Mount Marty College

Mount Marty College was established by the Sisters of Saint Benedict in 1936. It was named in honor of the Benedictine missionary, Martin Marty. It was initially a junior college for women, and it became coeducational in the year 1969. The main campus of this private, Roman Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts college is located on 80 acres of land in Yankton, South Dakota. There are additional campuses located in Watertown and Sioux Falls.

Mount Marty College's recent enrollments have been more than 1,000 students from over 25 states and 5 countries worldwide every year. The students can choose from courses in the fields of business and social sciences, teacher education, humanities, natural sciences, and nursing, among others.

Mount Marty College supports a large number of student clubs and organizations including the Ambassadors, Computer Club, Graphic Arts Club, MMC College Republicans, Forensic Science Society, Raising Adam, and Nursing Honor Society. There are also several Greek societies such as the Alpha Phi Sigma, Phi Alpha Theta, Sigma Tau Delta, and Theta Alpha Kappa.

Mount Marty College Highlights

Where Mount Marty College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and business and management.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Large number of students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Distance learning available
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

The student enrollment at Mount Marty College was 1,228 in 2007-2008 (988 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 91% of enrolled students and graduate students are 9%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 86% are full-time and 14% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Mount Marty College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Housing and Meals

Mount Marty College provides on-campus housing for 360 of its 988 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Mount Marty College Athletics

Mount Marty College is in the Great Plains Athletic Conference for major sports.

Mount Marty College offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 81 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 79 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .

Mount Marty College Admissions (2008-2009)

SAT Test Scores: