University of Mount Union

Private · Moderately Selective · OH

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationOH · Midwest

SettingRural

Undergrads1,995

Student:faculty15:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate50.3%

6-yr grad rate58.7%

Drop-out rate23.3%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$37k

Out-of-state tuition$37k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity22.3%

Gender diversity49.3%

International1.5%

Identity—

Overview

The University of Mount Union is a private university in Alliance, Ohio, with historic Methodist roots, serving a student body that is largely first-generation and drawn from the surrounding region. The campus carries a close-knit, unpretentious feel consistent with its working-class northeast Ohio setting.

Academics

Engineering, exercise science and athletic training, and education are recognized program strengths, with a hands-on, applied character across these fields that fits the university's regional, career-focused student base.

Campus & student life

Mount Union's football program is one of the most successful in Division III history, and it functions as a genuine source of campus identity and regional pride well beyond what its non-scholarship division status might suggest — football weekends are a communal event that bind the small campus together.

Getting in

Admission is accessible rather than highly selective, and the university's review reflects its mission of serving first-generation and regional students seeking a supportive, personal-attention environment.

Worth knowing

The football program's Division III success is a real and distinctive point of campus pride, not a minor footnote, and prospective students should know Mount Union's culture is built around close faculty relationships and a supportive, non-cutthroat academic environment.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate78.2%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 910–1240 · ACT 18–25

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

AdmissionRolling

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