Defiance College
Defiance, Ohio
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 499 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 48%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $27,873per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 33%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $50,32710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 48%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Defiance College's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $27,873full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $45,177sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $29,320Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 33%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 56%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $50,32710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 499Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 57%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 36%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Lake Erie College Painesville, OH — admits 70%
- Bluffton University Bluffton, OH — admits 67%
- Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH — admits 84%
- Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH — admits 94%
Also worth a look
- Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY — admits 53%
- Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH — admits 61%
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN — admits 48%
- Millsaps College Jackson, MS — admits 43%
- Bethany College Lindsborg, KS — admits 56%
- Sterling College Sterling, KS — admits 48%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Defiance College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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