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Mount Marty University

Yankton, South Dakota·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·mountmarty.edu
6-yr Graduation
52%
-1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,284
peer median 1,587
Avg net price
$23,295
+$840 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,750
1,750 candidates competed
Admitted
745
42.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
170
22.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
52%-1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
41%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
52%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
49%
Non-Pell
45%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 38 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 34 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
38
Passing
4
10.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

38programs
  • Passing4 · 10.5%
  • No Data34 · 89.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
34

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+37.7%
$49,652 vs $36,067
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+64.2%
$59,205 vs $36,067
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+86.3%
$67,187 vs $36,067
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+343.4%
$221,221 vs $49,892

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
54%
$27,000 debt · $49,652 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
54%
$120,246 debt · $221,221 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
46%
$27,000 debt · $59,205 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$27,000 debt · $67,187 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1961Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 3

  1. Jan 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Jan 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$18,894
$30–48k$20,254
$48–75k$25,226
$75–110k$25,340
$110k+$25,145

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$23,295
+$840vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $22,456
Federal loans
40.1%
In-state tuition
$33,100
Out-of-state
$33,100

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 242 students received $1.4M in Pell grants, alongside $7.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
242
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.4M
$1,385,674 total
Direct Loans
$7.6M
1,020 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
282 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
370 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.9M
149 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.5M
106 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.6M
113 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 236 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.4%
-1.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
236
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.3%
2017
3.6%
2018
3.3%
2019
0.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Mount Marty

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs43
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

225 total completions
01Health Professions
7332.4%
02Education
5223.1%
03Business
3314.7%
04Parks/Recreation
3113.8%
05Biological Sciences
156.7%
06Security/Protective
62.7%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
52.2%
08Social Sciences
52.2%
09Psychology
41.8%
10History
10.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,284
12-mo unduplicated
1,741
Undergraduate
1,421
Graduate
320

Gender split

Men
47%823
Women
53%918

Race / ethnicity composition

White
65.8%
Hispanic
8.8%
Black
7.3%
Non-resident
5.7%
Two or more
4.3%
Unknown
4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
3.1%
Asian
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
487
317 M · 170 W
Women athletes
34.9%
Athletic aid
$8.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$11.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$5.5M
$2.7M
Recruiting expense
$31K
$6K
Head-coach salaries
$47K
$34K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Football
121 M ·
$2.4M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
44 M · 36 W
$1.2M
Basketball
33 M · 35 W
$1.7M
Baseball
63 M ·
$1.3M
Soccer
40 M · 20 W
$1.2M
Volleyball
· 34 W
$733K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,252 students

3-year trend

0.862 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    1
    Dating violence
    1
    Stalking
    2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs08
    Liquor06

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    41

    Mount Marty vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Mount Marty selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectMount Marty University
    52%1,284$23,295Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Drury University
    62%57.6%1,615$21,523Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Midland University
    42%66.1%1,558$24,229Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    University of Jamestown
    49%88.1%1,376$20,318Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Grand View University
    54%99.1%1,856$21,616Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Dordt University
    74%68.5%1,952$25,383Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Peer group median53%68.5%1,587$22,456

    Frequently asked questions about Mount Marty University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Mount Marty.

    What is the graduation rate at Mount Marty University?

    Mount Marty University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 52% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Mount Marty University?

    Mount Marty University reports a total enrollment of 1,284 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Mount Marty University?

    The average net price at Mount Marty University is $23,295 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Mount Marty University?

    Mount Marty University's yield rate is 22.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Mount Marty University located?

    Mount Marty University is located in Yankton, South Dakota 57078-3724.

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