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University or college · Private nonprofit

Malone University

Canton, OH244 online only

Malone University is a private nonprofit university in Canton, OH, with about 961 students on campus.

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Students on campus
961
plus 244 studying only online
Admission rate
76%
lower than at 53% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$20,948
higher than at 54% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
45%
lower than at 70% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$48,909
higher than at 69% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Malone University?

76%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
470–590
SAT math
460–590
ACT
18–24

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1081.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $49,754 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $37,160Room & board $11,400Books & supplies $1,300

After grants, the average family on aid pays $20,948.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$17,667

About $70,668 over 4 years · 64% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
45%
within 6 years · Pell students 35%
Come back for year two
76%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$48,909
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$26,289
about $279 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$279 a month against about $3,588 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

63%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 79% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$44k
Middle income$30–75k
$51k
Higher incomeover $75k
$53k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 22%Parks, recreation & fitness 12%Theology 10%Education 10%Biology 9%Psychology 8%Everything else 29%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations41 graduates a year · typical debt $24,161
$65k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness22 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$47k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing21 graduates a year · typical debt $23,862
$74k4 yrs out
Zoology/Animal Biology20 graduates a year
—not reported
Social Work18 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$46k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods12 graduates a year
$42k4 yrs out
Psychology, General10 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections10 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

798 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 70%Hispanic 3%Black 6%Asian 1%Two or more 3%International 2%

Women and men

Women 57%Men 43%
14 : 1
students per teacher
33%
get Pell grants (lower income)
59%
take federal loans
6%
undergrads 25 or older
6%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Canton

4% of Canton’s 69,001 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Canton pages.

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Straight-line distances from Malone University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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20.3 mi1,009 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.