Colleges / Mount St. Joseph University
College · Private nonprofit · Cincinnati, OH · Suburb
MSJ

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH

Religious affiliation
Address5701 Delhi Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45233-1670
Websitewww.msj.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate59%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size1,129
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 59% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1183 · ACT 24.

If you get in

1,129 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $47k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$187k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$66k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$121k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$38.1k
Room & board
$11.5k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans54%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention72%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr56%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,129
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Mount St. Joseph University, Mount St. Joe, Mount, The Mount,Mount St. Joseph University on the Ohio.
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White72%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students38%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$52k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 41

What you can study.

Colleges / Mount St. Joseph University
College · Private nonprofit · Cincinnati, OH · Suburb
MSJ

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH

Religious affiliation
Address5701 Delhi Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45233-1670
Websitewww.msj.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate59%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size1,129
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 59% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1183 · ACT 24.

If you get in

1,129 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $47k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$187k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$66k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$121k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$38.1k
Room & board
$11.5k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans54%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention72%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr56%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,129
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Mount St. Joseph University, Mount St. Joe, Mount, The Mount,Mount St. Joseph University on the Ohio.
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White72%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students38%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$52k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 41

What you can study.