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University or college · Private nonprofit

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD12 online only

Mount Marty University is a private nonprofit university in Yankton, SD, with about 1,302 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,302
plus 12 studying only online
Admission rate
43%
lower than at 88% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$22,227
higher than at 60% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
52%
lower than at 55% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$48,179
higher than at 68% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Mount Marty University?

43%

of applicants admitted

About 9 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

ACT
18–25

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1120.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $48,247 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $34,600Room & board $9,800Books & supplies $1,200Other costs $2,647

After grants, the average family on aid pays $22,227.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$23,669

About $94,676 over 4 years · 51% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
52%
within 6 years · Pell students 49%
Come back for year two
68%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$48,179
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$26,396
about $280 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$280 a month against about $3,915 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

66%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 81% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$45k
Middle income$30–75k
$49k
Higher incomeover $75k
$58k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 26%Health professions 24%Parks, recreation & fitness 17%Education 14%Public safety 6%Social sciences 5%Everything else 8%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations30 graduates a year · typical debt $22,000
$59k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing28 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$67k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections9 graduates a year
—not reported
Social Sciences, General9 graduates a year
—not reported
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management8 graduates a year
—not reported
Accounting and Related Services8 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods7 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$50k4 yrs out
Biology, General7 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

697 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 63%Hispanic 10%Black 7%Asian 1%Two or more 4%International 9%

Women and men

Women 43%Men 57%
12 : 1
students per teacher
22%
get Pell grants (lower income)
41%
take federal loans
10%
undergrads 25 or older
11%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Yankton

6% of Yankton’s 15,816 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Yankton pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Mount Marty University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

University of South DakotaUniversity or college · Public · Vermillion
25.3 mi6,609 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.