Franklin University

Private · OH

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationOH · Midwest

SettingUrban

Undergrads5,562

Student:faculty17:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate2.9%

6-yr grad rate11.1%

Drop-out rate64.1%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$10k

Out-of-state tuition$10k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity46.8%

Gender diversity62%

International0.1%

Identity—

Overview

Franklin University is a private nonprofit university in downtown Columbus, Ohio, built specifically around working adults, transfer students, and online learners rather than students coming directly from high school. Its model emphasizes flexibility — evening, weekend, and online formats — over a traditional residential college experience.

Academics

Business, information technology, and health-care administration are the university's core degree areas, taught with an explicitly career-focused, applied curriculum. Franklin is known for generous transfer-credit policies and community-college articulation agreements, and many programs are designed to be completed while working full-time.

Getting in

Admission is geared toward accessibility rather than selectivity, with a process built to accommodate transfer students and adult learners whose academic records may not resemble a traditional high schooler's.

Worth knowing

Franklin is not built for a conventional campus experience — dorms, athletics, and a traditional undergraduate social scene are not central to it. It suits a student who is also working, has significant transfer credit, or wants an online-first degree from a nonprofit rather than a for-profit institution.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate—

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot reported

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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