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The University of Findlay

Findlay, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·findlay.edu
6-yr Graduation
58%
Total enrollment
5,016
peer median 5,008
Avg net price
$23,731
+$4.4k vs Doctoral/Professional
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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
4,065
4,065 candidates competed
Admitted
3,389
83.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
577
17.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
58%
4-year graduation
37%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
58%
Full-time retention
74%

Pell equity

25.0pp gap
Pell recipients
42%
Non-Pell
67%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 25.0-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 83 Title IV programs, 20 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 63 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
83
Passing
20
24.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

83programs
  • Passing20 · 24.1%
  • No Data63 · 75.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
19
No data
63

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.

20
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+17.3%
$40,822 vs $34,808
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+25.0%
$55,409 vs $44,329
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+27.1%
$72,049 vs $56,700
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+33.0%
$46,301 vs $34,808
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+34.4%
$46,798 vs $34,808
Animal Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+35.0%
$46,977 vs $34,808
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+37.2%
$47,760 vs $34,808
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+38.3%
$78,419 vs $56,700

Debt vs earnings

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

19
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
130%
$102,150 debt · $78,419 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
76%
$89,203 debt · $117,924 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
69%
$91,173 debt · $132,609 earn
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
56%
$25,916 debt · $46,301 earn
Animal Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
55%
$26,000 debt · $46,977 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
54%
$26,000 debt · $47,760 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
53%
$27,000 debt · $51,419 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
52%
$21,125 debt · $40,822 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1962Next review Aug 2034
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1933

Programmatic accreditations · 10

Action history · 8

  1. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  2. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Dec 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  4. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. Dec 2021Initial Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree

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$19,184
$30–48k$21,556
$48–75k$23,566
$75–110k$27,573
$110k+$23,761

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

Avg net price (private)
$23,731
+$4,355vs Doctoral/Professional median $19,376
Federal loans
33.2%
In-state tuition
$39,646
Out-of-state
$39,646

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 683 students received $3.8M in Pell grants, alongside $28.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
683
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,773,317 total
Direct Loans
$28.4M
3,074 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.4M
858 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.6M
1,157 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$8.1M
491 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.9M
338 loan awards
Grad PLUS$6.4M
230 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 956 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
956
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.0%
2017
4.7%
2018
2.5%
2019
1.2%
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 University of Findlay

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs99
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

961 total completions
01Health Professions
38440.0%
02Business
19019.8%
03Agriculture
15916.5%
04Education
10711.1%
05Engineering Tech
333.4%
06Biological Sciences
242.5%
07Computer Sciences
232.4%
08Psychology
161.7%
09Mathematics
131.4%
10English Language
121.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,016
12-mo unduplicated
6,112
Undergraduate
4,630
Graduate
1,482

Gender split

Men
36%2,202
Women
64%3,910

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.6%
Unknown
10.1%
Black
4.3%
Hispanic
4.0%
Two or more
2.9%
Non-resident
2.7%
Asian
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
624
407 M · 217 W
Women athletes
34.8%
Athletic aid
$6.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$12.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.9M
$2.8M
Recruiting expense
$31K
$21K
Head-coach salaries
$61K
$49K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
151 M · 123 W
$665K
Football
138 M ·
$2.4M
Soccer
47 M · 36 W
$934K
Basketball
34 M · 31 W
$1.4M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
25 M · 36 W
$1.1M
Baseball
46 M ·
$511K

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
1.23
6 offenses · 4,869 students

3-year trend

0.832 yrs ago1.251 yr ago1.23Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
16
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
20
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
2
Burglary
2
Fondling
2

By location

6total
  • On campus6

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs08
Liquor011

Residence-hall fires

  • UF Village1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
218

University of Findlay vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of Findlay 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
SubjectThe University of Findlay
58%5,016$23,731Doctoral/Professional
Xavier University
68%86.4%5,501$32,342Doctoral/Professional
Walsh University
58%70.7%2,192$20,004Doctoral/Professional
Mount St. Joseph University
56%59.1%2,265$16,135Doctoral/Professional
University of Indianapolis
56%66.5%5,000$18,748Doctoral/Professional
University of Detroit Mercy
67%75.4%5,587$16,179Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median58%70.7%5,008$19,376

Frequently asked questions about The University of Findlay

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Findlay.

What is the graduation rate at The University of Findlay?

The University of Findlay reports a 6-year graduation rate of 58% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend The University of Findlay?

The University of Findlay reports a total enrollment of 5,016 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at The University of Findlay?

The average net price at The University of Findlay is $23,731 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at The University of Findlay?

The University of Findlay's yield rate is 17.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is The University of Findlay located?

The University of Findlay is located in Findlay, Ohio 45840-3653.

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