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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Church of Christ
Location Defiance, OH
Population 40,000
Website http://www.defiance.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (15%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 477
Men / Women 65% / 35%
From State 68%
From Region 23%
Athletes 77.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 53%
Black 35%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 60.3% 60.3% 2012 Men: 57.7% 57.7% 2013 Men: 63.9% 63.9% 2014 Men: 60.5% 60.5% 2015 Men: 59.0% 59.0% 2016 Men: 58.0% 58.0% 2017 Men: 65.6% 65.6% 2018 Men: 63.7% 63.7% 2019 Men: 65.2% 65.2% 2020 Men: 66.7% 66.7% 2021 Men: 65.0% 65.0% 2022 Men: 68.5% 68.5% 2023 Men: 70.9% 70.9% 2024 Men: 72.8% 72.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Native: 4.7% 4.7% 2016 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2018 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 Native: 2.9% 2.9% 2020 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2012 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2013 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2014 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2015 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2016 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2017 Black: 20.1% 20.1% 2018 Black: 24.2% 24.2% 2019 Black: 17.5% 17.5% 2020 Black: 17.2% 17.2% 2021 Black: 12.2% 12.2% 2022 Black: 16.2% 16.2% 2023 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2024 Black: 26.1% 26.1% 2011 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2012 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2013 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2015 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2016 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2017 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2018 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2019 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2020 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2022 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2023 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2024 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2% 2011 White: 88.8% 88.8% 2012 White: 86.0% 86.0% 2013 White: 85.8% 85.8% 2014 White: 89.9% 89.9% 2015 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2016 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2017 White: 72.0% 72.0% 2018 White: 66.1% 66.1% 2019 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2020 White: 70.4% 70.4% 2021 White: 76.2% 76.2% 2022 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2023 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2024 White: 58.0% 58.0% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2019 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 International: 2.5% 2.5%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Black: 18.1% 18.1% 2021 Black: 24.6% 24.6% 2022 Black: 25.7% 25.7% 2023 Black: 26.4% 26.4% 2024 Black: 29.2% 29.2% 2025 Black: 35.0% 35.0% 2020 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2021 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2022 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2023 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2024 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2025 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9% 2020 White: 64.5% 64.5% 2021 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2022 White: 63.3% 63.3% 2023 White: 63.5% 63.5% 2024 White: 59.4% 59.4% 2025 White: 52.6% 52.6% 2020 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 International: 1.5% 1.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Defiance College 92 49% / 51% 0% $50,880 35 96%
Computer Science — — — — $71,335 79 —
Cybersecurity 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,673 73 —
Cybersecurity Strategy 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $64,151 68 —
Mathematics — — — — $60,600 61 —
Biology 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $53,364 42 —
Environmental Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,011 32 —
Exercise Science 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $50,376 33 92%
Nursing 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $81,875 88 —
Pre-Medicine 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Accounting 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $56,306 51 —
Business 10 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,097 16 92%
Sports Management 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $50,376 33 92%
Communication 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $46,412 22 —
English 3 — 33% / 67% 0% — — —
General Studies — — — — $47,960 26 —
History 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $48,302 27 —
Psychology 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $48,466 28 —
Social Work 14 — 29% / 71% 0% $53,641 43 100%
Biology Teacher Education — — — — $45,321 19 —
Early Childhood Education 12 — 25% / 75% 0% $41,449 12 96%
Mathematics Education — — — — $45,092 19 —
Middle School Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,449 12 96%
Social Studies Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,905 18 —
Special Education — +8 — — $46,070 21 100%
Graphic Design — — — — $41,958 12 —
Forensic Science and Technology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,040 44 —
Police Science 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $57,754 55 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $30,280
ROI Percentile 35th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 56%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 31%
Transfer-Out Rate 40%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 51.2% 51.2% 2012 Graduated: 50.2% 50.2% 2013 Graduated: 45.6% 45.6% 2014 Graduated: 48.6% 48.6% 2015 Graduated: 41.4% 41.4% 2016 Graduated: 42.1% 42.1% 2017 Graduated: 39.2% 39.2% 2018 Graduated: 38.6% 38.6% 2019 Graduated: 34.6% 34.6% 2020 Graduated: 45.5% 45.5% 2021 Graduated: 51.2% 51.2% 2022 Graduated: 41.9% 41.9% 2023 Graduated: 36.7% 36.7% 2024 Graduated: 30.6% 30.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2012 Men: 43.2% 43.2% 2013 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2014 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2015 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2016 Men: 36.6% 36.6% 2017 Men: 31.8% 31.8% 2018 Men: 29.2% 29.2% 2019 Men: 32.7% 32.7% 2020 Men: 34.8% 34.8% 2021 Men: 45.1% 45.1% 2022 Men: 25.3% 25.3% 2023 Men: 29.3% 29.3% 2024 Men: 20.0% 20.0% 2011 Women: 61.3% 61.3% 2012 Women: 59.8% 59.8% 2013 Women: 50.5% 50.5% 2014 Women: 55.8% 55.8% 2015 Women: 45.3% 45.3% 2016 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 Women: 50.9% 50.9% 2018 Women: 51.5% 51.5% 2019 Women: 37.9% 37.9% 2020 Women: 62.0% 62.0% 2021 Women: 60.0% 60.0% 2022 Women: 64.9% 64.9% 2023 Women: 51.0% 51.0% 2024 Women: 49.1% 49.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2012 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Black: 22.7% 22.7% 2014 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2015 Black: 29.2% 29.2% 2016 Black: 10.3% 10.3% 2017 Black: 16.9% 16.9% 2018 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2019 Black: 11.9% 11.9% 2020 Black: 15.0% 15.0% 2021 Black: 42.9% 42.9% 2022 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2024 Black: 14.6% 14.6% 2011 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2012 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0% 2013 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2016 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2017 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2018 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4% 2019 Hispanic: 27.3% 27.3% 2020 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2022 Hispanic: 18.2% 18.2% 2023 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2024 Hispanic: 43.8% 43.8% 2011 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 White: 49.7% 49.7% 2013 White: 48.5% 48.5% 2014 White: 50.5% 50.5% 2015 White: 45.3% 45.3% 2016 White: 46.0% 46.0% 2017 White: 45.0% 45.0% 2018 White: 51.9% 51.9% 2019 White: 39.5% 39.5% 2020 White: 50.6% 50.6% 2021 White: 55.0% 55.0% 2022 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2023 White: 44.6% 44.6% 2024 White: 36.3% 36.3%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 27.2% 25 40% / 60% 0% $51,457 37 100%
Business & Economics 23.9% 22 95% / 5% 0% $48,331 27 92%
Education 17.4% 16 25% / 75% 0% $41,665 12 96%
Health Sciences 13.0% 12 33% / 67% 0% $59,826 60 92%
Professional 8.7% 8 25% / 75% 0% $56,826 52 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.4% 5 20% / 80% 0% $53,364 42 —
Computer Science 3.3% 3 100% / 0% 0% $64,992 70 —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,011 32 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 67.3% 67.3% 2012 Acceptance: 62.3% 62.3% 2013 Acceptance: 71.6% 71.6% 2014 Acceptance: 64.7% 64.7% 2015 Acceptance: 65.2% 65.2% 2016 Acceptance: 58.2% 58.2% 2017 Acceptance: 56.5% 56.5% 2018 Acceptance: 52.4% 52.4% 2019 Acceptance: 50.1% 50.1% 2020 Acceptance: 54.9% 54.9% 2021 Acceptance: 62.2% 62.2% 2022 Acceptance: 62.9% 62.9% 2023 Acceptance: 42.4% 42.4% 2024 Acceptance: 47.5% 47.5% 2011 Yield: 24.0% 24.0% 2012 Yield: 22.2% 22.2% 2013 Yield: 19.8% 19.8% 2014 Yield: 21.6% 21.6% 2015 Yield: 23.2% 23.2% 2016 Yield: 21.6% 21.6% 2017 Yield: 21.3% 21.3% 2018 Yield: 19.9% 19.9% 2019 Yield: 18.1% 18.1% 2020 Yield: 13.0% 13.0% 2021 Yield: 10.2% 10.2% 2022 Yield: 8.7% 8.7% 2023 Yield: 20.4% 20.4% 2024 Yield: 21.6% 21.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,854 1,854 2012 Applicants: 1,742 1,742 2013 Applicants: 1,704 1,704 2014 Applicants: 1,671 1,671 2015 Applicants: 1,210 1,210 2016 Applicants: 1,100 1,100 2017 Applicants: 1,257 1,257 2018 Applicants: 1,502 1,502 2019 Applicants: 2,000 2,000 2020 Applicants: 3,021 3,021 2021 Applicants: 2,514 2,514 2022 Applicants: 2,722 2,722 2023 Applicants: 1,546 1,546 2024 Applicants: 1,754 1,754 2011 Admitted: 1,248 1,248 2012 Admitted: 1,085 1,085 2013 Admitted: 1,220 1,220 2014 Admitted: 1,081 1,081 2015 Admitted: 789 789 2016 Admitted: 640 640 2017 Admitted: 710 710 2018 Admitted: 787 787 2019 Admitted: 1,002 1,002 2020 Admitted: 1,659 1,659 2021 Admitted: 1,564 1,564 2022 Admitted: 1,711 1,711 2023 Admitted: 656 656 2024 Admitted: 834 834 2011 Enrolled: 300 300 2012 Enrolled: 241 241 2013 Enrolled: 241 241 2014 Enrolled: 233 233 2015 Enrolled: 183 183 2016 Enrolled: 138 138 2017 Enrolled: 151 151 2018 Enrolled: 157 157 2019 Enrolled: 181 181 2020 Enrolled: 216 216 2021 Enrolled: 160 160 2022 Enrolled: 149 149 2023 Enrolled: 134 134 2024 Enrolled: 180 180

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 830 830 2012 25th: 780 780 2013 25th: 790 790 2014 25th: 800 800 2015 25th: 785 785 2016 25th: 790 790 2017 25th: 700 700 2018 25th: 855 855 2019 25th: 890 890 2020 25th: 890 890 2021 25th: 860 860 2011 75th: 1050 1050 2012 75th: 1030 1030 2013 75th: 1080 1080 2014 75th: 1040 1040 2015 75th: 965 965 2016 75th: 1010 1010 2017 75th: 960 960 2018 75th: 1070 1070 2019 75th: 1050 1050 2020 75th: 1050 1050 2021 75th: 1110 1110

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 390 390 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 400 400 2015 25th: 390 390 2016 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 340 340 2018 25th: 425 425 2019 25th: 450 450 2020 25th: 450 450 2021 25th: 440 440 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 505 505 2016 75th: 470 470 2017 75th: 470 470 2018 75th: 530 530 2019 75th: 530 530 2020 75th: 530 530 2021 75th: 550 550

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 400 400 2012 25th: 390 390 2013 25th: 380 380 2014 25th: 400 400 2015 25th: 395 395 2016 25th: 400 400 2017 25th: 360 360 2018 25th: 430 430 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 440 440 2021 25th: 420 420 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 500 500 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 460 460 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 490 490 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 520 520 2020 75th: 520 520 2021 75th: 560 560

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0% 2022 Submitted: 3.0% 3.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.