A college town · College Scorecard

Tiffin is home to 2 colleges

About 2,868 students study on campus here. The largest is Tiffin University, and 16% of Tiffin’s residents are enrolled in college. 4 more colleges are within 30 miles.

Tiffin University Heidelberg University

Colleges in town

degree-granting · 1 career school

Students on campus

2,868

1 for every 6 residents

Residents in college

16%

Above OH (6%)

Most selective

80%

admitted · Tiffin University

Lowest net price

$21k

a year · Heidelberg University

Earnings, 10 yrs

$48k

Heidelberg University · median

What stands out about college in Tiffin

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

A true college town16% of Tiffin’s residents are enrolled in college, against 6% statewide.

★ What stands out · Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Tiffin

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

16 of every 100 Tiffin residents are in college (OH: 6).

2,868students on campus · 17,818 residents

34.1median age · OH 39.7

41%of homes rented · OH 33%

$890median rent · 14% below the state

Tiffin, OH

Housing$195K typical home SafetyCrime reported to police HealthHealth Grade B−Climate20° January low · 84° July high HandbookTrash day, parking, who to call

Every college

All 2 colleges in Tiffin

Tap a college for who gets in, what families pay, majors and outcomes.

University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students

Tiffin UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,843 on campus 80%admitted$27knet price40%graduate$36kearnings Heidelberg UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,025 on campus 86%admitted$21knet price52%graduate$48kearnings

Also in Tiffin: Tiffin Academy of Hair Design (career schools, online-only programs or campuses too small for their own page).

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Tiffin’s median household income ($56K) falls.

Heidelberg UniversityIn Tiffin · sticker $47,025 $14,556a year

Terra State Community College16.5 mi · Fremont · sticker $23,647 $19,266a year

Bowling Green State University29.9 mi · Bowling Green · sticker $33,007 $21,820a year

The University of Findlay25 mi · Findlay · sticker $54,580 $24,481a year

Tiffin UniversityIn Tiffin · sticker $48,004 $24,974a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Tiffin’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

Tiffin University40% graduate$36k earnings$27k typical debt

Heidelberg University52% graduate$48k earnings$27k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Majors

What students study in Tiffin

Share of degrees by field, across Tiffin’s colleges, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Business 32%Psychology 13%Public safety 11%Parks, recreation & fitness 10%Health professions 9%Computer science 3%Everything else 21%

Biggest programs

Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyTiffin University · 46 graduates a year

$51k4 yrs out

Business Administration, Management and OperationsTiffin University · 44 graduates a year

$75k4 yrs out

Business Administration, Management and OperationsHeidelberg University · 40 graduates a year

$65k4 yrs out

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTiffin University · 35 graduates a year

$59k4 yrs out

Criminal Justice and CorrectionsTiffin University · 35 graduates a year

$66k4 yrs out

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherTiffin University · 32 graduates a year

$71k4 yrs out

CriminologyHeidelberg University · 26 graduates a year

—not reported

Security Science and TechnologyTiffin University · 25 graduates a year

$58k4 yrs out

Within reach

More colleges near Tiffin

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Tiffin, beyond its own.

University or collegeCommunity college

Terra State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fremont

16.5 mi1,794 students

Winebrenner Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Findlay

24.9 mi30 students

The University of FindlayUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Findlay

25 mi4,597 students

Bowling Green State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Bowling Green

29.9 mi14,599 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Tiffin. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.