Franklin University
Franklin University is a private nonprofit university in Columbus, OH, with about 779 students on campus and 7,918 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.
What to know about Franklin University
Most of Franklin University’s students study online
About 7,918 students take classes only online, against 779 on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too, so they describe the online college as much as the campus. The students ↓
Many students are adults coming back to school
73% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 60% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓
A lower graduation rate than at most 4-year colleges
Only 11% of students graduate within six years, fewer than at 97% of 4-year colleges. 36% of first-year students come back for a second year. Outcomes ↓
Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges
Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $24,968 a year after grants. What it costs ↓
Students from wealthier families earn much more
Ten years after starting, students from families making over $75,000 earn a median $74,211. Students from families under $30,000 earn $42,689. Outcomes ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.
The students
5,562 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
How hard is it to get into Franklin University?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Franklin University is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $30,696 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $25,243.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $98,760 over 4 years · 20% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$221 a month against about $4,099 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 39% 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
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
Living in Columbus
9% of Columbus’s 938,396 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Columbus pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Franklin University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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.