Side-by-Side Comparison of Mount Saint Joseph University

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	Benedictine College	Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	Andrews University	Avila University	Defiance College	Mount Saint Joseph University
Overview
Location	Atchison, Kansas	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Berrien Springs, Michigan	Kansas City, Missouri	Defiance, Ohio	Cincinnati, Ohio
Campus setting	Town: Distant	City: Midsize	Town: Fringe	City: Large	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	81.0%	79.0%	87.0%	66.0%	55.0%	72.0%
Common app member	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Catholic	Catholic	Protestant	Catholic	Protestant	Catholic
Admission
Acceptance rate	98.5%	54.5%	81.5%	68.0%	62.2%	63.2%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $100	Undergraduate: $35 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $60			Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $50
SAT range	1100 - 1350	N/A	1050 - 1300	933 - 1160	860 - 1110	1018 - 1193
ACT range	22 - 30	18 - 23	20 - 28	17 - 23	17 - 23	20 - 27
Students submitting SAT score	20.0%		38.0%	6.0%	11.0%	5.0%
Students submitting ACT score	56.0%	92.0%	37.0%	72.0%	50.0%	38.0%
Total number of applicants	2,728	519	1,109	2,069	2,514	2,511
Total number of admissions given out	2,687	283	904	1,407	1,564	1,586
Admitted students who chose to enroll	610	103	256	217	160	300
Yield rate	22.7%	36.4%	28.3%	15.4%	10.2%	18.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$47,730	$37,051	$48,972	$35,110	$50,630	$45,250
Average net price	$27,946	$15,054	$23,719	$18,581	$24,369	$17,142
Tuition	$31,830	$13,812	$30,552	$21,740	$34,044	$32,100
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $5,910 Meal plan: $5,270		Room/dormitory: $5,168 Meal plan: $3,800	$7,516	Room/dormitory: $5,692 Meal plan: $5,134	Room/dormitory: $5,250 Meal plan: $5,150
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan Other alternative tuition plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $19,717	88.0% Average amount $10,149	100.0% Average amount $18,460	99.0% Average amount $13,055	97.0% Average amount $22,996	100.0% Average amount $23,074
Students receiving federal student loan	57.0% Average amount $5,113	36.0% Average amount $5,370	46.0% Average amount $5,289	77.0% Average amount $7,126	82.0% Average amount $5,496	82.0% Average amount $5,680
Students taking out private loans	6.0% Average amount $14,478	10.0% Average amount $6,047	23.0% Average amount $21,431	7.0% Average amount $11,460	8.0% Average amount $12,035	11.0% Average amount $13,238
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,202 Men 48.9% Women 51.1%	962 Men 18.0% Women 82.0%	1,358 Men 48.6% Women 51.4%	1,024 Men 38.9% Women 61.1%	529 Men 59.5% Women 40.5%	1,475 Men 46.7% Women 53.3%
Graduate students	85 Men 55.3% Women 44.7%	353 Men 26.1% Women 73.9%	1,569 Men 61.2% Women 38.8%	352 Men 22.4% Women 77.6%	56 Men 58.9% Women 41.1%	589 Men 19.5% Women 80.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	0.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A	28.3%
International students	1.0%	N/A	22.2%	1.9%	0.2%	N/A
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	City: Midsize	Town: Fringe	City: Large	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,538	N/A	1,614	389	547	514
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	N/A	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Louisiana	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ohio Indiana Tennessee Florida
Academics
Popular study areas	Business Health Professions Engineering Education Social Sciences	Health Professions Multidisciplinary Studies Theology Psychology Business	Health Professions Theology Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education	Psychology Health Professions Education Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Business Education Health Professions Law Enforcement and Firefighting Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Health Professions Education Business Multidisciplinary Studies Liberal Arts
Students to faculty ratio	13:1	10:1	10:1	10:1	11:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	62.8%	38.7%	71.6%	39.1%	51.2%	53.4%
Dropout rate	7.3%	57.3%	13.6%	37.1%	48.3%	45.4%
Transferred out	29.7%	N/A	14.8%	21.3%	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $51,273 Year 3: $57,978 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $55,383 Year 3: $54,526 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $42,194 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,842 Year 2: $36,272 Year 3: $36,478 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,647 Year 2: $32,213 Year 3: $34,741 Theological and Ministerial Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,946 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $26,975 Journalism (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,774 Year 3: N/A Criminology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,212 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,447 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $170,719 Year 2: $183,312 Year 3: $191,208 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $103,408 Year 2: $93,964 Year 3: $105,954 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,631 Year 2: $59,214 Year 3: $60,277 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $44,905 Year 2: $46,899 Year 3: $48,610 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: N/A Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: N/A Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $58,092 Year 3: N/A	Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $72,576 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $81,119 Theological and Ministerial Studies (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $39,012 Year 2: $41,193 Year 3: $50,289 Architecture (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $59,169 Year 3: N/A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Engineering, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: N/A Theological and Ministerial Studies (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $54,656 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,672 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Economics (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: N/A Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,012 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,185 Year 2: $59,969 Year 3: $64,497 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,390 Year 2: $57,137 Year 3: $59,476 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,195 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $52,100 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,134 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $52,046 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,688 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $50,779 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,206 Year 2: $42,185 Year 3: $41,267 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $34,765 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,077 Year 2: $40,485 Year 3: N/A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,823 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,820 Year 2: $36,141 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,153 Year 3: $40,764 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $39,712 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,366 Year 2: $34,704 Year 3: $38,322 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $34,603 Year 3: $35,523 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,310 Year 2: $27,488 Year 3: N/A Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,965 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A	Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $66,464 Year 2: $71,686 Year 3: $74,545 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $60,744 Year 2: $58,131 Year 3: $65,545 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,240 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $59,641 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,559 Year 2: $40,821 Year 3: $48,211 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,401 Year 2: $42,123 Year 3: $47,758 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $15,552 Year 3: $23,917 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: N/A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,905 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of Mount Saint Joseph University

Benedictine College

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

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