Mount Vernon Nazarene University Overview

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Mount Vernon is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Mount Vernon Nazarene University Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at MVNU.
• During a recent academic cycle, 93% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from MVNU with a bachelor's degree make about $49,555 a year. That's 21% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average MVNU student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Mount Vernon Nazarene University?

Contact details for MVNU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 Martinsburg Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050-9500
Phone:	740-392-6868
Website:	www.mvnu.edu

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How Do I Get Into MVNU?

You can apply to MVNU online at: https://www.mvnu.edu/undergraduate/apply

Admission Requirements for MVNU

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into MVNU?

With an acceptance rate of 85%, MVNU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 14% of students accepted to MVNU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 485 and 610. Math scores were between 478 and 618.

MVNU received ACT scores from 79% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

Can I Afford Mount Vernon Nazarene University?

The overall average net price of MVNU is $20,995. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At MVNU, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $6,951 a year. That adds up to $27,804 over four years for those students.

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Mount Vernon Nazarene University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,771 undergraduate students at MVNU, with 1,504 being full-time and 267 being part-time.

There are also 369 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,504 full-time undergraduates at MVNU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	1,318
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	80

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at MVNU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Honduras, Ghana, and Argentina.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	1	44	69	114
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	47	0	47
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	16	20	36
Nursing	0	31	0	31
General Biology	0	28	0	28
Special Education	0	2	24	26
Social Work	0	24	0	24
Health & Physical Education	0	23	0	23
Religious Education	0	20	0	20
General Psychology	0	15	0	15
Liberal Arts General Studies	13	0	0	13
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	12	12
Finance & Financial Management	0	10	0	10
Accounting	0	9	0	9
Communication & Media Studies	0	9	0	9
Religious Studies	0	0	9	9
Marketing	0	7	0	7
Mathematics	0	7	0	7
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	7	0	7
Health Sciences & Services	0	6	0	6
Other Education	0	5	0	5
Mechanical Engineering	0	5	0	5
Communication Sciences	0	4	0	4
History	0	4	0	4
Chemistry	0	4	0	4
Public Administration	0	4	0	4
Design & Applied Arts	0	4	0	4
Computer Information Systems	0	3	0	3
Fine & Studio Arts	0	3	0	3
Computer Programming	0	2	0	2
Electrical Engineering	0	2	0	2
General English Literature	0	2	0	2
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	2	2
Human Resource Management	0	1	0	1
Journalism	0	1	0	1
Romance Languages	0	1	0	1
Philosophy	0	1	0	1
Homeland Security	0	1	0	1
Missionary Studies	0	1	0	1
Sacred Music	0	1	0	1
Drama & Theater Arts	0	1	0	1
Music	0	1	0	1
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0
Biblical Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	14	356	136	506

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.