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What Defiance College costs

Defiance, Ohio · Private · 499 undergrads

Defiance College's sticker price was $45,177 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $27,873 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $22,644.

What does Defiance College cost?

$27,873 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $45,177.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$22,644
$30,000–$48,000$20,124
$48,000–$75,000$23,996
$75,000–$110,000$26,932
over $110,000$43,277

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$22,644
$30,000–$48,000$20,124
$48,000–$75,000$23,996
$75,000–$110,000$26,932
Over $110,000$43,277

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 50% off Defiance College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Defiance College cost more than Ohio Christian University, Ohio Wesleyan University and Mount St. Joseph University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Defiance College$23,996$27,873
Ohio Christian University$17,957$19,197
Ohio Wesleyan University$15,602$20,196
Mount St. Joseph University$13,203$19,231

The sticker price

$29,320
Tuition, 2025-26
$45,177
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
57%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$27,024
average grant for students who got aid.
73%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$27,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Defiance College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $22,644 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,177. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Defiance College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Defiance College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $20,124 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,177. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Defiance College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Defiance College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $23,996 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,177. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Defiance College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers