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Mount Saint Joseph University is a private national university located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mount Saint Joseph University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Mount Saint Joseph University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $48,956 10 years after enrolling, 36th in Ohio, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Mount Saint Joseph University bachelor students earn 12% less than the national average. Mount Saint Joseph University is ranked 23rd in Ohio.
Mount Saint Joseph University’s median net annual cost of $18,475 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Mount Saint Joseph University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Education, Biology, Business Administration, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Criminology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$18,475
Average years to graduate
4.6
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 6.77
Health & Fitness
Rank: #293
Economic score: 9.48
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 10.75
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 3 graduate programs at Mount Saint Joseph University - Registered Nursing, Education, Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 50% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Mount Saint Joseph University is 10% lower than the state average, and 17% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Mount Saint Joseph University, Pell Grant recipients represent 23% of the measured graduating class, 12% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Mount Saint Joseph University graduates within 4.6 years.
Mount Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph University’s economic mobility score of 11.46 is calculated by adjusting the 3.71 economic score of lower-income students by the 23% pell grant recipients within the student body. Mount Saint Joseph University’s EMS of 11.46 ranks in the bottom 50% 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 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Mount Saint Joseph University pays $18,475 a year, $26,145 less than the $44,620 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 $18,475
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Mount Saint Joseph University, 100% 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 $18,475 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 82% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,412. This is 28% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,680
Pell grants
$4,916
State grants
$5,265
Institutional grants
$19,488
Mount Saint Joseph University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 63% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,511 applicants, of which 1,586 were admitted and 300 enrolled. Mount Saint Joseph University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
75%
83%
Female
57%
59%
First time
59%
59%
In-state
70%
68%
1st generation
38%
35%
White
80%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
3%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%