Private nonprofit · University

Mount Marty University

Yankton, South Dakota · Remote town

#1 most selective in South Dakota
42.6%
Admit rate
$22,227
Avg net price
52%
Graduation rate
$48,179
Median earnings

Mount Marty University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Yankton, South Dakota (remote town setting), enrolling 697 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 697 undergradsRemote townSelective · 43% admitNAIA Division II · Great Plains Athletic ConferenceCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Mount Marty University's admitted students.

Admit rate
42.6%
ACT (mid 50%)
18–25
Avg GPA (est.)
3.30

Enter a test score to see where you land against Mount Marty University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Mount Marty University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Yankton, South Dakota

Yankton is a city in and the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. As part of the vast Louisiana Purchase, the site of Yankton was visited by Lewis and Clark in 1804. In the journals of the expedition, the explorers write of a meeting on August 30, 1804, with members of the Yankton Sioux Tribe on a Missouri River bluff known as Calumet Bluff. Mount Marty University offers several cultural assets and venues in Yankton, including the Bede Art Gallery, which showcases artwork from regional and Native American artists, as well as Marian Auditorium, which hosts performing and fine art events. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
373 miles
Nearest airport
60 miles to Sioux Falls (FSD)

How Mount Marty University compares

Selectivity42.6%

More selective than 88% · #1 most selective of 11 in South Dakota

SAT average1120

Higher than 37%

Graduation rate52%

Higher than 45% · #6 of 11 in South Dakota

First-year retention68%

Higher than 25%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$48,179

Higher than 33% · #8 of 11 in South Dakota

Average net price$22,227

Cheaper than 40% · #9 cheapest of 11 in South Dakota

Median debt at graduation$26,396

Lower than 20%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 59%

Undergraduate enrollment697

Larger than 27%

Percentiles compare Mount Marty University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in South Dakota.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

959students
  • Undergraduate69773%
  • Graduate26227%

Undergraduates by gender

697undergrads
  • Women47768%
  • Men22032%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White63%
  • Black7.0%
  • Hispanic9.6%
  • Asian0.7%
  • Other or multiracial20%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
697
Graduate enrollment
262
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
22%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
10%
Median family income
$57,420
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$66,699
Endowment
$38,010,214

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 163 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From South Dakota62%
  • Other U.S. states35%
  • International3.1%

A regional draw: about 62% of first-years come from South Dakota, the rest from elsewhere.

3% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
42.6%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
1120
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite
18–25
Average GPA (estimated)
3.30

Cost

In-state tuition
$34,600
Room & board
$9,800
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$48,247
Average net price
$22,227

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
52%
Graduated on time (4 years)
41%
First-year retention
68%
Transferred to another college
32%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,984
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,179
Median debt at graduation
$26,396
Students with federal loans
41%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
61%

About 11% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
41%
Low-income (Pell)
48%
First-generation
47%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
441
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
63%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division II
Football conference
Great Plains Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
524 (342 men · 182 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (11)

Football146
Basketball69
Baseball59
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)59
Soccer49
Tennis34
Volleyball32
Softball27
Golf23
Other Sports14
Archery12

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,284 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$19,564
$30–48k
$18,492
$48–75k
$23,669
$75–110k
$22,331
$110k+
$23,601

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$102,206

$23,669/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

91%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$20,512
average award, among those who get one

Mount Marty University discounts heavily: 91% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $20,512. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 152 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$48,179
Typical debt at graduation
$26,396
Debt vs. one year's pay
55%
Out-earn a HS grad
62%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$44,562
Men
$56,269

Men out-earn women by $11,707 (26%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
10°F
Annual rain
28.7″
Annual snow
38.1″

Average temperature

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Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Yankton 2 E, SD US station (2.4 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.