- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Muskingum University
New Concord, OHRural: distantZIP 43762Founded 1837
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1837
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.muskingum.edu
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Muskingum University
Muskingum University is a private nonprofit university in New Concord, Ohio, with 1,376 undergraduates. It admits 82% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $19,145 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate82%
Retention74%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans62%
$19,145net price / year
82%admission rate
1017average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$50,990median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#1,220 of 1,704 for earnings#805 of 1,739 for lowest net price#912 of 1,738 for graduation rate#915 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
- $46,293tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $33,579
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $33,579
- Average net price
- $19,145national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,060
$30,001–48,000$14,249
$48,001–75,000$15,695
$75,001–110,000$20,283
$110,001+$24,974
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 82%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1017
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 460–560
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 450–545
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college82%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
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
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,973
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,990middle 50%: $36,021–$72,123
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,123
Median, Muskingum University$50,990
Lower quarter$36,021
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
- 1,376
- Part-time
- 6.1%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 21.9
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,587 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,506
- Endowment, end of year
- $96,032,078
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White81%
Hispanic3.3%
Black7.6%
Asian0.6%
Two or more races4.9%
U.S. nonresident0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.9%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions24%
Business & management15%
Education13%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.1%
Psychology7.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.8%
Communication & journalism4.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 204264. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6942807.