- The Inkwell
- South Dakota
- Mount Marty University
Yankton, SDTown: remoteZIP 57078Founded 1936
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1936
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.mountmarty.edu
South DakotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Mount Marty University
Mount Marty University is a private nonprofit university in Yankton, South Dakota, with 697 undergraduates. It admits 43% of applicants, graduates 63% within six years and costs $21,395 a year after aid.
63%graduate
Admission rate43%
Retention68%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans44%
$21,395net price / year
43%admission rate
1120average SAT
63%graduate in 6 years
$52,585median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#1,139 of 1,704 for earnings#975 of 1,739 for lowest net price#570 of 1,738 for graduation rate#184 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $49,788tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,775
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,775
- Average net price
- $21,395national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,832
$30,001–48,000$15,320
$48,001–75,000$16,410
$75,001–110,000$21,195
$110,001+$25,673
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 43%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college43%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college63%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 63%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,686
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,585middle 50%: $38,292–$71,052
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,052
Median, Mount Marty University$52,585
Lower quarter$38,292
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 697
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 43% / 57%
- Average age at entry
- 22.5
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 31%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,411 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,163
- Endowment, end of year
- $38,010,214
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic9.6%
Black7.0%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races3.7%
U.S. nonresident9.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.2%
Unknown4.0%
12 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Health professions24%
Parks, recreation & fitness17%
Education14%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.9%
Social sciences5.3%
Agriculture2.4%
Psychology1.8%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE | $20,647 | 61% | $62,637 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 219198. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q14709772.