Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH · Private · Large suburb · MSJU · Mount · Mount St. Joe · Mount St. Joseph University · Mount St. Joseph University on the Ohio. · The Mount

Private institution in Cincinnati, OH · 1,100 undergraduates · 57% acceptance rate · $51,509 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
Top 22%Acceptance rate

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $16,135757th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $36,6501,543rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $36,6501,497th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $43,9321,309th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $26,8271,573rd lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $51,5091,004th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $43,595978th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 54.7%978th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 76.0%911th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 56.5%348th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1068787th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 24421st highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 1,1001,311th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 27.3%1,352nd highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 226 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Most Selective Colleges in Ohio#14

Applying

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: Free
Personal essay: Optional / not required
Writing supplement: No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 42 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$59,060	$57,318
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$43,798	$40,821
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences	bachelors	$39,369	$29,685
Special Education and TeachingEducation	bachelors	$36,132	—
Communication and Media StudiesCommunications	bachelors	$35,060	$33,281
CriminologySocial Sciences	bachelors	$34,526	$33,281
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness	bachelors	$32,569	$33,993
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts	bachelors	$19,227	$15,552
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	—	—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions	bachelors	—	—
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics	bachelors	—	—
Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies	bachelors	—	—

Campus facts

Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
Founded in 1920source
Motto: "Deo Duce"source
Athletic nickname: "Lions"source
Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
School colors: Blue and Goldsource
Mascot: Lionsource
Formerly known as "As college:"source
Formerly known as "College of Mount St. Joseph" (1920–2014)source
Athletic conference: HCACsource
Plays for the "Bridge Bowl Trophy" (since 1990)source
Fight song: ""MSJ Fight Song""source

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.