Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, Ohio
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 1,358 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 84%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,193per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 66%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,00110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Mount Vernon Nazarene University requires all students to earn 24 spiritual formation credits, with first-time college students required to earn an additional 10 credits through Belong Group participation.
Source: Spiritual Life | MVNU
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 84%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1046–1315Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 18–25Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,193full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $53,940sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $38,274Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 66%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 79%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,00110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,625federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,358Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 34%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 38%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Muskingum University New Concord, OH — admits 82%
- Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH — admits 86%
- Otterbein University Westerville, OH — admits 85%
- Walsh University North Canton, OH — admits 71%
- Marietta College Marietta, OH — admits 79%
- Capital University Columbus, OH — admits 70%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Mount Vernon Nazarene University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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