University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH · Private · Town (fringe) · UMU
Private institution in Alliance, OH · 1,785 undergraduates · 80% acceptance rate · $53,217 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
- $22,5391,307th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $35,4001,488th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $35,4001,436th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $46,8901,378th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,217897th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,919805th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 64.9%595th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.9%1,189th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 80.1%898th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1227333rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,7851,005th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 28.7%1,272nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 147 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- 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 61 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,338 | $69,338 |
| Computer ProgrammingComputer Science | bachelors | $63,997 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,318 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,087 | $46,321 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $43,798 | $44,418 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,369 | — |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $36,668 | $36,042 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $36,560 | $45,696 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $36,401 | $28,960 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $35,600 | $33,993 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $34,950 | $32,593 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1846source
- Athletic nickname: "Purple Raiders"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- Mascot: MUcawsource
- Motto: "Sit Lux"source
- Formerly known as "Select School" (1846–1849)source
- Formerly known as "Mount Union Seminary" (1849–1858)source
- Formerly known as "Mount Union College" (1858–2010)source
- Athletic conference: OACsource
- Fight song: ""On, Mount to Victory!""source
- Notable alum: William McKinleysource
- Notable alum: Carrie Coonsource
- Notable alum: Philander C. Knoxsource
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Football: 2017, 2015, 2012, 2008
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.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Mount Union’s 1,785 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OH
- Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH · 1,753 undergrads
- Capital UniversityColumbus, OH · 1,709 undergrads
- The College of WoosterWooster, OH · 1,876 undergrads
- Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH · 1,938 undergrads
- Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH · 2,055 undergrads
- Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH · 1,450 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL · 1,782 undergrads
- Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA · 1,777 undergrads
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, NY · 1,776 undergrads
- Marymount UniversityArlington, VA · 1,795 undergrads
- SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY · 1,773 undergrads
- Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park, NJ · 1,798 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemountunion.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 204185)
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