Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate nonprofit

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·msj.edu
6-yr Graduation
56%
-3.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
2,265
peer median 2,519
Avg net price
$16,135
-$6.5k vs Doctoral/Professional
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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
2,084
2,084 candidates competed
Admitted
1,232
59.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
303
24.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
56%-3.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
46%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
56%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
49%
Non-Pell
62%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 55 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 43 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
55
Passing
12
21.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

55programs
  • Passing12 · 21.8%
  • No Data43 · 78.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
12
No data
43

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.

12
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+25.8%
$55,767 vs $44,329
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+33.8%
$75,868 vs $56,700
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+40.8%
$49,004 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+45.3%
$82,379 vs $56,700
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+50.2%
$85,153 vs $56,700
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+65.5%
$93,814 vs $56,700
Criminology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+69.0%
$58,825 vs $34,808
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+72.2%
$59,945 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

10
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
128%
$97,414 debt · $75,868 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
67%
$37,390 debt · $55,767 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
56%
$46,000 debt · $82,379 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
55%
$27,125 debt · $49,004 earn
Criminology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
46%
$27,125 debt · $58,825 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
43%
$27,000 debt · $63,257 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
42%
$25,282 debt · $59,945 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
39%
$27,000 debt · $69,706 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1932Next review Aug 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 6

  1. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  2. Oct 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Oct 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  5. Feb 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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$11,206
$30–48k$11,412
$48–75k$15,526
$75–110k$16,001
$110k+$22,642

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

Avg net price (private)
$16,135
-$6,522vs Doctoral/Professional median $22,657
Federal loans
54.5%
In-state tuition
$36,650
Out-of-state
$36,650

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 516 students received $3.0M in Pell grants, alongside $17.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
516
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.0M
$2,977,274 total
Direct Loans
$17.3M
2,014 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.3M
569 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.9M
743 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$7.1M
378 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.4M
173 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.7M
151 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 565 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
565
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.7%
2017
8.3%
2018
4.6%
2019
1.4%
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 St. Joseph

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs60
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

361 total completions
01Health Professions
14239.3%
02Education
8323.0%
03Business
6518.0%
04Biological Sciences
154.2%
05Parks/Recreation
143.9%
06Visual/Performing Arts
102.8%
07Liberal Arts
102.8%
08Social Sciences
82.2%
09Psychology
82.2%
10Computer Sciences
61.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,265
12-mo unduplicated
2,330
Undergraduate
1,507
Graduate
823

Gender split

Men
36%844
Women
64%1,486

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.2%
Black
12.4%
Two or more
7.0%
Hispanic
4.8%
Unknown
0.8%
Asian
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
533
379 M · 154 W
Women athletes
28.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$28K
$12K
Head-coach salaries
$50K
$48K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
152 M ·
$538K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
57 M · 36 W
$225K
Soccer
31 M · 35 W
$368K
Baseball
41 M ·
$202K
Basketball
21 M · 18 W
$422K
Wrestling
36 M ·
$194K

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 · 2,027 students

3-year trend

1.482 yrs ago0.481 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs06
    Liquor02

    Residence-hall fires

    • Seton Residence Hall1 fire
      ElectricalDamage $1,000-$9,999

    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)
    95

    Mount St. Joseph vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Mount St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph University
    56%2,265$16,135Doctoral/Professional
    Walsh University
    58%70.7%2,192$20,004Doctoral/Professional
    The University of Findlay
    58%83.4%5,016$23,731Doctoral/Professional
    Xavier University
    68%86.4%5,501$32,342Doctoral/Professional
    Edgewood College
    60%75.7%2,459$25,634Doctoral/Professional
    Valparaiso University
    70%89.4%2,579$21,583Doctoral/Professional
    Peer group median59%83.4%2,519$22,657

    Frequently asked questions about Mount St. Joseph University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Mount St. Joseph.

    What is the graduation rate at Mount St. Joseph University?

    Mount St. Joseph University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 56% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Mount St. Joseph University?

    Mount St. Joseph University reports a total enrollment of 2,265 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Mount St. Joseph University?

    The average net price at Mount St. Joseph University is $16,135 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Mount St. Joseph University?

    Mount St. Joseph University's yield rate is 24.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Mount St. Joseph University located?

    Mount St. Joseph University is located in Cincinnati, Ohio 45233-1670.

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