Mount Olive, North Carolina · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Rural area
Overview
Located in Mount Olive, North Carolina, University of Mount Olive is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,109, made up of 1,944 undergraduates and 165 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Original Free Will Baptist.
University of Mount Olive offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 69 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching. It awarded 564 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
Key figures
2,109
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
564
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
69
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 69
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
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
427
Associate degrees
56
Master's degrees
78
Certificates under 1 year
3
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,109
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,944
Graduate students, fall 2024
165
Full-time, fall 2024
65%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,737
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,507
Graduate students, 2024-25
230
Full-time, 2024-25
54%
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
69%
Men
31%
White
50%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
29%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
24
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
64%
Students taking some online courses
30%
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Original Free Will Baptist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Conference Carolinas
President
Ed Croom
Services and opportunities
ROTC, 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