Franklin University

Columbus, Ohio · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Higher Learning Commission

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid is $28,451. 21% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $57,435 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $20,571.

Average net price
$28,451
per year Verified data
Completion rate
21%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$57,435
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$20,571
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$9,552
Out-of-state tuition and fees$9,552
Average cost of attendance$33,133
Books and supplies$576
Room and board, on campusData unavailable
Average net price, all aided students$28,451
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$27,351
Average net price, family income over $110,000Data unavailable

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
Data unavailable
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
5,562
Graduate enrollment
3,269
Students receiving Pell grants
45%
Student to faculty ratio
17 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time21%
Completion within normal time20%
First-year retention (full-time)36%
Median federal debt, graduates$20,571
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$234
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$11,537
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry80%
1 year after completion$59,332
4 years after completion$68,805
6 years after entry$57,013
8 years after entry$58,018
10 years after entry$57,435
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $57,435; the middle half earned $36,524 to $85,497. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Franklin University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

70 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (4)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Systems Analysis
CIP 11.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (11)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
64$46,978$34,285
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Insurance
CIP 52.17
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (29)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
150$57,286$29,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
599$61,392$21,091
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01
$69,830$11,250
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
$46,921Suppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · All credentials fully online
26$81,156$26,418
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · All credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
43$75,050$33,905
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · All credentials fully online
35$84,205$31,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
157$54,729$18,250
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04
$44,300Suppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online
48$57,320$29,504
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
81$52,170$37,428
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
CIP 43.99 · All credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
67$55,866$33,318
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · All credentials fully online
11Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Insurance
CIP 52.17 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online
1$86,684Suppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
25$53,154$26,249
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · All credentials fully online
67Suppressed for privacy$35,483
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · All credentials fully online
28$55,132$31,615
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
36Suppressed for privacy$38,750
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · All credentials fully online
148$45,306$28,056
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · All credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacy$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (16)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
34$66,865Suppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
281$80,765Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · All credentials fully online
60$69,279Suppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · All credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
85Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · All credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
19$60,461Suppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · All credentials fully online
12$61,760Suppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · All credentials fully online
83$97,111Suppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · All credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
53$76,398Suppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
57$70,558Suppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
7$60,872Suppressed for privacy
Medical Illustration and Informatics
CIP 51.27 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · All credentials fully online
56$64,021Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
50$112,102Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (6)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · All credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · All credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (4)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
43$107,719Suppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 202806, OPEID 003046. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.