Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, Ohio · Private · 1,129 undergraduates · msj.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
59%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
930 to 1140
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$58,590Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Mount St. Joseph University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
59% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$58,590
a year in 2027-28, from a $58,590 sticker price
What to do with your 1040
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1040).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Undergraduate First-Year Admissions | Mount St. Joseph University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
59%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 930 to 1140
Reading and Writing 470 to 580
Math 460 to 560
ACT composite 20 to 28
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$58,590
a year
- Tuition$42,910
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,793
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,545
- $48,001 to $75,000$13,203
- $75,001 to $110,000$14,364
- Over $110,000$20,818
Financial aidEstimate
82%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$29,257
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
24 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,290Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 000 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 6 | ART 000 & ART 103 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 000 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 6 | ART 000 & ART 106 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 121 OR ART 231 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO 111 with lab |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIO 111 with lab BIO 112 with lab |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MTH 193 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MTH 193,194 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHE 111 with lab |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHE 111 with lab CHE 112 with lab |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | HUM 000 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 000 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 6 | PSC 000 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | INF 000 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | INF 120 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | INF 000 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 000 |
| Drawing | 4 | 6 | ART 000 & ART 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 3 | ENG 101 or ENG 000 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | BIO 140 or GEO 140 with lab |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIS 108 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIS 108 + 3 hrs HIS 000 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | HUM 000 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 16 | HUM 000 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | HUM 000 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 16 | HUM 000 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEG 202 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | HUM 000 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | HUM 000 |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | HUM 000 |
| Latin | 4 | 16 | HUM 000 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 211 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 212 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 101 with lab |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY 201 + 201A |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY 202 + 202A |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY 202 + 202A |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 201 + 201A |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 103 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | GEN 000 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | GEN 000 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPA 101,102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 16 | SPA 101,102,201, 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA 000 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MTH 174 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 201 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 6 | PSC 201 & PSC 000 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIS 109 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIS 109,110 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIS 106 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIS 105 and HIS 106 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
54%
Come back for a second year
69%
Typical earnings
$57,689
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Mount St. Joseph University$79,900
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 5 majors here have earnings data.
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