College of Mount Saint Vincent Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is College of Mount Saint Vincent Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

College of Mount Saint Vincent was awarded 6 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

Overall Quality

Mount Saint Vincent is ranked #1,210 out of 1,715 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2021 Best Colleges list.

Mount Saint Vincent is also ranked #110 out of 132 schools in New York.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Mount Saint Vincent?

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 91%, Mount Saint Vincent has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.

Average Test Scores

About 81% of students accepted to Mount Saint Vincent submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 540. Math scores were between 430 and 520.

Mount Saint Vincent received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 22.

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College of Mount Saint Vincent Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, College of Mount Saint Vincent is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at College of Mount Saint Vincent is 35%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at College of Mount Saint Vincent

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at College of Mount Saint Vincent is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Mount Saint Vincent this rate is 34%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

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Good Overall Diversity at Mount Saint Vincent

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,867 undergraduates at Mount Saint Vincent with 1,788 being full-time and 79 being part-time.

Mount Saint Vincent Diversity Score

When calculating the overall diversity score for a school, College Factual does not just look at the percentage of women and racial-ethnic minorities*. Instead, it looks to see how good of a mixture a school has with regard to gender, ethnicity, age, and location of origin.

The overall diversity score for Mount Saint Vincent is 68.89 out of 100, meaning that is is more diverse than most schools in the country.

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How Much Does College of Mount Saint Vincent Cost?

The overall average net price of Mount Saint Vincent is $18,296. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Mount Saint Vincent

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$14,610	$17,671	$19,382	$22,194	$23,332

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Mount Saint Vincent, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Mount Saint Vincent, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $6,077 a year. That adds up to $24,308 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mount Saint Vincent is 6.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Mount Saint Vincent Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Mount Saint Vincent make about $54,400 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future Mount Saint Vincent graduates since it is 37% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

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Location of College of Mount Saint Vincent

College of Mount Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for Mount Saint Vincent are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6301 Riverdale Ave, Bronx, NY 10471-1093
Phone:	718-405-3200
Website:	www.mountsaintvincent.edu

College of Mount Saint Vincent Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 31 majors graduated from College of Mount Saint Vincent. Of these students, 333 received undergraduate degrees and 78 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing	133	$63,900
General Psychology	45	$24,800
Business Administration & Management	33	NA
Sociology	22	$24,700
Accounting	18	NA
General Biology	15	NA
General English Literature	12	NA
Communication & Media Studies	11	$25,700
History	8	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	6	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at College of Mount Saint Vincent along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Mount Saint Vincent

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 54 students took at least one online class at College of Mount Saint Vincent. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	54	11
2016-2017	0	0
2015-2016	0	0
2014-2015	0	0
2013-2014	0	0

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Related Schools

If you’re considering College of Mount Saint Vincent, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Huston - Tillotson University
• Marymount Manhattan College
• McPherson College
• Newberry College
• Piedmont College

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Anthony22 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.