-
#46 Regional Colleges Midwest
-
#66 Top Performers on Social Mobility
Defiance College is ranked #46 in Regional Colleges Midwest. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
44
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
54
Graduation and retention rank
51
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
40%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
57%
Social Mobility Rank
66
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
23%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
53%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
44%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-6
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.6
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
13
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
35
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
74.5%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
73%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
77.7%
Classes with 50 or more students
0%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
10:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
55
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
17-23
First-year students in top 25 percent of high school class (2.25%)
21%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
16
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
40
Average alumni giving rate
7.1%
-
Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
