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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Church of the Nazarene
Location Mount Vernon, OH
Population 65,000
Website https://www.mvnu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (16%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,450
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 86%
From Region 8%
Athletes 32.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 3%
Black 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 36.2% 36.2% 2012 Men: 37.9% 37.9% 2013 Men: 38.4% 38.4% 2014 Men: 37.6% 37.6% 2015 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2016 Men: 35.0% 35.0% 2017 Men: 37.1% 37.1% 2018 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2019 Men: 48.1% 48.1% 2020 Men: 44.3% 44.3% 2021 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2022 Men: 36.1% 36.1% 2023 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2024 Men: 46.2% 46.2%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2012 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2017 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2018 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2019 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2021 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2022 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2011 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2012 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2017 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2019 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2020 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2022 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2024 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2011 White: 93.4% 93.4% 2012 White: 93.6% 93.6% 2013 White: 95.4% 95.4% 2014 White: 94.6% 94.6% 2015 White: 92.7% 92.7% 2016 White: 91.5% 91.5% 2017 White: 92.4% 92.4% 2018 White: 88.6% 88.6% 2019 White: 87.3% 87.3% 2020 White: 84.9% 84.9% 2021 White: 86.7% 86.7% 2022 White: 83.2% 83.2% 2023 White: 89.1% 89.1% 2024 White: 86.8% 86.8% 2011 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 1.6% 1.6%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2021 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2025 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2022 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2023 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2025 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2020 White: 85.4% 85.4% 2021 White: 85.7% 85.7% 2022 White: 86.9% 86.9% 2023 White: 87.7% 87.7% 2024 White: 84.7% 84.7% 2025 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2020 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 International: 0.3% 0.3%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Mount Vernon Nazarene University 273 40% / 60% 1% $58,979 50 98%
Electrical Engineering 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $89,506 91 —
Mechanical Engineering 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $84,254 88 —
Computer Programming 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $86,472 89 —
Computer and Information Sciences — — — — $81,098 85 —
Chemistry 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $63,744 62 —
Mathematics 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $64,614 63 —
Biology 24 — 50% / 50% 0% $60,746 54 100%
Communication Disorders — — — — $59,757 52 —
Exercise Science 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,562 28 —
Health Sciences 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $62,292 58 —
Nursing 15 — 7% / 93% 0% $70,183 74 100%
Speech-Language Pathology 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $60,464 54 —
Accounting 9 — 78% / 22% 0% $71,541 76 —
Business Administration 44 +2 50% / 50% 5% $64,597 63 100%
Digital and Social Media Marketing — — — — $64,336 63 —
Finance 5 +1 80% / 20% 0% $77,359 82 —
Human Resources Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $64,684 64 —
Marketing 15 +1 7% / 93% 0% $63,822 62 —
Project Management — — — — $64,597 63 —
Sports Management 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,220 24 —
Communication 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,314 24 —
English 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,740 14 —
History 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $46,620 15 —
Journalism — — — — $50,830 26 —
Media Studies 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $50,282 24 —
Missions/Missionary Studies — — — — $45,071 12 —
Philosophy — — — — $47,548 17 —
Psychology 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $47,398 17 —
Public Administration 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,824 46 —
Religious Education 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $44,624 12 —
Religious Studies — — — — $46,752 16 —
Social Work 14 — 7% / 93% 0% $46,825 16 94%
Worship Ministry — — — — $46,424 15 —
Early Childhood Education 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $47,542 17 —
Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Education — — — — $48,411 19 —
Elementary Education 22 — 9% / 91% 0% $47,542 17 93%
English Education — — — — $50,384 24 94%
Mathematics Teacher Education 5 — 20% / 80% 0% — — —
Middle School Education 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,542 17 93%
Physical Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $50,384 24 94%
Social Studies Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $50,384 24 94%
Special Education — — — — $49,893 23 —
Art Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Graphic Design 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $41,026 7 100%
Music 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $45,005 12 —
Music Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,384 24 94%
Music Performance 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Studio Art — — — — $40,782 7 —
Criminal Justice 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,102 35 —
Emergency Management 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $66,800 68 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,374
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 56.8% 56.8% 2012 Graduated: 54.3% 54.3% 2013 Graduated: 60.9% 60.9% 2014 Graduated: 58.4% 58.4% 2015 Graduated: 60.0% 60.0% 2016 Graduated: 58.0% 58.0% 2017 Graduated: 63.2% 63.2% 2018 Graduated: 58.8% 58.8% 2019 Graduated: 68.3% 68.3% 2020 Graduated: 62.4% 62.4% 2021 Graduated: 59.2% 59.2% 2022 Graduated: 68.6% 68.6% 2023 Graduated: 63.6% 63.6% 2024 Graduated: 68.1% 68.1%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 53.2% 53.2% 2012 Men: 55.9% 55.9% 2013 Men: 54.3% 54.3% 2014 Men: 57.5% 57.5% 2015 Men: 58.2% 58.2% 2016 Men: 58.8% 58.8% 2017 Men: 62.6% 62.6% 2018 Men: 64.0% 64.0% 2019 Men: 69.8% 69.8% 2020 Men: 58.1% 58.1% 2021 Men: 53.8% 53.8% 2022 Men: 67.9% 67.9% 2023 Men: 58.1% 58.1% 2024 Men: 68.5% 68.5% 2011 Women: 58.9% 58.9% 2012 Women: 53.2% 53.2% 2013 Women: 65.2% 65.2% 2014 Women: 59.0% 59.0% 2015 Women: 61.1% 61.1% 2016 Women: 57.5% 57.5% 2017 Women: 63.6% 63.6% 2018 Women: 55.6% 55.6% 2019 Women: 67.4% 67.4% 2020 Women: 64.9% 64.9% 2021 Women: 62.9% 62.9% 2022 Women: 69.1% 69.1% 2023 Women: 67.0% 67.0% 2024 Women: 67.8% 67.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 White: 57.5% 57.5% 2012 White: 54.9% 54.9% 2013 White: 61.4% 61.4% 2014 White: 58.9% 58.9% 2015 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2016 White: 60.8% 60.8% 2017 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2018 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2019 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2020 White: 64.8% 64.8% 2021 White: 61.4% 61.4% 2022 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2023 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2024 White: 69.2% 69.2%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 27.8% 76 49% / 51% 3% $65,729 66 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 16.8% 46 24% / 76% 0% $47,009 16 94%
Education 16.1% 44 18% / 82% 0% $47,991 18 93%
Health Sciences 14.3% 39 26% / 74% 0% $62,294 58 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.8% 24 50% / 50% 0% $60,746 54 100%
Arts 5.1% 14 29% / 71% 0% $42,600 9 99%
Engineering 4.4% 12 100% / 0% 0% $87,318 90 —
Professional 3.7% 10 90% / 10% 0% $60,451 54 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 5 60% / 40% 0% $64,266 63 —
Computer Science 1.1% 3 67% / 33% 0% $86,472 89 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 87%
Yield (Unbound) 29%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 87% 87% 87%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 72.3% 72.3% 2012 Acceptance: 73.2% 73.2% 2013 Acceptance: 63.5% 63.5% 2014 Acceptance: 76.0% 76.0% 2015 Acceptance: 77.6% 77.6% 2016 Acceptance: 74.2% 74.2% 2017 Acceptance: 76.7% 76.7% 2018 Acceptance: 75.8% 75.8% 2019 Acceptance: 73.0% 73.0% 2020 Acceptance: 72.5% 72.5% 2021 Acceptance: 87.2% 87.2% 2022 Acceptance: 85.3% 85.3% 2023 Acceptance: 84.3% 84.3% 2024 Acceptance: 84.1% 84.1% 2011 Yield: 47.3% 47.3% 2012 Yield: 39.1% 39.1% 2013 Yield: 37.2% 37.2% 2014 Yield: 40.1% 40.1% 2015 Yield: 43.6% 43.6% 2016 Yield: 47.7% 47.7% 2017 Yield: 36.5% 36.5% 2018 Yield: 34.5% 34.5% 2019 Yield: 34.0% 34.0% 2020 Yield: 35.5% 35.5% 2021 Yield: 28.5% 28.5% 2022 Yield: 32.4% 32.4% 2023 Yield: 28.5% 28.5% 2024 Yield: 29.3% 29.3%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,034 1,034 2012 Applicants: 1,013 1,013 2013 Applicants: 1,279 1,279 2014 Applicants: 1,020 1,020 2015 Applicants: 1,059 1,059 2016 Applicants: 1,276 1,276 2017 Applicants: 1,191 1,191 2018 Applicants: 1,427 1,427 2019 Applicants: 1,305 1,305 2020 Applicants: 1,341 1,341 2021 Applicants: 1,182 1,182 2022 Applicants: 1,070 1,070 2023 Applicants: 1,134 1,134 2024 Applicants: 1,230 1,230 2011 Admitted: 748 748 2012 Admitted: 742 742 2013 Admitted: 812 812 2014 Admitted: 775 775 2015 Admitted: 822 822 2016 Admitted: 947 947 2017 Admitted: 914 914 2018 Admitted: 1,081 1,081 2019 Admitted: 953 953 2020 Admitted: 972 972 2021 Admitted: 1,031 1,031 2022 Admitted: 913 913 2023 Admitted: 956 956 2024 Admitted: 1,035 1,035 2011 Enrolled: 354 354 2012 Enrolled: 290 290 2013 Enrolled: 302 302 2014 Enrolled: 311 311 2015 Enrolled: 358 358 2016 Enrolled: 452 452 2017 Enrolled: 334 334 2018 Enrolled: 373 373 2019 Enrolled: 324 324 2020 Enrolled: 345 345 2021 Enrolled: 294 294 2022 Enrolled: 296 296 2023 Enrolled: 272 272 2024 Enrolled: 303 303

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 34%
SAT Range 1040 – 1310
SAT Math Range 510 – 670
SAT RW Range 520 – 640

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 930 930 2012 25th: 910 910 2013 25th: 950 950 2014 25th: 900 900 2015 25th: 910 910 2016 25th: 920 920 2017 25th: 960 960 2018 25th: 960 960 2019 25th: 980 980 2020 25th: 980 980 2021 25th: 1020 1020 2022 25th: 963 963 2023 25th: 963 963 2024 25th: 1046 1046 2011 75th: 1210 1210 2012 75th: 1180 1180 2013 75th: 1200 1200 2014 75th: 1070 1070 2015 75th: 1130 1130 2016 75th: 1180 1180 2017 75th: 1130 1130 2018 75th: 1130 1130 2019 75th: 1220 1220 2020 75th: 1250 1250 2021 75th: 1218 1218 2022 75th: 1228 1228 2023 75th: 1228 1228 2024 75th: 1315 1315

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 470 470 2013 25th: 470 470 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 460 460 2016 25th: 460 460 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 500 500 2021 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 478 478 2023 25th: 478 478 2024 25th: 518 518 2011 75th: 600 600 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 580 580 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 580 580 2016 75th: 580 580 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 560 560 2019 75th: 620 620 2020 75th: 630 630 2021 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 618 618 2023 75th: 618 618 2024 75th: 670 670

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 480 480 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 480 480 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 460 460 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 500 500 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 485 485 2023 25th: 485 485 2024 25th: 528 528 2011 75th: 610 610 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 620 620 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 600 600 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 600 600 2020 75th: 620 620 2021 75th: 618 618 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 610 610 2024 75th: 645 645

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2022 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2023 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0% 2024 Submitted: 34.0% 34.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.