Muskingum University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Muskingum University

Muskingum University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in New Concord, Ohio (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,376 students of which 1,647 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Muskingum University is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 81.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,017. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,532, with published in-state tuition of $32,665 and a Pell grant recipient share of 39.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,369, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 54.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.5%. Graduates earn a median of $48,440 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,536 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 104500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.