Mount Vernon Nazarene University Rankings

Rank	Ranking
#7264 of 14,160	In the World
#1783 of 2,624	In North America
#1697 of 2,523	In the United States
#61 of 91	In Ohio

Quick Review

Religion: Church of the Nazarene
Acceptance rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 23
Avg. cost to attend: $21,221 /y
Aid receiving: 100%
Undergraduates: 1,816
Graduates: 389
Male:Female Ratio: 38:62
Control: Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree: Master's degree
Website: www.mvnu.edu

Mount Vernon Nazarene University Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	73%	76%	71%
Applicants	1,305	514	791
Admissions	953	393	560
Freshmen enrolled full time	324	156	168

164 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

731 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
58 or 18%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 980
or below

75% of them
had 1220
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Mount Vernon Nazarene University are 980-1220 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
295 or 91%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 20
or below

75% of them
had 25
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Mount Vernon Nazarene University are 20-25 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Recommendations	Required
SAT/ACT	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
College-preparatory program	Recommended
Secondary school rank	Recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment by race or ethnicity

White	1856 (84%)
Black or African American	96 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown	76 (3%)
Two or more races	72 (3%)
Hispanic	70 (3%)
Nonresident Alien	17 (0.8%)
Asian	10 (0.5%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	3 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	2 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Net average cost to attend: $21,221/year
Average aid awarded: $20,612
Students receiving aid: 100%

Average costs by household income

<$30K	$18,507
$30-48K	$16,876
$48-75K	$19,787
$75-110K	$21,530
$110K+	$23,486

Tuition and fees

	Undergraduates	Graduates
Tuition in-district	$21,047	$8,964
Tuition in-state	$21,047	$8,964
Tuition out-of-state	$21,047	$8,964
Fee in-district	$250
Fee in-state	$250
Fee out-of-state	$250

Room and board price

Dormitory capacity	1,136
Combined charge for room and board	$8,548
Room charge	$4,748
Meal charge	$3,800

Mount Vernon Nazarene University Majors

Major	Associate's degree	Bachelor's	Master's
Business Administration and Management, General	2	76	74
Social Work		45
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse		34
Religion & Religious Studies		6	25
Special Education and Teaching, General		5	18
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other			19
Health & Health Care Administration & Management			19
Biology & Biological Sciences, General		17
Early Childhood Education and Teaching		16
Missions & Missionary Studies and Missiology		13
General Studies	12
Finance, General		10
Marketing & Marketing Management, General		10
Graphic Design		10
Accounting		8
Psychology, General		7
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management		6
English & Language Arts Teacher Education		6
Fine & Studio Arts, General		6
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration		5
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General		5
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General		5
Religious Education		4
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching		4
Mathematics Teacher Education		4
Public Relations & Image Management		3
Kinesiology and Exercise Science		3
Political Science and Government, General		3
Mechanical Engineering		3
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies		3
Music, General	1	1
Journalism, Other		2
Social Studies Teacher Education		2
Speech Communication and Rhetoric		2
History, General		2
Computer and Information Sciences, General		2
Chemistry, General		2
Education, Other		2
English Language and Literature, General		2
Business & Office Automation & Technology & Data Entry		2
Curriculum and Instruction			2
Spanish Language and Literature		1
Music Teacher Education		1
Theology & Theological Studies		1
Biology Teacher Education		1
Mathematics, General		1
Public Administration		1
Grand Total	15	342	157

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	68%	70%	67%
Full-time retention rate - 79% Part-time retention rate - 100%

Publications & Citations

Publications: 35
Citations: 218

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	17 / 46
Psychology	10 / 123
Education Majors	8 / 31
Medicine	6 / 33
Political Science	6 / 8
Health Science	5 / 18
Chemistry	5 / 21
Mathematics	5 / 20
Business	4 / 4
Communications and Public Relations	4 / 7
Materials Science	4 / 16
Engineering	4 / 16
Sociology	4 / 17
Physics	4 / 16
Math Teachers	4 / 20
Environmental Science	3 / 25
Development Studies	2 / 1
Ecology	2 / 14
Art & Design	2 / 3
Paleontology	2 / 22
Philosophy	2 / 0
Computer Science	2 / 3
Biology	2 / 22
Economics	2 / 1
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	2 / 0
Geology	2 / 22
Social Psychology	2 / 92
Entrepreneurship	1 / 1
Blockchain and Cryptography	1 / 0
Optical Engineering	1 / 0
Literature	1 / 2
Nursing	1 / 0
Creative Writing	1 / 1
Child Psychology	1 / 15
Public Policy / Administration	1 / 0
Early Childhood Education	1 / 4
Special Education	1 / 0
Cardiology	1 / 15
Chemical Engineering	1 / 1
Marketing	1 / 0

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
2006	0	1
2007	1	1
2008	0	0
2009	1	0
2010	3	2
2011	5	4
2012	2	9
2013	2	11
2014	1	14
2015	3	7
2016	0	16
2017	7	15
2018	4	34
2019	0	21
2020	1	48

General info

Alternative names	MVNU
Founded	1968
Motto	To Seek to Learn is to Seek to Serve
Colors	green, blue
Academic Calendar	August to May (August - December/January; February-May)
Total FTE staff	405
Carnegie Classification	Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs

Location and Contacts

Address	800 Martinsburg Rd Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050-9500 United States
City population	17,000
Phone	7403926868
Fax	+1 (740) 397 2769