by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Mount Marty University was awarded 138 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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Mount Marty is ranked #292 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Mount Marty held the #361 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 13 colleges in South Dakota, Mount Marty is ranked at #2.
Mount Marty University has an acceptance rate of 67%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Mount Marty.
About 3% of students accepted to Mount Marty submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 410 and 540. Math scores were between 400 and 510.
At Mount Marty, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Mount Marty University is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Mount Marty University this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Mount Marty the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 47%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 987 undergraduates at Mount Marty with 595 being full-time and 392 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,273 | $15,884 | $18,487 | $21,944 | $21,015 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Mount Marty, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Mount Marty, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $6,429 a year. That adds up to $25,716 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Mount Marty is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Mount Marty University.
Contact details for Mount Marty are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1105 W. 8Th Street, Yankton, SD 57078-3724 |
| Phone: | 605-668-1545 |
| Website: | www.mountmarty.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/MountMartyUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/mountmarty |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 23 | NA |
| Nursing | 18 | $61,763 |
| Health & Physical Education | 14 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 12 | $38,340 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 10 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 9 | NA |
| Special Education | 6 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 6 | NA |
| Accounting | 5 | NA |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 5 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 511 students took at least one online class at Mount Marty University. This is an increase from the 396 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 511 | 8 |
| 2019-2020 | 396 | 57 |
| 2018-2019 | 355 | 24 |
| 2017-2018 | 339 | 3 |
| 2016-2017 | 147 | 30 |
Footnotes
*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.
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