Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, Ohio · Also known as Mount St. Joseph University, Mount St. Joe, Mount, The Mount,Mount St. Joseph University on the Ohio. · Website
$51,509
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$51,509
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Mount St. Joseph University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Cincinnati, Ohio with 1,129 undergraduates and 720 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,530 a year (tuition and fees $38,150). It admits 59% of applicants and 56% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $51,509 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,827 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,530
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$38,150
US median $11,837
Admission rate
59%
US median 78%
Completion rate
56%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,827
About $284 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,509
Rank 1,372 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,530
- Tuition and fees
- $38,150
- Cost of attendance
- $46,719
- Students with a need-based grant
- 30%
- Students with federal loans
- 54%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,689
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,602
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,817
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,092
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,682
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $27,500 in 2015-16 to $38,150 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1,183
- SAT reading, middle
- 539
- SAT math, middle
- 567
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 1,129
- Graduate students
- 720
- Part-time students
- 3.9%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 66
- Endowment
- $74.1M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,372 of 5,094 US colleges and 67 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,530 | $17,906 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $38,150 | $15,202 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 59% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 56% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,827 | $14,211 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,595 | $36,744 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,509 | $41,273 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
66 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 62 | $36,964 | $48,116 | $55,767 | $59,916 |
| Special Education and TeachingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 45 | $47,495 | $72,425 | $82,379 | $120,193 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $27,000 | $68,015 | $78,664 | $88,910 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 26 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 22 | $39,978 | $88,424 | $93,814 | $83,558 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 20 | $114,732 | $97,906 | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 19 | $20,500 | $60,069 | $85,153 | $103,485 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,911 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,945 | $57,214 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $29,750 | $45,150 | $63,257 | $68,257 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $69,706 | $76,194 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $27,000 | $31,870 | $49,004 | $54,562 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $19,000 | $39,660 | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Mount St. Joseph University cost?
$16,530 a year is the average net price at Mount St. Joseph University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $38,150, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $46,719. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,689 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Mount St. Joseph University?
59% of applicants are admitted to Mount St. Joseph University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,183 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do Mount St. Joseph University graduates earn?
$51,509 a year is the median pay of former Mount St. Joseph University students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,595 after 6 years). That ranks 1,372 of 5,094 US colleges and 67 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $145,361.
How much student debt do Mount St. Joseph University graduates have?
$26,827 is the median federal student loan debt of Mount St. Joseph University graduates, about $284 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 54% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Mount St. Joseph University?
56% of first-time, full-time students at Mount St. Joseph University finish within 6 years. 69% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Mount St. Joseph University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (62 master's graduates), Special Education and Teaching (46 graduate certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (45 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 66 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.