After Defiance College: graduation, pay and debt
Defiance, Ohio · Private · 499 undergrads
37% of Defiance College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $50,327 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $27,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$50.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
37%
finish within six years.
29%
finish in four years.
56%
of first-years come back for year two.
$27k
median federal debt at graduation.
53%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
29%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
37%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
56%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
29%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
51%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
150
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
51%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
37%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
182
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,781
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$50,327
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$27,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
53%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
63%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
72%
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