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Tiffin University

Tiffin, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·tiffin.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
-20.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
3,831
peer median 3,568
Avg net price
$23,758
+$87 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger 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
5,949
5,949 candidates competed
Admitted
4,762
80.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
517
10.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
40%-20.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
32%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
40%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
38%
Non-Pell
42%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.0-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 86 Title IV programs, 19 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 67 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
86
Passing
19
22.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

86programs
  • Passing19 · 22.1%
  • No Data67 · 77.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
17
No data
67

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.

19
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Master's Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+14.4%
$53,425 vs $46,700
Criminology
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
+22.1%
$69,203 vs $56,700
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+30.2%
$57,728 vs $44,329
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
+35.8%
$57,802 vs $42,572
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+36.3%
$77,258 vs $56,700
Psychology Other
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+44.9%
$50,430 vs $34,808
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+46.3%
$50,934 vs $34,808
Psychology Other
Master's Degree · Psychology
+53.6%
$65,387 vs $42,572

Debt vs earnings

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

15
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Master's Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
54%
$28,974 debt · $53,425 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
53%
$27,000 debt · $50,934 earn
Psychology Other
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
52%
$26,000 debt · $50,430 earn
Psychology Other
Master's Degree · Psychology
48%
$31,568 debt · $65,387 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
47%
$27,251 debt · $57,728 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
46%
$27,000 debt · $58,862 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
46%
$35,300 debt · $77,258 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
41%
$27,000 debt · $66,059 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1985Next review Aug 2030

Action history · 1

  1. Dec 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    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$20,982
$30–48k$20,666
$48–75k$23,742
$75–110k$27,814
$110k+$27,426

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

Avg net price (private)
$23,758
vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $23,672
Federal loans
54.7%
In-state tuition
$32,400
Out-of-state
$32,400

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,177 students received $6.7M in Pell grants, alongside $25.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,177
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.7M
$6,652,986 total
Direct Loans
$25.0M
3,623 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$5.1M
1,327 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.7M
1,343 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$8.7M
589 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.6M
285 loan awards
Grad PLUS$781K
79 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 1,038 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (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
1,038
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.9%
2017
11.5%
2018
8.0%
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 Tiffin

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs67
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

679 total completions
01Business
21531.7%
02Psychology
13119.3%
03Security/Protective
11717.2%
04Parks/Recreation
608.8%
05Liberal Arts
365.3%
06Health Professions
365.3%
07Education
274.0%
08Philosophy/Religion
243.5%
09Computer Sciences
182.7%
10Military Tech
152.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,831
12-mo unduplicated
4,866
Undergraduate
3,507
Graduate
1,359

Gender split

Men
44%2,127
Women
56%2,739

Race / ethnicity composition

White
52.2%
Unknown
18.4%
Black
16.9%
Non-resident
5.8%
Two or more
3.6%
Asian
2.0%
Hispanic
0.9%
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
941
591 M · 350 W
Women athletes
37.2%
Athletic aid
$5.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$11.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.2M
$2.2M
Recruiting expense
$55K
$27K
Head-coach salaries
$53K
$41K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
192 M · 136 W
$1.2M
Soccer
99 M · 72 W
$1.1M
Football
147 M ·
$1.9M
Basketball
54 M · 27 W
$1.1M
Wrestling
45 M · 23 W
$724K
Baseball
56 M ·
$368K

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
3.61
11 offenses · 3,044 students

3-year trend

2.732 yrs ago0.681 yr ago3.61Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
21
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
40
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
6
Fondling
3
Aggravated assault
2

By location

11total
  • On campus11

Includes 8 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
8
Dating violence
9
Stalking
17 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons02
Drugs041
Liquor077

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.

Student-to-faculty
22.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
67

Tiffin vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Tiffin 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
SubjectTiffin University
40%3,831$23,758Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Ashland University
60%76.4%4,106$21,994Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Baldwin Wallace University
67%75.7%3,305$27,654Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Capital University
60%70.2%2,263$23,585Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
John Carroll University
79%80.9%2,864$28,617Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Franklin University
3%9,457$22,605Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median60%76.1%3,568$23,672

Frequently asked questions about Tiffin University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Tiffin.

What is the graduation rate at Tiffin University?

Tiffin University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Tiffin University?

Tiffin University reports a total enrollment of 3,831 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Tiffin University?

The average net price at Tiffin University is $23,758 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Tiffin University?

Tiffin University's yield rate is 10.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Tiffin University located?

Tiffin University is located in Tiffin, Ohio 44883.

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