- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Franklin University
Columbus, OHCity: largeZIP 43215Founded 1902
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1902
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.franklin.edu
OhioPrivate nonprofit
Franklin University
Franklin University is a private nonprofit university in Columbus, Ohio, with 5,562 undergraduates. It graduates 21% within six years and costs $28,451 a year after aid.
21%graduate
Retention36%
4-year graduation20%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans45%
$28,451net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
21%graduate in 6 years
$57,435median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,571median debt
#921 of 1,704 for earnings#1,401 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,648 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $33,133tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,552
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $9,552
- Average net price
- $28,451national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,351
$30,001–48,000$30,673
$48,001–75,000$25,613
$75,001–110,000$31,215
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college36%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college21%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 21%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 20%
- First-year retention
- 36%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 53%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,013
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,435middle 50%: $36,524–$85,497
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,571
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$85,497
Median, Franklin University$57,435
Lower quarter$36,524
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,562
- Part-time
- 60%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 31.6
- First-generation students
- 50%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 7.3%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,339 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,021
- Endowment, end of year
- $11,801,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White53%
Hispanic7.8%
Black20%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown12%
10 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management54%
Computer & information sciences12%
Health professions12%
Psychology5.4%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.1%
Education4.3%
Social sciences3.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness2.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 202806. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4570194.