Franklin University
Columbus, OH · Private four-year · City: Large
5,815undergraduates
$22,252average net price per year
31%graduate in 6 years
47%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
35 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (12)
- Accounting Associate (3 awarded), Bachelor's (140 awarded)
- Accounting and Related Services, Other Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded), Associate (2 awarded), Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Associate (64 awarded), Bachelor's (535 awarded)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded), Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Finance, General Associate (2 awarded), Bachelor's (32 awarded)
- Financial Planning and Services Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Bachelor's (67 awarded)
- Insurance Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Management Information Systems, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Operations Management and Supervision Bachelor's (46 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (2)
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Associate (6 awarded), Bachelor's (157 awarded)
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Social sciences (1)
- Social Sciences, General Bachelor's (148 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (6)
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Associate (7 awarded), Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Computer Science Associate (6 awarded), Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Human-Centered Technology Design Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Information Science/Studies Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Information Technology Associate (3 awarded), Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (4)
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Associate (5 awarded), Bachelor's (69 awarded)
- Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (36 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (67 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Organizational Communication, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Public Relations/Image Management Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (2)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (21 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Education (4)
- Education, Other Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Secondary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Public Administration Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (21)
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's
- Organizational Leadership Doctorate (research)
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Medical Informatics Master's
- Nursing Administration Master's
- Nursing Practice Doctorate (research)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Computer Science Master's
- Information Technology Master's
- Business Analytics Master's
- Data Analytics, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology Master's
- Public Administration Master's
- Curriculum and Instruction Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Education, General Master's
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $9,577
- Books and supplies
- $576
- Total cost living at home
- $16,453
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $23,466 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $21,170 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $22,204 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 91%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 91%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $6,477
- Got a grant from the college
- 14%
- Average grant from the college
- $556
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 33%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 68%
- Average amount borrowed
- $4,534
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 31%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 31%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 31%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 25%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 30%
- Transferred to another college
- 40%
- Came back for year two
- 47%
| Pell grant students | 21% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 33% |
| Neither | 42% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 51 | 43% |
| Men | 65 | 22% |
| Asian | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Black | 16 | 6% (small group) |
| White | 39 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 49 | 39% |
| International | 10 | 80% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 155 | 30% | 41% |
| Started here, part-time | 110 | 17% | 25% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 268 | 72% | 11% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 1,300 | 51% | 20% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 8,697
- Undergraduates
- 5,815
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,977
- Part-time undergraduates
- 3,838
- Graduate students
- 2,882
- Students per faculty member
- 16 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 73%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 92%
| Women | 62% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 17% |
| Hispanic | 8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 58% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 9% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Large
- Address
- 201 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH, 43215-5399
- County
- Franklin County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
- Academic calendar
- Trimester
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.