Malone University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Malone University

Malone University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Canton, Ohio (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 798 students of which 1,098 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Malone University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 75.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,081 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,948, with published in-state tuition of $37,160 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,289, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 48.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.6%. Graduates earn a median of $48,909 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,056 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 127000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.