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- The University of Findlay


Findlay, OHTown: distantZIP 45840Founded 1882
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1882
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1978
- Website
- www.findlay.edu
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
The University of Findlay
The University of Findlay is a private nonprofit university in Findlay, Ohio, with 2,223 undergraduates. It admits 83% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $26,406 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate83%
Retention74%
4-year graduation48%
Pell Grant share16%
Federal loans33%
$26,406net price / year
83%admission rate
—average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$63,283median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,500median debt
#636 of 1,704 for earnings#1,311 of 1,739 for lowest net price#589 of 1,738 for graduation rate#965 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $56,041tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,400
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,400
- Average net price
- $26,406national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,496
$30,001–48,000$21,227
$48,001–75,000$22,356
$75,001–110,000$25,385
$110,001+$30,868
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 83%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college83%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college16%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 48%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,351
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,283middle 50%: $42,271–$90,061
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$90,061
Median, The University of Findlay$63,283
Lower quarter$42,271
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
- 2,223
- Part-time
- 3.5%
- Women / men
- 68% / 32%
- Average age at entry
- 21.0
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 16%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 51%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,542 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,807
- Endowment, end of year
- $56,620,691
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White77%
Hispanic4.6%
Black4.3%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown7.0%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Agriculture27%
Health professions26%
Business & management14%
Computer & information sciences10%
Education7.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting2.9%
Foreign languages & linguistics2.3%
Psychology2.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 202763. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7895390.