$23,245Baccalaureate
Peer group median59%78.2%1,595$22,085

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

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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 $20,948 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.

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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