-86%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Franklin University fell 86% between 2021 and 2024 (21.1% → 2.9%).
Ohio · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Franklin University
Columbus, Ohio. 5,111 undergraduate students. 76 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Franklin University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+249%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Franklin University rose 249% between 2006 and 2009 (11.1% → 38.8%).
-64%
First-year retention
First-year retention at Franklin University fell 64% between 2021 and 2024 (100.0% → 35.9%).
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Franklin University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.4% → 0.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Ohio
Each tile compares this institution to the Ohio median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$51,892+5% · 6→10y
Ohio median $41,039$49,189
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry30.3%+108% · '97→'09
Ohio median 62.5%$14,238+279% · '97→'20
At program completion5,111+71% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS47.4%-46% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$9,577+51% · '01→'24
out-of-state $9,577SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.7%Median federal debt $14,238 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $51,892 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+108%
Franklin University · completion · 150% rose
18.7% → 38.8%
-72%
Franklin University · completion · 100% fell
10.4% → 2.9%
-46%
Franklin University · retention fell
66.0% → 35.9%
+71%
Franklin University · undergrad enrollment rose
3,255 → 5,562
+51%
Franklin University · in-state tuition rose
$6,324 → $9,577
+51%
Franklin University · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,324 → $9,577
+279%
Franklin University · median debt rose
$5,500 → $20,836
-100%
Franklin University · cohort default rate fell
10.0% → 0.0%
+48%
Franklin University · pell share rose
25.1% → 37.2%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Computer Science.$100,285Business Administration, Management and Operations.$82,037Computer and Information Sciences, General.$81,285Health and Medical Administrative Services.$80,798Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other.$76,386Accounting and Related Services.$75,387Human Resources Management and Services.$74,041Public Administration.$72,991Curriculum and Instruction.$72,613Finance and Financial Management Services.$69,139Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$69,092Human Resources Management and Services.$66,999Marketing.$66,566Accounting and Related Services.$64,994Business Administration, Management and Operations.$64,305Marketing.$59,202Health and Medical Administrative Services.$58,526Design and Applied Arts.$57,010Computer Software and Media Applications.$56,091Business Administration, Management and Operations.$54,933Criminal Justice and Corrections.$54,310Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$48,501Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$47,326
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
23 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$64,305Business Administration, Management and Operations.$82,037Accounting and Related Services.$64,994Business Administration, Management and Operations.$54,933Human Resources Management and Services.$66,999Marketing.$59,202Finance and Financial Management Services.$69,139Human Resources Management and Services.$74,041Accounting and Related Services.$75,387Marketing.$66,566
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Franklin University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$471,933
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 10
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $22,204
- HS-only baseline · OH
- $36,400
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Ohio
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Franklin University graduates earn $X” — not “Franklin University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Franklin University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.