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Acceptance Rate 59.12%
Yield 24.59%
SAT Score 1,070
ACT Score 25
Applicants 2,084

Mount St. Joseph Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 59.12% at Mount St. Joseph University. Total 2,084 students applied and 1,232 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,070 and the average ACT score is 25.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.msj.edu/admission/
Online Applicationhttps://www.msj.edu/apply/index.html
Acceptance Rate59.12%
Average Test Scores1,070 SAT / 25 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 59.12%. A total of 2,084 students (1,151 men and 925 women) have applied to and 1,232 (728 men and 500 women) students admitted to Mount St. Joseph University.
Among them, 163 male and 140 female students have enrolled into Mount St. Joseph and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 24.59%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Mount St. Joseph
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,0841,15192500
Admitted1,23272850000
Enrolled30316314000
Acceptance Rate 59.12% 63.25% 54.05% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 24.59% 22.39% 28.00% - -
[Chart] Mount St. Joseph University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Mount St. Joseph, 17 applicants (6% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 51 applicants (17%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,070 at Mount St. Joseph. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,140 and 25th percentile score is 930.
The average ACT score is 25 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 20.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Mount St. Joseph. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Mount St. Joseph with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Mount St. Joseph
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total93010701140
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing470530580
Math460540560
ACT Composite202528
Math182326
English212428
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Mount St. Joseph University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Mount St. Joseph
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Mount St. Joseph

The calendar system at Mount St. Joseph University is Semester. Mount St. Joseph University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Mount St. Joseph University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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