Mount Vernon Nazarene University

800 Martinsburg Rd, Mount vernon, OH 43050-950
Tel: (740)392-6868
Private, non-profit | 2,549 students
Mount Vernon Nazarene University provide a rigorous academic program that encourages scholarship, critical reflection, and problem-solving; promote a distinctively Christian lifestyle within the Wesleyan evangelical tradition; and offer a supportive environment that inspires students to achieve their highest potential spiritually, intellectually, socially, and physically, as they prepare not only for a career but also for meaningful service to God and humankind wherever their vocational choices under the leadership of God take them.

School Overview:

Mount Vernon Nazarene University
County Knox County, OH
Title IV Eligible Yes
Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II
Institution Level 4 or more years
Institution Control Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate
1,921 students
Part-Time Undergraduate
274 students
Full-Time Graduate
125 students
Part-Time Graduate
229 students
 
Total Enrollment 2,549 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 1,138 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 100%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 33%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,964
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 86%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $1,511
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 95%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $4,340
% Students Receiving Loans 79%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $3,741

School Notes:

  • Founded in 1968, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, in Mount Vernon, Ohio is a co-educational liberal arts university with a solid evangelical Christian foundation and mission. Although the majority of the student body at MVNU is Nazarene, over 40 other Christian denominations are represented on the campus.
  • At Mount Vernon Nazarene University, we have not only remained committed to our founding precepts, but we also continue to apply them to everyday living. Consequently, the values outlined in the following pages are not merely statements on paper; they literally drive all aspects of university life.
  • Mount Vernon Nazarene University is setting a higher standard of knowledge. You will find excellence in more than 60 academic programs spanning an impressive range of disciplines.
  • Mount Vernon Nazarene University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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