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Tiffin University

Tiffin University is based in the town of Tiffin, OH — a private campus in a small-town setting. International students are a visible presence at Tiffin University — 5.6% of its 2,051 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$20,982

family income
under $30k

$20,666

$30–48k

$23,742

$48–75k

$27,814

$75–110k

$27,426

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$26,5002023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Tiffin University has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $26,500 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $26,500.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$24,148
2009	$25,281
2010	$21,995
2011	$23,936
2012	$25,502
2013	$21,942
2014	$19,497
2015	$20,655
2016	$20,638
2017	$20,923
2018	$21,746
2019	$23,309
2020	$25,722
2021	$25,756
2022	$23,758
2023	$26,500

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$48,0042024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Tiffin University rose from $28,124 (2009) to $48,004 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$28,124
2010	$29,915
2011	$30,930
2012	$32,074
2013	$34,771
2014	$35,023
2015	$33,349
2016	$35,055
2017	$36,023
2018	$37,030
2019	$38,783
2020	$41,055
2021	$43,668
2022	$44,369
2023	$45,150
2024	$48,004

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$11,130
2001	$11,850
2002	$12,850
2003	$13,590
2004	$14,280
2005	$15,000
2006	$15,870
2007	$16,800
2008	$17,220
2013	$20,700
2014	$21,535
2015	$22,165
2016	$23,125
2017	$24,000
2018	$25,000
2019	$26,110
2020	$27,610
2021	$28,480
2022	$30,120
2023	$32,400

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Tiffin University reports published tuition of $34,790 in this record. Tiffin University's $34,790 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Tiffin University reports 2,051 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

39.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Tiffin University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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39.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Tiffin University rose from 24.6% (entered 1991) to 39.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	24.6%
1992 cohort	28.9%
1993 cohort	31.1%
1994 cohort	28.8%
1995 cohort	34.4%
1996 cohort	31.2%
1997 cohort	29%
1998 cohort	34.6%
1999 cohort	31.4%
2000 cohort	33.9%
2001 cohort	33.8%
2002 cohort	43.2%
2003 cohort	43.2%
2004 cohort	39.5%
2005 cohort	46.8%
2006 cohort	37.9%
2007 cohort	46.1%
2008 cohort	38.8%
2009 cohort	37.6%
2010 cohort	34.3%
2011 cohort	28.2%
2012 cohort	29.3%
2013 cohort	39.4%
2014 cohort	41.2%
2015 cohort	45.2%
2016 cohort	45.3%
2017 cohort	43%
2018 cohort	39.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,124	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,438	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,750	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,091	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,610	$3,583
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,750	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,750	$4,553
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,750	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,000	$6,334
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,000	$7,477
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,451	$12,537
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,843	$12,468
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,117	$11,525
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,875	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$42,475

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$31,360

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$35,942

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Tiffin University admitted 4,762 of 5,949 applicants in Fall 2024. The 80% rate describes that application pool.

80%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $32,400 tuition · 2023–24 2,051 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 910–11101600

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Admissions

Tiffin University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Tiffin University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 470–555 and Math was 440–555 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 910–1110 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	470	500	555
SAT Math	440	500	555
ACT Composite	15	18	21

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Tiffin University received 5,949 applications and admitted 4,762 (80%), with 517 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

80%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Tiffin University's change from 94.4% to 80% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2002	94.4%
Fall 2003	90.9%
Fall 2004	82.7%
Fall 2005	72%
Fall 2006	73.7%
Fall 2007	72.8%
Fall 2008	65.6%
Fall 2009	63.9%
Fall 2010	59.6%
Fall 2011	51%
Fall 2012	51%
Fall 2013	38.6%
Fall 2014	54.4%
Fall 2015	93.1%
Fall 2016	75.6%
Fall 2017	68.8%
Fall 2018	69.2%
Fall 2019	68.9%
Fall 2020	62.5%
Fall 2021	73.7%
Fall 2022	82.8%
Fall 2023	79.8%
Fall 2024	80%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2002–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

910–1110Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	850	1040
Fall 2005	858	1043
Fall 2006	880	1100
Fall 2008	820	992
Fall 2009	863	1056
Fall 2010	863	1056
Fall 2011	843	1050
Fall 2012	843	1050
Fall 2013	860	1063
Fall 2023	870	1120
Fall 2024	910	1110

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

15–21Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	17	22
Fall 2004	18	22
Fall 2005	18	22
Fall 2006	18	23
Fall 2007	18	22
Fall 2008	17	22
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	18	23
Fall 2012	18	23
Fall 2013	18	23
Fall 2023	15	22
Fall 2024	15	21

IPEDS Fall 2003–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,051Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Tiffin University rose from 1,154 (Fall 2002) to 2,051 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,154
Fall 2003	995
Fall 2004	1,145
Fall 2005	1,177
Fall 2006	1,376
Fall 2007	1,569
Fall 2008	1,716
Fall 2009	2,277
Fall 2010	3,651
Fall 2011	5,361
Fall 2012	5,016
Fall 2013	3,309
Fall 2014	2,603
Fall 2015	2,305
Fall 2016	2,189
Fall 2017	2,095
Fall 2018	1,995
Fall 2019	1,901
Fall 2020	1,880
Fall 2021	1,824
Fall 2022	1,985
Fall 2023	1,938
Fall 2024	2,051

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

72%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Tiffin University rose from 61% (Fall 2002) to 72% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	61%
Fall 2003 cohort	69%
Fall 2004 cohort	60%
Fall 2005 cohort	66%
Fall 2006 cohort	63%
Fall 2007 cohort	63%
Fall 2008 cohort	62%
Fall 2009 cohort	62%
Fall 2010 cohort	69%
Fall 2011 cohort	65%
Fall 2012 cohort	65%
Fall 2013 cohort	62%
Fall 2014 cohort	62%
Fall 2015 cohort	64%
Fall 2016 cohort	64%
Fall 2017 cohort	67%
Fall 2018 cohort	65%
Fall 2019 cohort	66%
Fall 2020 cohort	65%
Fall 2021 cohort	60%
Fall 2022 cohort	60%
Fall 2023 cohort	72%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Tiffin University

Faculty pay at Tiffin University averages $88,644 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Tiffin University as a primarily residential campus of 2,051 undergraduates — and 71.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Tiffin University's SAT section-percentile sums are 910–1110 — their midpoint is below the OH four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Tiffin University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Tiffin University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Tiffin University80%

Ohio median75.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Tiffin University$34,790

Ohio median$29,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Tiffin University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Tiffin University$35,942

Ohio median$52,356

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Tiffin University, Ohio and national reference values
Metric & basis	Tiffin University	Ohio median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	80%	75.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$34,790	$29,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$35,942	$52,356	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Tiffin University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Tiffin University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 9 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$74,964
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	$71,296
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$66,059
Accounting and Related Services	$64,927
Marketing	$63,802
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$58,862
Security Science and Technology	$57,509
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$50,934
Psychology, Other	$50,430

These 9 fields listed for Tiffin University measure earnings after completion. The $35,942 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional Tiffin University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Tiffin University report?

Tiffin University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 910–1110 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Tiffin University's acceptance rate?

80% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,762 admitted from 5,949 applicants.

How much does Tiffin University cost?

At Tiffin University, tuition is $34,790. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Tiffin University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $35,942. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Ohio

Ursuline College — 74.9% admitted
Walsh University — 70.7% admitted
Wittenberg University — 72.3% admitted
Youngstown State University — 84.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.