Finlandia University Overview

Finlandia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hancock, Michigan. Hancock is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Finlandia University Known For?

• The 3% student loan default rate at Finlandia is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Finlandia.
• In <nil>, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Finlandia University?

Contact details for Finlandia are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	601 Quincy St, Hancock, MI 49930-1832
Phone:	906-482-5300
Website:	www.finlandia.edu

How Do I Get Into Finlandia?

You can apply to Finlandia online at: www.finlandia.edu/admissions.html

Admission Requirements for Finlandia

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Finlandia?

The acceptance rate at Finlandia University is 78%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 79% of accepted students are men and 21% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Can I Afford Finlandia University?

The overall average net price of Finlandia is $25,251. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Finlandia, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $7,948 a year. That adds up to $31,792 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Finlandia is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Finlandia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 424 undergraduate students at Finlandia, with 385 being full-time and 39 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 385 full-time undergraduates at Finlandia, 62% are male and 38% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Finlandia University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	212
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	89

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Finlandia University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at Finlandia. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Finland, Canada, and Japan.

Online Learning at Finlandia University

In 2020-2021, 140 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Finlandia has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Finlandia

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Finlandia University was -8.6%. This is the #1,978 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Finlandia regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.