- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, OHSuburb: largeZIP 45233Founded 1920
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1920
- Motto
- With God for a leader
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.msj.edu
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Mount St. Joseph University
Mount St. Joseph University is a private nonprofit university in Cincinnati, Ohio, with 1,129 undergraduates. It admits 59% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $19,231 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate59%
Retention69%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans52%
$19,231net price / year
59%admission rate
1183average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$57,689median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#907 of 1,704 for earnings#813 of 1,739 for lowest net price#897 of 1,738 for graduation rate#352 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
- $47,982tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $39,650
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,650
- Average net price
- $19,231national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,793
$30,001–48,000$12,545
$48,001–75,000$13,203
$75,001–110,000$14,364
$110,001+$20,818
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 59%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1183
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 470–580
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 460–560
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college59%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college69%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 55%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,996
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,689middle 50%: $41,229–$76,940
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$76,940
Median, Mount St. Joseph University$57,689
Lower quarter$41,229
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
- 1,129
- Part-time
- 3.9%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 22.8
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 98%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,744 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,290
- Endowment, end of year
- $74,062,899
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White72%
Hispanic6.0%
Black14%
Asian0.4%
Two or more races6.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.1%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions26%
Education19%
Business & management17%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies6.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.3%
Computer & information sciences4.9%
Liberal arts & humanities4.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN | $18,130 | 54% | $51,756 |
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| University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | $19,536 | 57% | $58,791 |
| Regis University Denver, CO | $18,133 | 55% | $79,971 |
| Daemen University Amherst, NY | $19,350 | 59% | $68,139 |
| Regent University Virginia Beach, VA | $18,135 | 52% | $51,408 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 204200. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5146779.