Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

42.6%

Acceptance rate

1,120

SAT Average

$23,295

Avg net price

702

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,120

ACT Composite18–25

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 6Bachelor’s 154Master’s 60Doctoral 40	6	154	60	40
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 40Master’s 26Doctoral 40	None reported	40	26	40
Associate’s 5Bachelor’s 34Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	5	34	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 29Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	29	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 23Master’s 10Doctoral None reported	0	23	10	None reported
Associate’s 1Bachelor’s 9Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	1	9	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 9Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	9	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	3	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s 24Doctoral None reported	None reported	2	24	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	None reported	None reported	None reported

College athletics

Athletic participation

459 unique student-athletes · 17 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Rolling admission

No deadline

FAFSA due Mar 1

· Apply with the college's application or Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $31,500
Required fees: $3,100
Food and housing: $9,800
Books and supplies: $1,200
Other expenses: $5,268
Total: $50,868

Total by year

$41,8982019–2019–20
$43,1082020–2120–21
$44,2162021–2221–22
$46,0322022–2322–23
$48,6622023–2423–24
$50,8682024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $23,295 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 72%
Average share of need met: 87%
Average need-based grant: $30,380
Required forms: FAFSA and Institution's own form

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation50%

6-year graduation61%

Retention rate70%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$48,179

Median debt$26,396

Campus

Enrollment702

Student-faculty ratio12:1

SettingTown

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Mount Marty University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Mount Marty University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

No early admission plans appear in Mount Marty University's Common Data Set filing.

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Aug 30

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Mount Marty University admits in-state applicants at 93.9%, out-of-state applicants at 85.4%, and international applicants at 43.6%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

184 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈70In-state (domestic)≈105International≈9

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Aug 30. Submission shares describe only students who chose to submit.

SAT scores: Not disclosed

ACT composite

37% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Mount Marty University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA.

High-school GPA

among first-years who submitted test scores

Average 3.48

Mount Marty University rates 1 factor "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Academic GPA: Very important
Class rank: Important
Application essay: Important
Rigor of secondary school record: Considered
Standardized test scores: Considered
Recommendation(s): Considered

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Considered
Talent / ability: Considered
Character / personal qualities: Considered
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
Level of applicant's interest: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Geographical residence: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered

Mount Marty University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Class-rank distributionCDS C10Not disclosed

Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)

Mount Marty University’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $47,275 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $23,295 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 120 of 167 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSAInstitution's own form

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $47,275

Average aid package, 81% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 19% of sticker

Averages among the 120 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Mount Marty University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off waitlist

Not disclosed

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

69.6% of Mount Marty University’s first-years return for a second year and 60.6% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03