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University of Mount Union

University of Mount Union is based in the town of Alliance, OH — a private campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$18,754

family income
under $30k

$18,475

$30–48k

$20,206

$48–75k

$22,934

$75–110k

$25,238

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$23,2802023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Mount Union rose from $17,846 (2008) to $23,280 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$17,846
2009	$19,901
2010	$22,040
2011	$23,247
2012	$24,821
2013	$23,001
2014	$23,286
2015	$22,646
2016	$22,786
2017	$22,302
2018	$23,501
2019	$23,826
2020	$22,836
2021	$22,961
2022	$22,539
2023	$23,280

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$49,2762024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Mount Union rose from $32,072 (2009) to $49,276 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$32,072
2010	$33,199
2011	$35,227
2012	$36,393
2013	$37,502
2014	$38,400
2015	$39,281
2016	$40,402
2017	$40,962
2018	$41,620
2019	$43,195
2020	$44,497
2021	$45,175
2022	$45,724
2023	$46,890
2024	$49,276

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$15,550
2001	$16,310
2002	$17,150
2003	$17,850
2004	$18,810
2005	$19,850
2006	$20,970
2007	$22,050
2008	$23,120
2013	$27,380
2014	$27,990
2015	$28,550
2016	$29,120
2017	$29,890
2018	$30,860
2019	$31,700
2020	$32,600
2021	$33,400
2022	$33,800
2023	$35,400

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $36,600 before grants and other attendance costs. At University of Mount Union, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,995 — University of Mount Union is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

58.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Mount Union within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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58.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Mount Union has held near 58.7% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	58%
1992 cohort	57.6%
1993 cohort	61.6%
1994 cohort	61%
1995 cohort	66.5%
1996 cohort	64.6%
1997 cohort	68.5%
1998 cohort	66.5%
1999 cohort	61.1%
2000 cohort	63.1%
2001 cohort	64.8%
2002 cohort	65.5%
2003 cohort	63.2%
2004 cohort	62.9%
2005 cohort	64.8%
2006 cohort	64.8%
2007 cohort	62.7%
2008 cohort	62.7%
2009 cohort	61.1%
2010 cohort	58.9%
2011 cohort	61.8%
2012 cohort	63.7%
2013 cohort	65.6%
2014 cohort	65.9%
2015 cohort	68.2%
2016 cohort	61.9%
2017 cohort	64.9%
2018 cohort	58.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,501	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,940	$9,998
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$9,187
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,115	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,335	$7,183
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$7,098
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$6,958
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$7,215
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$7,980
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$7,858
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$8,650
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,440	$8,680
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$45,919

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,316

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,217

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Mount Union admitted 2,877 of 3,679 applicants in Fall 2024. The 78.2% rate describes that application pool.

78.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $35,400 tuition · 2023–24 1,995 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 910–12401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Mount Union received 3,679 applications and admitted 2,877 (78.2%), with 669 enrolling.

University of Mount Union reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Mount Union’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 460–620 and Math was 450–620 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 910–1240 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	460	540	620
SAT Math	450	540	620
ACT Composite	18	21	25

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

78.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	80.9%
Fall 2002	77.5%
Fall 2003	75.3%
Fall 2004	75.4%
Fall 2005	80%
Fall 2006	79.3%
Fall 2007	77.9%
Fall 2008	76.6%
Fall 2009	75.3%
Fall 2010	72.6%
Fall 2011	72.9%
Fall 2012	74.4%
Fall 2013	71.2%
Fall 2014	73.6%
Fall 2015	75%
Fall 2016	77%
Fall 2017	81.1%
Fall 2018	96.4%
Fall 2019	76.6%
Fall 2020	77.4%
Fall 2021	79.7%
Fall 2022	75.8%
Fall 2023	80.1%
Fall 2024	78.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

910–1240Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	920	1148
Fall 2002	920	1047
Fall 2004	930	1180
Fall 2005	910	1130
Fall 2006	880	1140
Fall 2007	910	1150
Fall 2009	870	1130
Fall 2010	890	1110
Fall 2011	910	1110
Fall 2012	920	1140
Fall 2013	980	1120
Fall 2014	890	1130
Fall 2015	900	1130
Fall 2016	890	1110
Fall 2017	980	1200
Fall 2018	968	1200
Fall 2019	988	1193
Fall 2020	970	1145
Fall 2021	980	1180
Fall 2022	960	1180
Fall 2023	1070	1290
Fall 2024	910	1240

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–25Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	20	25
Fall 2002	20	25
Fall 2003	19	24
Fall 2004	20	25
Fall 2005	20	25
Fall 2006	20	25
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2008	19	25
Fall 2009	19	25
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	20	25
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	20	25
Fall 2014	21	25
Fall 2015	21	26
Fall 2016	20	26
Fall 2017	20	25
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	20	25
Fall 2020	19	25
Fall 2021	19	25
Fall 2022	19	26
Fall 2023	24	28
Fall 2024	18	25

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,995Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Mount Union has held near 1,995 from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,125
Fall 2003	2,137
Fall 2004	2,131
Fall 2005	2,030
Fall 2006	2,088
Fall 2007	2,046
Fall 2008	2,140
Fall 2009	2,143
Fall 2010	2,156
Fall 2011	2,126
Fall 2012	2,141
Fall 2013	2,056
Fall 2014	2,144
Fall 2015	2,061
Fall 2016	2,109
Fall 2017	2,049
Fall 2018	2,061
Fall 2019	1,987
Fall 2020	1,934
Fall 2021	1,865
Fall 2022	1,867
Fall 2023	1,785
Fall 2024	1,995

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

77%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Mount Union has held near 77% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	80%
Fall 2003 cohort	79%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	76%
Fall 2007 cohort	78%
Fall 2008 cohort	78%
Fall 2009 cohort	74%
Fall 2010 cohort	72%
Fall 2011 cohort	76%
Fall 2012 cohort	74%
Fall 2013 cohort	78%
Fall 2014 cohort	78%
Fall 2015 cohort	79%
Fall 2016 cohort	75%
Fall 2017 cohort	77%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	76%
Fall 2020 cohort	72%
Fall 2021 cohort	78%
Fall 2022 cohort	71%
Fall 2023 cohort	77%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Mount Union

27.8% of University of Mount Union's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Mount Union as a primarily residential campus of 1,995 undergraduates — and 76.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Mount Union's SAT section-percentile sums are 910–1240 — their midpoint is below the OH four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Mount Union's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Mount Union compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Mount Union78.2%

Ohio median75.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Mount Union$36,600

Ohio median$29,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Mount Union's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Mount Union$53,217

Ohio median$52,356

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Mount Union, Ohio and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Mount Union	Ohio median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	78.2%	75.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$36,600	$29,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,217	$52,356	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Mount Union, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Mount Union federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 13 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$85,186
Mechanical Engineering	$80,963
Finance and Financial Management Services	$80,777
Accounting and Related Services	$80,429
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$76,675
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$68,305
Marketing	$66,830
Biology, General	$61,213
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$60,728
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$55,751
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$54,378
Psychology, General	$51,316
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$44,001

These 13 fields listed for University of Mount Union measure earnings after completion. The $53,217 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 49 additional University of Mount Union fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Mount Union report?

University of Mount Union's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 910–1240 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Mount Union's acceptance rate?

78.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,877 admitted from 3,679 applicants.

How much does University of Mount Union cost?

At University of Mount Union, tuition is $36,600. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of Mount Union report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,217. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Ohio

Mount Carmel College of Nursing — 84.3% admitted
Mount Vernon Nazarene University — 84.1% admitted
Muskingum University — 81.8% admitted
Miami University-Oxford — 75.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.