University of Mount Olive Overview

Located in Mount Olive, North Carolina, University of Mount Olive is a private not-for-profit institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is University of Mount Olive Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at UMO.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UMO makes roughly $47,139 a year. This is 16% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of Mount Olive?

Contact details for UMO are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	634 Henderson St, Mount Olive, NC 28365-0919
Phone:	919-658-2502
Website:	umo.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/universityofmountolive
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/OfficialUMO

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How Do I Get Into UMO?

You can apply to UMO online at: https://apply.umo.edu/portal/admissions_app

Admission Requirements for UMO

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMO?

The acceptance rate at University of Mount Olive is 75%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Can I Afford University of Mount Olive?

The overall average net price of UMO is $28,024. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UMO, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $6,240 a year. That adds up to $24,960 over four years for those students.

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University of Mount Olive Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,350 undergraduate students at UMO, with 1,348 being full-time and 1,002 being part-time.

There are also 186 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,348 full-time undergraduates at UMO, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	270
Hispanic or Latino	136
White	771
International Students	61
Other Races/Ethnicities	100

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of Mount Olive. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 38 countries are represented at UMO. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Spain.

University of Mount Olive Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	0	62	43	105
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	67	3	70
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	40	13	53
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	48	0	0	48
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	11	27	38
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	36	0	36
Nursing	0	0	11	11	22
Health & Physical Education	0	0	21	0	21
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	0	20	0	20
Accounting	0	0	17	0	17
Human Services	0	0	17	0	17
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	16	0	16
Human Resource Management	0	0	14	0	14
General Biology	0	0	13	0	13
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	13	0	13
Animal Science	0	0	12	0	12
Information Science	0	0	12	0	12
General Psychology	0	0	12	0	12
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	0	0	8	0	8
General Agriculture	0	8	0	0	8
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	7	0	7
Marketing	0	0	7	0	7
History	0	0	7	0	7
Plant Sciences	0	0	4	0	4
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	4	0	4
Religious Studies	0	0	4	0	4
Agricultural Public Services	1	0	2	0	3
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	3	0	3
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	3	0	3
Agricultural Production	0	0	2	0	2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	2	0	2
Management Information Systems	0	0	2	0	2
Educational Administration	0	0	0	2	2
Special Education	0	0	1	1	2
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	2	0	2
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	1	0	1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	1	0	1
General English Literature	0	0	1	0	1
Writing Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Music	0	0	1	0	1
General Education	0	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0
Sacred Music	0	0	0	0	0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	56	456	100	614

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
• Image Credit: By Mount Olive College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.