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University or college · Private nonprofit

Walsh University

North Canton, OH529 online only

Walsh University is a private nonprofit university in North Canton, OH, with about 1,631 students on campus.

Students on campus
1,631
plus 529 studying only online
Admission rate
71%
lower than at 62% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$20,493
higher than at 52% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
59%
higher than at 58% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$59,764
higher than at 84% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Walsh University, in brief

Little price break for lower-income families

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $20,458 a year after grants, about the same as the $20,373 paid by families over $110,000. What it costs ↓

A graduation gap for lower-income students

42% of students with Pell grants finish, against 59% overall, a gap of 17 points. 27% of undergraduates get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $47,575 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $35,745Room & board $12,170Books & supplies $790

After grants, the average family on aid pays $20,493.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$18,642

About $74,568 over 4 years · 61% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Walsh University?

71%

of applicants admitted

About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
510–630
SAT math
530–650
ACT
20–27

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1193.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
59%
within 6 years · Pell students 42%
Come back for year two
72%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$59,764
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 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

6.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $4,174 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

66%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 82% 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
$50k
Middle income$30–75k
$60k
Higher incomeover $75k
$66k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 26%Health professions 21%Education 12%Parks, recreation & fitness 11%Biology 7%Psychology 5%Everything else 18%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

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

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing64 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$82k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness30 graduates a year · typical debt $26,805
$53k4 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching27 graduates a year
$34k1 yr out
Biology, General26 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$67k4 yrs out
Marketing25 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$69k4 yrs out
Psychology, General23 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$52k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations22 graduates a year · typical debt $31,000
$75k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services19 graduates a year · typical debt $24,837
$72k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,390 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 55%Hispanic 3%Black 5%Asian 1%Two or more 3%International 9%

Women and men

Women 47%Men 53%
14 : 1
students per teacher
27%
get Pell grants (lower income)
52%
take federal loans
10%
undergrads 25 or older
6%
study part time
The town around it

Living in North Canton

10% of North Canton’s 17,692 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ North Canton pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

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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.