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Mount Marty University Data & Information Overview

13 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
68% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Mount Marty University Ranked?

#293 Best Colleges in Nation
#2 Best Colleges in SD
Health Professions Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2025 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Mount Marty University was awarded 13 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Mount Marty is ranked #293 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.

Out of the 13 colleges in South Dakota, Mount Marty is ranked at #2.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Mount Marty?

68% Acceptance Rate
41% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Mount Marty University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 68%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

Mount Marty received ACT scores from 74% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 23.

ACT Composite Scores for Mount Marty University  ( 18 to 23 )
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36

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Mount Marty University Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
36% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Mount Marty University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Mount Marty University is 36%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  36 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Mount Marty University

71% Freshmen Retention
43% On-Time Graduation Rate

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 Mount Marty University is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  71 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Mount Marty the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 43%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  43 out of 100
0
100

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Mount Marty University Undergraduate Student Diversity

595 Full-Time Undergraduates
23.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
50.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 987 undergraduates at Mount Marty with 595 being full-time and 392 being part-time.

How Much Does Mount Marty University Cost?

$21,611 Net Price
73% Take Out Loans
$24,516 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Mount Marty is $21,611. 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 Marty

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$20,480 $18,379 $19,948 $21,968 $23,145

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 Marty, 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 Marty, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $6,129 a year. That adds up to $24,516 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Mount Marty Graduates Make?

$48,179 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Mount Marty make around $48,179 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Mount Marty graduates since it is 2% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of Mount Marty University

South Dakota State
595 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Mount Marty University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Yankton, South Dakota. Yankton is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for Mount Marty are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1105 W. 8Th Street, Yankton, SD 57078-3724
Phone: 605-668-1545
Website: www.mountmarty.edu/

Mount Marty University Majors

27 Majors With Completions
396 Undergraduate Degrees
396 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 27 majors graduated from Mount Marty University. Of these students, 396 received undergraduate degrees and 396 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 79 $66,183
Business Administration & Management 16 $39,625
Health & Physical Education 15 NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific 13 NA
Accounting 12 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 12 $45,760
Criminal Justice & Corrections 11 NA
General Psychology 6 NA
Horticulture 5 NA
Health/Medical Prep Programs 5 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Mount Marty University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Mount Marty

41% Take At Least One Class Online
2% Take All Classes Online

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 2022-2023, 516 students took at least one online class at Mount Marty University. This is an increase from the 511 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 516 27
2021-2022 511 8
2020-2021 396 57
2018-2019 339 3

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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.

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