by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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 34 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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Franklin University was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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.
The student to faculty ratio at Franklin University is about average at 16 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.
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%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Franklin University this rate is 50%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Franklin University for first-time, full-time students is 43%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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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.
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.
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 23% of students took out student loans averaging $4,083 a year. That adds up to $16,332 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 666 | $56,588 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 167 | $49,853 |
| Accounting | 158 | $51,929 |
| Human Resource Management | 142 | $50,827 |
| Marketing | 74 | $42,521 |
| Computer Information Systems | 51 | $63,310 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 47 | $38,103 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 46 | $61,645 |
| Computer Science | 45 | $76,264 |
| Nursing | 44 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 7,672 students took at least one online class at Franklin University. This is an increase from the 6,458 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 7,672 | 7,395 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,458 | 6,358 |
| 2020-2021 | 5,926 | 5,926 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,061 | 3,663 |
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.
References
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