Defiance College

Defiance College was established in 1850. It is a private, non-profit four-year college of liberal arts situated in Defiance, Ohio. The campus includes more than 15 buildings, which are spread across an area of 150 acres. The college offers a number of majors, which lead to bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Various pre-professional courses are also available at DC:

• Division of Arts and Humanities
• Division of Behavioral and Applied Social Science
• Division of Business and Allied Health
• Division of Education/ Sport Science
• Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Defiance College supports a number of fraternities and sororities like the Sigma Sigma Sigma, Alpha Xi Delta and Phi Sigma Chi. In addition, students participate in a variety of sports, including baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field, softball and volleyball. The college’s athletics teams are known as the Yellow Jackets.

Defiance College Highlights

Where Defiance College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• United Church of Christ religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, security and law enforcement, and business and management.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Students

The student enrollment at Defiance College was 973 in 2007 (827 full-time equivalent).

About 56% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 44% of the class.

Undergrads are 87% of enrolled students and graduate students are 13%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Defiance College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Defiance College provides on-campus housing for 505 of its 827 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Defiance College Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Defiance College is in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Defiance College Admissions (2007)

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