Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD · MidwestQuad's selectivitySelective

Known forTest-optional heavy

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Admissions · Fall 2024

1 in 2 applicants admitted

Mount Marty admits about 1 in 2 applicants (43%). That puts it in the "Selective" tier, more selective than 88% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

43%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivitySelective

Applied

1,750

Admitted

745

Yield

23%

of admits enroll

ACT middle 50%

18–25

1236

Applications +321% since fall 2014 · admit rate 72% → 43%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 697 undergrads, where 22% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

697

undergrads · larger than 26% of colleges

Diversity index

0.58

Pell Grant

22%

below the median

First generation

32%

about the median

Remote townNAIA · Great Plains Athletic ConferenceROTC

More diverse · index 0.33 → 0.58 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (19% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 31% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,163 a year on instruction per student.

12 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 59% of colleges

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $23,459 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), about the national median. The 97% who received grants paid $22,242 on average; the other 3% paid the full sticker price of $48,662.

52%

$23.5K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · about the national median

Full price: $48,662 a year; tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid: Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid: 23% · avg $26K; of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)

Aid generosity

Generous

grants cover 52% of full price

Federal loans

41%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits

Cost falling · −13% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $48,179 ten years after enrolling, more than at 33% of colleges; 55% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 1.9 years of that salary.

55%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$48.2K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$26.4K

≈ $280/month for 10 years

Retention

68%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 54% → 52% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 6% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 13%, because grants grew faster. Applications rose 321% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 72% to 43%.

Cost
Falling
−13% after inflation
Applications
Growing
+321%
Selectivity
More selective
admit rate 72% → 43%
Diversity
More diverse
index 0.33 → 0.58

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

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IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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College Scorecard
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IPEDS Admissions survey
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IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2024–25 graduates · retrieved 2026-10-12
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College Scorecard Field of Study data
U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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Common Data Set
Each college (voluntary, standardized template) · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Entered fall 2018 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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IPEDS Outcome Measures survey
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12
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Mount Marty University (2026)
Mount Marty University · 2026 · retrieved 2026-10-04

IPEDS unit ID 219198 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything