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Is Mount Marty University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Mount Marty, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Mount Marty sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $48,179 helps, but median debt of $26,396 plus yearly net price of $22,227 creates a tighter path. For context, Mount Marty's net price is about 1% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$23,163
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrNet price is slightly above average
You'd pay about $326 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $1,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is manageable, but it makes the aid offer matter a lot.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$22,227
Median earnings 10 years out
$48,179
Median debt at graduation
$26,396
Graduation rate
56%
At Mount Marty, a typical graduate carries about $26,396 in student debt and earns roughly $48,179 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $300 per month, or 7% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Mount Marty is a private nonprofit four year school in Yankton, SD. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Worth-It Score: 59/100
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Worth-It Score: 66/100
Median net price: $23,894
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Dakota Wesleyan
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Worth-It Score: 54/100
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Worth-It Score: 42/100
Median net price: $22,227
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Worth-It Score: 51/100
Median net price: $22,221
Common questions about Mount Marty
The median net price at Mount Marty is $22,227 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →