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Mount Marty University Data & Information Overview

138 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
67% Acceptance Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Mount Marty University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Mount Marty University Ranked?

#292 Best Colleges in Nation
#2 Best Colleges in SD
Nursing Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

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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Overall Quality

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.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Mount Marty?

67% Acceptance Rate
35% Of Accepted Are Women
3% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

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.

Average Test Scores

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Mount Marty University  ( 410 to 540 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Mount Marty University  ( 400 to 510 )
200
800
Mount Marty received ACT scores from 71% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 24.

ACT Composite Scores for Mount Marty University  ( 19 to 24 )
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36

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Mount Marty University Faculty

12 to 1 Student to Faculty
45% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  45 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Mount Marty University

61% Freshmen Retention
47% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

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%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  61 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

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%

On-Time Graduation Rate  47 out of 100
0
100

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Mount Marty University Undergraduate Student Diversity

595 Full-Time Undergraduates
23.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
50.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 987 undergraduates at Mount Marty with 595 being full-time and 392 being part-time.

How Much Does Mount Marty University Cost?

$19,593 Net Price
69% Take Out Loans
$25,716 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Mount Marty is $19,593. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Mount Marty

$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.

Student Loan Debt

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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How Much Money Do Mount Marty Graduates Make?

$42,407 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Mount Marty make around $42,407 per year during the early years of their employment. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Mount Marty University

South Dakota State
595 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Mount Marty University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Yankton, South Dakota. Yankton is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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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

Mount Marty University Majors

27 Majors With Completions
133 Undergraduate Degrees
71 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 27 majors graduated from Mount Marty University. Of these students, 133 received undergraduate degrees and 71 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

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

Learn more about the majors offered at Mount Marty University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Mount Marty

41% Take At Least One Class Online
1% Take All Classes Online

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

Learn more about online learning at Mount Marty University.

Notes and References

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.

References

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