701 N. Clinton Street
Defiance, OH 43512

Defiance College was founded in 1850. This Defiance, Ohio, school was originally known as the Defiance Female seminary. Defiance College is affiliated with the United Church of Christ.

Defiance College is organized into five academic divisions: Arts and Humanities, Behavioral and Applied Social Science, business, Education/Sport Science, and Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and awards Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degrees

Defiance College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Ohio Board of Regents, the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Council on Social Work Education, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, and the International Assembly for Collegiate business Education.

Quick Facts:

Enrollment at Defiance College is more than 1,000. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 15 to 1.

The campus is located on 150 acres and includes access to the 200-acre Thoreau Wildlife Sanctuary.

Defiance College is affiliated with Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and with the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC).

A high percentage of Defiance College students receive some form of assistance from grants, scholarships, loans, or work-study programs. Defiance College awards merit aid scholarships to eligible students.

Nearly 90% of Defiance College graduates find employment or enter Graduate School within six months.

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