University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC · Private · Rural (distant) · UMO
Private institution in Mount Olive, NC · 1,754 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $47,139 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 22%Pell Grant share
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
- $17,893887th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $25,9501,245th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $25,9501,100th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $35,3621,111th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,2091,781st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,1391,242nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,0261,026th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 47.5%1,259th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.8%859th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 77.8%839th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1020897th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 19867th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,7541,015th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,815th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 46.9%461st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 162 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 35 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $66,355 | $66,821 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $57,318 | $49,019 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $43,000 | $41,631 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | $42,123 | $39,729 |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $41,789 | $38,289 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $40,473 | $43,240 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,369 | $40,827 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $37,748 | $34,259 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $36,560 | $36,560 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $31,205 | $29,685 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $29,685 | $28,236 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Original Free Will Baptistsource
- Founded in 1951source
- Athletic nickname: "Trojans"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: #00693Esource
- Mascot: Trojan (Official)source
- Motto: "Collegium Christianum Pro Homnibus et Mulieribus (Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "Mount Allen Junior College" (1951–1956)source
- Formerly known as "Mount Olive Junior College" (1956–1970)source
- Formerly known as "Mount Olive College" (1970–2013)source
- Athletic conference: Conference Carolinassource
Athletics — 11 sports + curated flag football
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,131,201 (M $2,415,035 · W $2,716,166)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Flag Football (women’s, curated)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).
Key links
- Official websiteumo.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 199069)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in North CarolinaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Mount Olive vs Gardner-Webb UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
- Women’s flag football rosterCurated national programs (not yet in EADA filters)
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