Muskingum University
Private College in New Concord, OH. Six-year graduation rate 56%. Median 10-year earnings $48,440.
Ten years after entry, the median Muskingum University student earns $48,440 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 56% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $25,369 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.9 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 82% puts Muskingum University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. The applicant pool runs to 2,539, typical for a school of this reach. Yield is low at 17%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling. 10% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 460–560 | 35 (10%) |
| SAT Math | 450–545 | |
| ACT Composite | 17–22 | 234 (66%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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56% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 73% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. A 14:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,407 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $19,695 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The income table below is the number that matters — $14,684 at $0–30k versus $23,493 at $110k+. Most students get help: 94% receive grants worth $23,180 on average. Most students borrow — 88% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 373 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $14,684 |
| $30–48k | $14,479 |
| $48–75k | $16,336 |
| $75–110k | $21,372 |
| $110k+ | $23,493 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,234 of these 1,407 students, totalling $8,740,045 — an average of $7,083 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Muskingum County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)