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Defiance Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 470
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 96%
Average Aid Amount $25,650
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 145
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 99%

Financial Aid Information at Defiance

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 470 students (96% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $25,650. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 145 students (99% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Defiance College is $29,320, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 470 students (96% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $25,650. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Defiance College for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Defiance College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid47096%$25,650
Pell Grants23448%$5,331
Federal Student Loans37978%$6,821

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 145 beginning students (99% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 145 students (99% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Defiance College.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Defiance College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid14599%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources14599%$25,302
Federal Grants7652%$5,924
Pell Grants7652%$5,361
Other Federal Grants7451%$578
State/Local Grants3826%$3,633
Institutional Grants14599%$21,245
Student Loans11176%$7,104
Federal Student Loans11176%$5,781
Other Student Loans128%$12,240