Mount St. Joseph University Overview

Mount St. Joseph University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Mount St. Joseph University Known For?

• Students at Mount St. Joe may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Mount St. Joe.
• During a recent academic cycle, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Mount St. Joe with a bachelor's degree make about $51,509 a year. That's 26% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Mount St. Joseph University?

Contact details for Mount St. Joe are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5701 Delhi Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45233-1670
Phone:	513-244-4200
Website:	www.msj.edu

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How Do I Get Into Mount St. Joe?

You can apply to Mount St. Joe online at: https://www.msj.edu/apply/index.html

Admission Requirements for Mount St. Joe

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mount St. Joe?

Mount St. Joe has an acceptance rate of 54%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 58% of accepted students are men and 42% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 57%, and the acceptance rate for women is 51%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% of students accepted to Mount St. Joe submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 640. Math scores were between 538 and 593.

Mount St. Joe received ACT scores from 31% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford Mount St. Joseph University?

The overall average net price of Mount St. Joe is $32,445. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Mount St. Joe, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $7,377 a year. That adds up to $29,508 over four years for those students.

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Mount St. Joseph University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,473 undergraduate students at Mount St. Joe, with 1,002 being full-time and 471 being part-time.

There are also 558 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,002 full-time undergraduates at Mount St. Joe, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mount St. Joseph University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	101
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	810
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Mount St. Joseph University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at Mount St. Joe. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Tanzania, China, and Ecuador.

Mount St. Joseph University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	35	0	45	8	88
Special Education	27	46	5	0	78
Teacher Education Grade Specific	7	0	62	0	69
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	41	41
Business Administration & Management	12	0	19	0	31
Teacher Education Subject Specific	2	26	0	0	28
Human Resource Management	0	0	22	0	22
Allied Health Professions	0	0	20	0	20
Health/Medical Prep Programs	16	0	0	0	16
General Biology	14	0	0	0	14
Health Sciences & Services	13	0	0	0	13
Marketing	11	0	0	0	11
Accounting	10	0	0	0	10
General Education	6	0	3	0	9
Design & Applied Arts	9	0	0	0	9
Health & Physical Education	8	0	0	0	8
General Psychology	7	0	0	0	7
Communication & Media Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Computer Science	6	0	0	0	6
Liberal Arts General Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Natural Sciences	6	0	0	0	6
Criminology	5	0	0	0	5
Social Work	5	0	0	0	5
Chemistry	3	0	0	0	3
Fine & Studio Arts	3	0	0	0	3
Behavioral Science	2	0	0	0	2
Music	2	0	0	0	2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	1	0	0	0	1
Finance & Financial Management	1	0	0	0	1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	1	0	1
History	1	0	0	0	1
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Legal Support Services	0	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0	0
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	225	72	177	49	523

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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