Defiance College
Defiance College at a Glance
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About Defiance College
According to Wikipedia, Defiance College is a private college located in Defiance, Ohio and affiliated with the United Church of Christ. The campus includes eighteen buildings and access to the Thoreau Wildlife Sanctuary. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, but the college has been on probation since 2023 for concerns with one out of the eighteen accreditation criteria.
Defiance College's Online Degrees
MBA in Business
- Required Credits: 36
- Completion Time: 4 years or less
- Format: Fully online
MA in Education
Degree Concentrations
- Intervention Specialist Mild To Moderate Licensure
- Sport Coaching Concentration
- K-12 Ohio Reading Endorsement
- Required Credits: 33
- Completion Time: 30 months
- Format: Fully online
Defiance College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,546 | 48% | 56% | 36% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Defiance College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $29,320 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $22,644 |
| 30K - 48K | $20,124 |
| 48K - 75K | $23,996 |
| 75K - 110K | $26,932 |
| 110K+ | $43,277 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Defiance College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Defiance College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $50,327 a year, and 94% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Defiance College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 572 | 523 | 49 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Defiance College?
Defiance College is located at 701 N Clinton St., Defiance, OH 43512.
How Safe is Defiance College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Defiance College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Defiance College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Defiance has a violent crime rate of 0.22% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.18%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Defiance College Known For?
Defiance College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Mathematics
- Religious Studies
- History
- Literature
- Psychology
- Biology
- Communications
- Medical
- Nursing
- Business
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Computer Science
Defiance College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Defiance College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Defiance College ranks #1794 in the U.S. and #6703 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesDefiance College ranks #1829 in the U.S. and #8244 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
religious-studies-hub DegreesDefiance College ranks #1832 in the U.S. and #5939 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesDefiance College ranks #1915 in the U.S. and #5986 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesDefiance College ranks #2178 in the U.S. and #5812 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesDefiance College ranks #2197 in the U.S. and #8814 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesDefiance College ranks #2421 in the U.S. and #8887 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesDefiance College ranks #2471 in the U.S. and #8681 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesDefiance College ranks #2581 in the U.S. and #6778 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesDefiance College ranks #2743 in the U.S. and #9786 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesDefiance College ranks #2917 in the U.S. and #6146 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesDefiance College ranks #3125 in the U.S. and #11560 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesDefiance College ranks #3132 in the U.S. and #11495 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science Degrees