by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Mount St. Joseph University was awarded 25 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
According to College Factual's 2023 analysis, Mount St. Joe is ranked #1,168 out of 2,241 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Mount St. Joe held the #1,236 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Mount St. Joe is also ranked #44 out of 96 schools in Ohio.
If you're applying to Mount St. Joseph University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 60%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 18% of students accepted to Mount St. Joe submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 580. Math scores were between 480 and 560.
Learn more about Mount St. Joseph University admissions.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Mount St. Joe it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Mount St. Joseph University is 95%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Mount St. Joseph University has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Mount St. Joe for first-time, full-time students is 40%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Mount St. Joseph University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,473 undergraduates at Mount St. Joe with 1,002 being full-time and 471 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,261 | $13,972 | $17,613 | $19,960 | $21,815 |
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 St. Joe, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Mount St. Joe, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $7,765 a year. That adds up to $31,060 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Mount St. Joe is 4.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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See which majors at Mount St. Joseph University make the most money.
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Contact details for Mount St. Joe are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5701 Delhi Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45233-1670 |
| Phone: | 513-244-4200 |
| Website: | www.msj.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/MountStJoseph |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/_theMount |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 50 | $59,240 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 26 | NA |
| General Biology | 20 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 18 | $42,559 |
| Natural Sciences | 14 | NA |
| Criminology | 12 | $35,483 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 12 | NA |
| Marketing | 11 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 11 | $30,905 |
| Social Work | 9 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2019-2020, 663 students took at least one online class at Mount St. Joseph University. This is an increase from the 432 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 663 | 92 |
| 2018-2019 | 432 | 111 |
| 2017-2018 | 438 | 131 |
| 2016-2017 | 401 | 155 |
| 2015-2016 | 310 | 142 |
Learn more about online learning at Mount St. Joseph University.
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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.
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