The University of Findlay Overview

The University of Findlay is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Findlay, Ohio. Findlay is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is The University of Findlay Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Findlay is 5%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Findlay is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 58% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Findlay bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $43,200 a year. That's about 6% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Findlay to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

The University of Findlay Rankings

Findlay is ranked #429 out of 2,587 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2022 Best Colleges list. Out of the 108 colleges in Ohio, it is ranked at #16.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Findlay.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Environmental Control Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Medical Illustration & Informatics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#97	Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#167	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Findlay has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Environmental Control Technology Schools	College Factual
#14	Best Engineering Technologies Schools	College Factual
#18	Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools	College Factual
#133	Best Healthcare Schools	Healthcare Degree Search
#242	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is The University of Findlay?

Contact details for Findlay are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 North Main Street, Findlay, OH 45840-3653
Phone:	419-422-8313
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/universityfindlay
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ufindlay

How Do I Get Into Findlay?

You can apply to Findlay online at: www.findlay.edu/admissions/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Findlay

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Findlay?

With an acceptance rate of 80%, Findlay may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 23% of students accepted to Findlay submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 630. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

Findlay received ACT scores from 86% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford The University of Findlay?

The overall average net price of Findlay is $36,378. 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 Findlay, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $9,759 a year. That adds up to $39,036 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Findlay is 4.7%. 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.

The University of Findlay Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,732 undergraduate students at Findlay, with 2,161 being full-time and 1,571 being part-time.

There are also 1,097 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,161 full-time undergraduates at Findlay, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	35
Black or African American	104
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	1,513
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	347

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Findlay. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 49 countries are represented at Findlay. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal.

Online Learning at The University of Findlay

There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 5 master’s degree programs available online at Findlay. In 2019-2020, 1,837 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 27th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Findlay

The following table shows how Findlay is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Environmental Control Technology	#1	#1
Medical Illustration & Informatics	#28	#28

Online Growth Rankings of Findlay

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Findlay was -3.8%. This is the #1,908 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Findlay regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Findlay majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Education	7%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Findlay ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Findlay.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Environmental Control Technology	#17
Medical Illustration & Informatics	#82
General Education	#216
Information Technology	#330
Engineering Technologies	#360

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%.

The University of Findlay Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	57	99	0	156
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	53	70	123
General Education	0	5	73	12	90
Animal Services	11	46	0	0	57
Animal Science	1	49	0	0	50
Allied Health Professions	1	23	25	0	49
Health/Medical Prep Programs	1	47	0	0	48
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	0	44	44
Environmental Control Technology	0	14	29	0	43
General Biology	0	36	0	0	36
Health & Physical Education	6	20	0	0	26
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	21	0	21
General Psychology	0	21	0	0	21
Accounting	0	19	0	0	19
Nursing	0	16	0	0	16
Writing Studies	0	8	7	0	15
Social Work	0	15	0	0	15
Marketing	0	12	0	0	12
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	12	0	0	12
Computer Science	0	11	0	0	11
Finance & Financial Management	0	9	0	0	9
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	8	0	0	8
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	8	0	0	8
Information Technology	0	3	4	0	7
Teaching English or French	0	1	6	0	7
Mathematics	0	5	0	0	5
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	4	0	4
Computer Software & Applications	0	4	0	0	4
Special Education	0	4	0	0	4
Fine & Studio Arts	0	4	0	0	4
Human Resource Management	0	3	0	0	3
Public Relations & Advertising	0	3	0	0	3
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	3	0	0	3
Political Science & Government	0	3	0	0	3
Graphic Communications	0	2	0	0	2
Computer Information Systems	0	2	0	0	2
Applied Mathematics	0	2	0	0	2
Chemistry	0	2	0	0	2
Hospitality Management	0	1	0	0	1
East Asian Languages	0	1	0	0	1
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	1	0	0	1
Other Health Professions	0	1	0	0	1
Philosophy	0	1	0	0	1
Biblical Studies	0	1	0	0	1
Drama & Theater Arts	0	1	0	0	1
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Journalism	0	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	20	484	321	126	951

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
• Image Credit: By Pepsi2786 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.