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Finlandia University Data & Information Overview

78% Acceptance Rate
11% Student Loan Default Rate
Find out more about how Finlandia University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Finlandia University Ranked?

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Highest Ranked Major

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Overall Quality

Finlandia was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Finlandia?

78% Acceptance Rate
21% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Finlandia University is 78%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Finlandia is a good fit for you.

Learn more about Finlandia University admissions.

Finlandia University Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Finlandia University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

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 Finlandia University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

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Retention and Graduation Rates at Finlandia University

40% Freshmen Retention
19% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 40% rate at Finlandia University is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.

Freshmen Retention Rate  40 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Finlandia is 19%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  19 out of 100
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Finlandia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

359 Full-Time Undergraduates
22.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
42.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 402 undergraduates at Finlandia with 359 being full-time and 43 being part-time.

How Much Does Finlandia University Cost?

$18,281 Net Price
79% Take Out Loans
$31,792 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Finlandia is $18,281. 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 Finlandia

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,695 $15,610 $15,818 $18,194 $25,869

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 Finlandia, 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 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 10.7%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do Finlandia Graduates Make?

$37,894 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Finlandia with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $37,894 in their early years. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Finlandia University make the most money.

Location of Finlandia University

Michigan State
359 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Hancock, Michigan, Finlandia University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding location of Hancock is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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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/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinlandiaU

Finlandia University Majors

20 Majors With Completions
59 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 7 $53,430
Business Administration & Management 6 NA
Entrepreneurial Studies 5 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 5 NA
General Psychology 4 NA
Accounting 3 NA
Marketing 3 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 2 NA
History 2 NA
Sociology 1 NA

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

Online Learning at Finlandia

33% Take At Least One Class Online
5% 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, 140 students took at least one online class at Finlandia University. This is a decrease from the 273 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 140 21
2019-2020 273 33
2018-2019 110 32
2017-2018 94 36
2016-2017 75 36

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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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