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Mount Marty University is a private regional university located in Yankton, South Dakota. Mount Marty University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Mount Marty University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $42,407 10 years after enrolling, 9th in South Dakota, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Mount Marty University bachelor students earn 9% less than the national average. Mount Marty University is ranked 8th in South Dakota.
Mount Marty University’s median net annual cost of $19,593 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Mount Marty University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Registered Nursing, Education, Education (subject specific), Criminal Justice, Accounting - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$19,593
Average years to graduate
4.2
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Mount Marty University - Registered Nursing - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 54% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Mount Marty University is 4% higher than the state average, and 4% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Mount Marty University, Pell Grant recipients represent 22% of the measured graduating class, 13% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Mount Marty University graduates within 4.1 years.
Mount Marty University is in the bottom 10% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Mount Marty University’s economic mobility score of 2.39 is calculated by adjusting the 10.58 economic score of lower-income students by the 22% pell grant recipients within the student body. Mount Marty University’s EMS of 2.39 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Mount Marty University pays $19,593 a year, $23,515 less than the $43,108 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $19,593
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Mount Marty University, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $19,593 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 69% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,429. This is 15% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,221
Pell grants
$4,708
State grants
$1,300
Institutional grants
$18,618
Mount Marty University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 67% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 944 applicants, of which 636 were admitted and 190 enrolled. Mount Marty University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
82%
83%
Female
68%
59%
First time
60%
59%
In-state
34%
68%
1st generation
32%
35%
White
69%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
3%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%