University of Mount Olive

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Mount Olive

University of Mount Olive operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Mount Olive, North Carolina (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,796 students of which 2,478 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. University of Mount Olive 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 75.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,050 and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,853, with published in-state tuition of $27,366 and a Pell grant recipient share of 44.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,209, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 49.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.7%. Graduates earn a median of $47,139 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,026 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 244500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.2% 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.