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Franklin University Data & Information Overview

107 awards Ranking Badges
5% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Franklin University Ranked?

Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Franklin University was awarded 107 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health information/medical records technology/technician.

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Overall Quality

Franklin University was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Franklin University?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Franklin University has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

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Franklin University Faculty

12 to 1 Student to Faculty
7% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Franklin University it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Franklin University is 7%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  7 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Franklin University

100% Freshmen Retention
22% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Franklin University has a freshmen retention rate of 100%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  100 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 22% for first-time, full-time students at Franklin University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  22 out of 100
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100

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Franklin University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,204 Full-Time Undergraduates
22.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
59.4% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,008 undergraduates at Franklin University with 1,204 being full-time and 2,804 being part-time.

How Much Does Franklin University Cost?

$7,201 Net Price
25% Take Out Loans
$38,000 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Franklin University is $7,201. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Franklin University

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$6,527 $2,159 $7,259 $10,365 $7,854

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Franklin University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Franklin University, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $9,500 a year. That adds up to $38,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Franklin University is 5.0%. 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.

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How Much Money Do Franklin University Graduates Make?

$51,859 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Franklin University with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $51,859 in their early years. That's great news for Franklin University students since it is 22% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Franklin University

Ohio State
1,204 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Located in Columbus, Ohio, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Franklin University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Contact details for Franklin University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 201 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH 43215-5399
Phone: 614-797-4700
Website: www.franklin.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranklinUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FranklinU

Franklin University Majors

35 Majors With Completions
1,174 Undergraduate Degrees
686 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 35 majors graduated from Franklin University. Of these students, 1,174 received undergraduate degrees and 686 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 367 $47,825
Accounting 127 $47,252
Human Resource Management 78 $44,697
Health & Medical Administrative Services 57 $41,982
Nursing 52 NA
Computer Information Systems 46 $55,444
Marketing 43 $40,871
Finance & Financial Management 41 $49,343
Criminal Justice & Corrections 36 $37,442
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 30 $31,110

Learn more about the majors offered at Franklin University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Franklin University

95% Take At Least One Class Online
93% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 6,458 students took at least one online class at Franklin University. This is an increase from the 5,926 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 6,458 6,358
2019-2020 5,926 5,926
2018-2019 4,809 4,099
2017-2018 4,061 3,663
2016-2017 4,137 3,652

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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