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Mountain State College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Mountain State College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Mountain State College is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Mountain State College has a freshmen retention rate of 83%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 23 full-time undergraduates at Mountain State College.
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 Mountain State College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Mountain State College, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $7,034 a year. That adds up to $28,136 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Mountain State College is 13.3%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Mountain State College.
Contact details for Mountain State College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1508 Spring St, Parkersburg, WV 26101-3993 |
| Phone: | 304-485-5487 |
| Website: | www.msc.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 20 students took at least one online class at Mountain State College. This is a decrease from the 23 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 20 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 23 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 20 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 16 | 3 |
| 2016-2017 | 7 | 1 |
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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