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University of Mount Union

Alliance, Ohio Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

University of Mount Union is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Alliance, Ohio. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 2,461 students in fall 2024, including 2,207 undergraduates and 254 graduate students.

University of Mount Union offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 66 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Exercise Science and Kinesiology, Biology, and Psychology, General. It awarded 537 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Mission

The mission of the University of Mount Union is to prepare students for fulfilling lives, meaningful work and responsible citizenship.

Mission statement as reported by University of Mount Union

Key figures

2,461
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
537
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
66
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 66

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 8
Education 9
Health Professions 4
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Psychology 1
Engineering 5
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 4
Social Sciences 4
Communication and Journalism 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Physical Sciences 3
History 1
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
English Language and Literature 2
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
77%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
422
Master's degrees
89
Professional doctorates
26

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,461
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,207
Graduate students, fall 2024
254
Full-time, fall 2024
88%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,002
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,604
Graduate students, 2024-25
398
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
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
53%
Men
47%
White
78%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
39%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Ohio Athletic Conference
President
Gregory King
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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