Coaching staff
- James RollinsHead Cross Country/Track & Field Coach
- Kayla MuirAssistant Cross Country/Track & Field Coach
- Jake ArnoldAssistant Track & Field Coach (Throws)
Campus and facilities
The campus is located on 150 acres in a residential area of Defiance, which includes 19 buildings and access to the 200 acre Thoreau Wildlife Sanctuary. Nationally recognized by the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll as a top school in the nation for community service and engagement, DC is also one of 81 US colleges and universities named Colleges With a Conscience by Princeton Review and Campus Compact.
- Established
- 1850
- Website
- defiance.edu
Facilities
Justin F. Coressel StadiumOutdoor track400m · polyurethane / rubber · Outdoor
George M. Smart Athletic CenterIndoor track400m · polyurethane / rubber · Indoor · flat
George M. Smart Athletic CenterAthletic Training Room- George M. Smart Athletic CenterWeight Room
- George M. Smart Athletic CenterFitness Centre
- George M. Smart Athletic CenterVarsity Weight Room
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at DC
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Defiance College →
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Art
- Department of Autism Studies
- Department of Biology
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science
- Department of Communication Studies
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Criminal Justice
- Department of Digital Forensic Science
- Department of Economics
- Department of Education
- Department of English
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Exercise Science
- Department of Forensic Science
- Department of Graphic Design
- Department of History
- Department of Leadership
- Department of Marketing
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Ministry Studies
- Department of Molecular Biology
- Department of Music
- Department of Nursing
- Department of Pre-Professional Programs
- Department of Pre-Health Studies
- Department of Pre-Law
- Department of Pre-Ministry Studies
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Religious Studies
- Department of Restoration Ecology
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Sport Management
Admissions and graduation
- Acceptance rate, fall 2024
- 48%
- Graduated within six years
- 31%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2018. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2024–25
- In-state and out-of-state
- $29,320 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $29,320 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2023–24
- $53,667 USD
- Average net price, 2023–24
- $26,337 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $27,196 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $26,105 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $25,884 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $24,554 USD
- Over $110,000
- $26,637 USD