Mount Vernon, Ohio · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 1,671 students in fall 2024, including 1,359 undergraduates and 312 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Church of the Nazarene.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 71 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Biology, and Elementary Education and Teaching. It awarded 391 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
1,671
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
391
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
71
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
AssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 71
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
79%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
273
Associate degrees
20
Master's degrees
98
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,671
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,359
Graduate students, fall 2024
312
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,239
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,798
Graduate students, 2024-25
441
Full-time, 2024-25
99%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
71%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
19%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Programs with a fully online option
16
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
26%
Students taking some online courses
38%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Church of the Nazarene
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Crossroads League
President
Carson D. Castleman
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact