University of Mount Union

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

University of Mount Union operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Alliance, Ohio (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 1,995 students of which 2,146 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 Union 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 78.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,088 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,280, with published in-state tuition of $36,600 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 61.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.7%. Graduates earn a median of $53,217 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,919 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 110800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.2% 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.