Mount St. Joseph University

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $36,950
    4.23% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $17,094
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    59.1%
    2,084 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    2,265
    60.6% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    56.3%
    178 Graduates

    About

    Mount St. Joseph University is a higher education institution located in Hamilton County, OH. In 2024, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at Mount St. Joseph University were Teacher Education & Professional Development (40 degrees awarded), Physician Assistant (28 degrees), and Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing (19 degrees).

    In 2024, 415 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Mount St. Joseph University. 70.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 29.6% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (347 degrees), 12 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (29 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Mount St. Joseph University is $36,950, which is $5,030 more than the national average for Doctoral Universities ($31,920).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Mount St. Joseph University is $36,950, which is $5,030 more than the national average for Doctoral Universities ($31,920).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $17,094.

    In 2024, 73% of undergraduate students attending Mount St. Joseph University received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 54% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $36,950
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at Mount St. Joseph University was $36,950. The cost of tuition at Mount St. Joseph University is $5,030 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Doctoral Universities ($31,920).

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    Average Net Price

    $17,094
    2024 Value
    7.6%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Mount St. Joseph University had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $17,094. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Mount St. Joseph University grew by 7.6%.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $10,100
    Room and Board
    $1,200
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Mount St. Joseph University was of $10,100 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 2.8% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    73%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    54%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    73% of undergraduate students at Mount St. Joseph University received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 1.35% with respect to 2023, when 74% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    Admissions

    Mount St. Joseph University received 2,084 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 3.92% annual growth. Out of those 2,084 applicants, 1,232 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 59.1% acceptance rate.

    There were 2,265 students enrolled at Mount St. Joseph University in 2024. 6% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Mount St. Joseph University has an overall enrollment yield of 24.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    59.1%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    1,232
    Accepted Out of 2,084

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Mount St. Joseph University was 59.1% (1,232 admissions from 2,084 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 56.5%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants declined by 3.92%, while admissions grew by 0.489%.

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    SAT Scores

    6%
    Submission Percentage (2024)
    17
    Scores Submitted (2024)

    6% of enrolled first-time students at Mount St. Joseph University in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Mount St. Joseph University had a total enrollment of 2,265 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Mount St. Joseph University is 1,372 students and the part-time enrollment is 893. This means that 60.6% of students enrolled at Mount St. Joseph University are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Mount St. Joseph University, both undergraduate and graduate, is 77.9% White, 9.89% Black or African American, 4.81% Hispanic or Latino, 4.42% Two or More Races, 0.706% Asian, 0.0442% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0442% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Mount St. Joseph University in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (40.7%), followed by White Male (32.8%) and Black or African American Male (7.29%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (57.4%), followed by White Male (22.7%) and Black or African American Female (8.21%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    60.6%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Mount St. Joseph University in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,265 students. The full-time enrollment at Mount St. Joseph University is 1,372 and the part-time enrollment is 893. This means that 60.6% of students enrolled at Mount St. Joseph University are enrolled full-time compared with 77.3% at similar Doctoral Universities.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    69%
    2024 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Mount St. Joseph University was 69%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (82%), Mount St. Joseph University had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      1,765 enrolled students
    2. Black or African American
      224 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      109 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Mount St. Joseph University is 77.9% White, 9.89% Black or African American, 4.81% Hispanic or Latino, 4.42% Two or More Races, 0.706% Asian, 0.0442% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0442% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 46.2% White, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 10.4% Black or African American.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 169 more women than men received degrees from Mount St. Joseph University. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Mount St. Joseph University is white (347 degrees awarded). There were 12 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (29 degrees).

    The most common Masters Degree concentration at Mount St. Joseph University is Teacher Education & Professional Development (40 degrees awarded), followed by Physician Assistant (28 degrees) and Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing (19 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Mount St. Joseph University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Education (126 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (14 degrees), and Health (142 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Elementary & middle school teachers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mount St. Joseph University are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,739,503 people), Registered nurses (1,711,150 people), Accountants & auditors (1,071,328 people), Other managers (978,519 people), and Secondary school teachers (618,397 people).

    The most specialized majors at Mount St. Joseph University in 2024 are Education (126 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (14 degrees), Health (142 degrees), Biology (15 degrees), and Business (65 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mount St. Joseph University are Surgeons, Physicians, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Skincare specialists, and Chief executives & legislators

    The most specialized majors at Mount St. Joseph University are Education (126 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (14 degrees), Health (142 degrees), Biology (15 degrees), and Business (65 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Elementary & secondary schools
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mount St. Joseph University are Elementary & secondary schools (3,521,997 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,535,429 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (951,734 people), Computer Systems Design (700,596 people), and Outpatient care centers (548,108 people).

    The most specialized majors at Mount St. Joseph University are Education (126 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (14 degrees), Health (142 degrees), Biology (15 degrees), and Business (65 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Mount St. Joseph University.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Registered Nursing
      20 degrees awarded
    2. General Business Administration & Management
      17 degrees awarded
    3. General Biological Sciences
      15 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Mount St. Joseph University was Registered Nursing with 20 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    123
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    292
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 123 degrees were awarded to men at Mount St. Joseph University, which is 0.421 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (292).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 27 degrees were awarded to men at Mount St. Joseph University in General Business Administration & Management, which is 9 times more than the 3 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 56 degrees were awarded to men at Mount St. Joseph University in Teacher Education & Professional Development, which is 28 times more than the 2 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    43%
    100% Completion Time
    51%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 43% of students graduating from Mount St. Joseph University completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 51% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 51% within 200%.

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    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      347 degrees awarded
    2. Black or African American
      29 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      14 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Mount St. Joseph University is white (347 degrees awarded). There were 12 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (29 degrees).

    0.964% of degree recipients (4 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      374 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      348 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      336 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Mount St. Joseph University is white female (374 degrees awarded). There were 1.07 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (348 degrees).

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    Operations

    Mount St. Joseph University has an endowment valued at nearly $74.1M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 9.97M (13.5%) compared to the 9.4% average return (23.7M on 252M) across all Doctoral Universities.

    In 2024, Mount St. Joseph University had a total salary expenditure of 50.3M. Mount St. Joseph University employs 42 Assistant professors, 24 Instructors and 17 Associate professors. Most academics at Mount St. Joseph University are Female Assistant professor (27), Female Instructor (20), and Male Assistant professor (15).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Mount St. Joseph University are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 56 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 40 employees, and Service with 38 employees.

    Endowment

    $74.1M
    2024 Endowment
    10.1%
    growth from 2023

    Mount St. Joseph University has an endowment valued at about $74.1M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Mount St. Joseph University grew 10.1% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $178M lower than than the median endowment of Doctoral Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $30.8M
    2024 Salaries
    0.977%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Mount St. Joseph University paid a median of $30.8M in salaries, which represents 61.1% of their overall expenditure ($50.3M) and a 0.977% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 9.91% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 9.1% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $7.48M
    Instructional Salaries
    95
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Mount St. Joseph University paid a total of $7.48M to 95 employees working as instructors, which represents 24.3% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $4.1M (2.29%) for similar Doctoral Universities.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Mount St. Joseph University were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 56 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 40 employees, and Service with 38 employees.

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