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Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (10% of graduates). 22 students for every faculty member, more than at 95% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $4,796 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

412 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 39% of graduates; 42 programs in 14 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020110% 43
    Graduates in this field earn $74,964 4 years out
  2. Psychology, Other 42.99999.5% 39
    Graduates in this field earn $50,430 4 years out
  3. Forensic Psychology 42.28126.8% 28
    Graduates in this field earn $50,934 4 years out
  4. Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 43.01036.3% 26
    Graduates in this field earn $66,059 4 years out
  5. Criminalistics and Criminal Science 43.04025.8% 24
    Graduates in this field earn $57,509 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Psychology, 12% → 19% of graduates since 2014–15 (77 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations$74,964 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $52,754

    4 years after completion$74,964
    National median: $68,257Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $49,906 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,301 · 98 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other$71,296 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $46,145

    4 years after completion$71,296
    National median: $67,934Above typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 73 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Criminal Justice and Corrections$66,059 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $44,823

    4 years after completion$66,059
    National median: $55,378Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $50,190 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 71 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Accounting and Related Services$64,927 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $53,517

    4 years after completion$64,927
    National median: $76,194Below typical

    Median federal debt: $21,359 · 39 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Marketing$63,802 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $35,165

    4 years after completion$63,802
    National median: $69,303Below typical

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 42 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college22 to 1
22 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 95% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 21 to 1 in its Common Data Set (2,564 students, 124 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Dual enrollment
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Weekend college
  • Study abroad

Requires coursework in English composition, humanities, intensive writing, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty100%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$66,479

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$4,796
$4,796
← Lessmore than 12% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$7,808
$7,808
← Lessmore than 14% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Tiffin University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;Tiffin University Common Data Set 2023–24, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)