Published
January 22, 2013
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Private not-for-profit | 2,253 students
Mount Union College offers a liberal arts education grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition. The College affirms the importance of reason, open inquiry, living faith, and individual worth. Mount Union's mission is to prepare students for meaningful work, fulfilling lives, and responsible citizenship.
School Overview: | University of Mount Union | |
| County | Stark County, OH | |
| Title IV Eligible | Participat | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate Colleges--General | |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | |
| Institution Control | Private not-for-profit | |
| Instructional Staff Total (research/public service staff included) | 166 staff | 115 staff |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Enrollment | 2,253 students | 1,633 students |
| # Full-Time Students | 2,210 students | 1,434 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 43 students | 137 students |
| # Undergraduate Students | 2,175 students | 1,507 students |
| # Graduate Students | 78 students | 129 students |
| % American Indian/Alaskan | - | 1% |
| % Asian | 1% | 2% |
| % Hawaiian | - | 1% |
| % Hispanic | 2% | 3% |
| % Black | 4% | 6% |
| % White | 92% | 84% |
| % Two or more races | 1% | 2% |
| Finances and Admission | ||
| In-State Tuition Fees (2012-13) | $26,650 | $24,462 |
| Out-State Tuition Fees (2012-13) | $26,650 | $24,744 |
| Percent Admitted | 74% | 64% |
| SAT Reading (25-75%) | 440-550 | 450-570 |
| SAT Math (25-75%) | 480-590 | 460-573 |
| ACT English (25-75%) | 19-24 | 19-25 |
| ACT Math (25-75%) | 19-25 | 18-25 |
| ACT Composite (25-75%) | 20-25 | 20-25 |
School Notes:
- Mount Union College offers a liberal arts education grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition. The College affirms the importance of reason, open inquiry, living faith, and individual worth. Mount Union's mission is to prepare students for meaningful work, fulfilling lives, and responsible citizenship.
- At the forefront of Mount Union College is a vigorous academic program geared to prepare students with a liberal arts education. Students develop the skills to think critically, communicate effectively, understand the various cultures and interdependence of the global community and form moral and religious values that encourage them to address complex societal problems that affect the individual and the world. Students are challenged to develop skills that will guide them in life both during and after college.
- A full range of social events are scheduled throughout the academic year, including dances, plays and films, art exhibits, lectures and other cultural and entertainment activities. The array of active campus organizations includes a student senate, newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine and FM radio station; four national fraternities, four national sororities and one local sorority; and various intramural sports. Dozens of other groups are devoted to academic, social and service pursuits.
- Mount Union College has several facilities that can be utilized by the public. The 109-acre Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center features hiking trails, including a wheelchair-accessible All Persons Trail, and a bird observatory for year-round viewing of birds. Mount Union is in Alliance, Ohio (population 25,000). The College is located 70 miles from Cleveland and 80 miles from Pittsburgh.
- Mount Union has been ranked for 14 consecutive years as a top regional liberal arts college in the Midwest and was also ranked as a Best Buy for regional liberal arts colleges in the Midwest.
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