- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- University of Mount Union
Alliance, OHTown: fringeZIP 44601Founded 1846
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1846
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.mountunion.edu
OhioPrivate nonprofit
University of Mount Union
University of Mount Union is a private nonprofit university in Alliance, Ohio, with 1,995 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 65% within six years and costs $23,956 a year after aid.
65%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention77%
4-year graduation58%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans76%
$23,956net price / year
78%admission rate
1088average SAT
65%graduate in 6 years
$64,519median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,511median debt
#582 of 1,704 for earnings#1,159 of 1,739 for lowest net price#520 of 1,738 for graduation rate#814 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
- $51,933tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,700
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,700
- Average net price
- $23,956national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,299
$30,001–48,000$20,567
$48,001–75,000$19,908
$75,001–110,000$24,897
$110,001+$27,496
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1088
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 460–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 450–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college65%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 65%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 58%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,092
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,519middle 50%: $45,386–$90,521
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,511
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$90,521
Median, University of Mount Union$64,519
Lower quarter$45,386
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
- 1,995
- Part-time
- 0.9%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- 22%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 99%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,830 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,301
- Endowment, end of year
- $179,260,908
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White78%
Hispanic4.6%
Black10%
Asian1.0%
Two or more races2.1%
U.S. nonresident1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Unknown2.4%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management18%
Parks, recreation & fitness14%
Education12%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Engineering7.8%
Health professions7.8%
Psychology7.1%
Visual & performing arts4.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 204185. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3551642.