Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon, OH · Private · Town (distant) · MVNU

Private institution in Mount Vernon, OH · 1,346 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $49,555 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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: $21,8121,254th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $35,5241,508th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $35,5241,456th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $48,9751,459th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $49,5551,096th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $43,0461,024th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 63.6%640th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 79.9%685th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 84.3%1,049th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1119619th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 22605th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 1,3461,186th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 28.9%1,276th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 135 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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

Most Selective Colleges in Ohio#43

Applying

RDJul 30

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: $25
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 51 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$56,133	$56,210
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$49,084	$46,478
Social WorkPublic Administration	bachelors	$34,298	$34,847
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation	bachelors	$31,996	$29,685
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation	bachelors	$30,409	$30,228
Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studies	bachelors	$29,685	—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	—	—
Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology	bachelors	—	—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences	bachelors	—	—
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBusiness	bachelors	—	—
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness	bachelors	—	—
ChemistryPhysical Sciences	bachelors	—	—

Campus facts

Religious affiliation: Church of the Nazarenesource
Founded in 1968source
School colors: #006940 and #00457Asource
Athletic nickname: "Cougars"source
Mascot: Casey the Cougarsource
Motto: ""To Seek to Learn is to Seek to Serve""source
Campus size: about 327 acressource
Formerly known as "Zone A College" (1964–1968)source
Formerly known as "Mount Vernon Nazarene College" (1968–2002)source
Athletic conference: NAIAsource

Athletics — 11 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,978,382 (M $1,013,816 · W $916,328 · Coed $48,238)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.