Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate nonprofit

Walsh University

North Canton, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·walsh.edu
6-yr Graduation
58%
-1.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
2,192
peer median 2,519
Avg net price
$20,004
-$2.7k 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
2,748
2,748 candidates competed
Admitted
1,944
70.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
379
19.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
58%-1.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
55%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
58%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

26.0pp gap
Pell recipients
42%
Non-Pell
68%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 26.0-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 64 Title IV programs, 16 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 47 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
64
Passing
16
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.6%
+1.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

64programs
  • Passing16 · 25.0%
  • No Data47 · 73.4%
  • Failing1 · 1.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
15
No data
47

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.

17
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-0.8%
$56,229 vs $56,700
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+12.4%
$39,112 vs $34,808
Education Other
Master's Degree · Education
+27.7%
$56,602 vs $44,329
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+33.2%
$46,374 vs $34,808
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+45.2%
$82,350 vs $56,700
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+49.3%
$51,967 vs $34,808
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+53.6%
$53,469 vs $34,808
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+60.5%
$55,867 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-0.8%
$471

Debt vs earnings

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

16
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
99%
$81,625 debt · $82,350 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
74%
$41,557 debt · $56,229 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
69%
$27,000 debt · $39,112 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
58%
$27,000 debt · $46,374 earn
Education Other
Master's Degree · Education
55%
$30,858 debt · $56,602 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
52%
$27,000 debt · $51,967 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
51%
$27,000 debt · $53,469 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
48%
$27,000 debt · $55,867 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1970Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 8

  1. Apr 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  2. Aug 2024Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  3. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  4. Mar 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. May 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels

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$14,430
$30–48k$15,707
$48–75k$19,692
$75–110k$21,715
$110k+$23,274

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,004
-$2,653vs Doctoral/Professional median $22,657
Federal loans
52.9%
In-state tuition
$34,595
Out-of-state
$34,595

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 493 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $12.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
493
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.7M
$2,742,768 total
Direct Loans
$12.0M
1,701 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$2.0M
545 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.6M
692 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.3M
273 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.7M
156 loan awards
Grad PLUS$408K
35 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 755 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (1.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
755
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.0%
2017
3.6%
2018
3.9%
2019
1.1%
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 Walsh

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs66
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

576 total completions
01Health Professions
24642.7%
02Business
12421.5%
03Education
7212.5%
04Parks/Recreation
417.1%
05Psychology
274.7%
06Biological Sciences
254.3%
07Security/Protective
122.1%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
111.9%
09Social Sciences
101.7%
10Computer Sciences
81.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,192
12-mo unduplicated
2,465
Undergraduate
1,561
Graduate
904

Gender split

Men
40%979
Women
60%1,486

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.7%
Unknown
16.9%
Non-resident
9.8%
Black
5.7%
Hispanic
3.2%
Two or more
3.2%
Asian
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
596
368 M · 228 W
Women athletes
38.3%
Athletic aid
$4.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.5M
$1.6M
Recruiting expense
$31K
$15K
Head-coach salaries
$53K
$38K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
123 M · 107 W
$794K
Football
126 M ·
$1.7M
Soccer
42 M · 44 W
$753K
Baseball
70 M ·
$582K
Basketball
25 M · 24 W
$1.3M
Lacrosse
28 M · 21 W
$641K

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
2.60
6 offenses · 2,309 students

3-year trend

1.892 yrs ago0.821 yr ago2.60Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
13
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4
Rape
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

6total
  • On campus6

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs05
Liquor074

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
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
90

Walsh vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Walsh 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
SubjectWalsh University
58%2,192$20,004Doctoral/Professional
Mount St. Joseph University
56%59.1%2,265$16,135Doctoral/Professional
The University of Findlay
58%83.4%5,016$23,731Doctoral/Professional
Xavier University
68%86.4%5,501$32,342Doctoral/Professional
Edgewood College
60%75.7%2,459$25,634Doctoral/Professional
Valparaiso University
70%89.4%2,579$21,583Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median59%83.4%2,519$22,657

Frequently asked questions about Walsh University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Walsh.

What is the graduation rate at Walsh University?

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

How many students attend Walsh University?

Walsh University reports a total enrollment of 2,192 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Walsh University?

The average net price at Walsh University is $20,004 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Walsh University?

Walsh University's yield rate is 19.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Walsh University located?

Walsh University is located in North Canton, Ohio 44720-3396.

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