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Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon Nazarene University
800 Martinsburg Road
Mount Vernon, OH 43050

Official telephone: (740) 392-6868
Fax number: (740) 397-2769
Website: www.mvnu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,788
Full-time undergraduates: 1,466
Part-time undergraduates: 322
Total graduate students: 343
Full-time graduate students: 234
Part-time graduate students: 109
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 25
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 10%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
86.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.6% Nonresident Alien
1.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
84.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Nonresident Alien
4.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 326 acres
City or town school is located in: Mount Vernon, OH
Population of city/town: 16,798
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch sites in Columbus/New Albany, Mansfield, and Newark.
Nearest major city: Columbus
Distance of nearest major city: 44 miles
Population of nearest major city: 822,553
Online campus map: www.mvnu.edu/tour/
map.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms (27%)
  • men's dorms (21%)
  • single-student apartments (51%)
  • married-student apartments (1%)
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 92%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 80%
Percent of students who live off campus: 20%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 74%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, Curfews.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 209
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Center and gallery.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
minority student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 95%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): Lakeholm Viewer
Number of honor societies: 6
Total number of registered organizations: 32
Campus-based religious organizations:
Amigos, Columbia Kids, Cut-n-Paste, Echoing Hills, Escape Zone, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Learning Zone, Mandate, Oneway, PB and J Club, Pumzika Rest, Rearch Swazi, SMILE, Society of Student Nurses, Sonshine Kids, Stitch-A-Niche, Strive, Traffic Jam, Transition Missions, Wagon Ministries
Minority student organizations:
Intercultural club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Jazz and pep bands; Collegians Chorale, Treble Singers, Goliards, symphonic wind ensemble, Chamber Winds, Cougar Crazies, Colleges Against Cancer, Film Markers Guild, Flux, Students in Free Enterprise, College Democrats, College Republicans, Students with Concerns; Student Education and Computing Machinery Associations; drama, American Sign Language, Spanish, psychology, history, criminal justice, pre-law, graphic design, family/consumer sciences, math, accounting, science fiction, biology, Red Cross, and chemistry clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Keith Veale,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Jeana Howald
School colors: blue and green
School mascot: Cougars
Athletic conference memberships: NAIA, Crossroads League

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNAIA
Men's basketballyesNAIA
Men's cross-countryyesNAIA
Men's golfyesNAIA
Men's socceryesNAIA
Men's track (indoor)yesNAIA
Men's track (outdoor)yesNAIA
Women's basketballyesNAIA
Women's cross-countryyesNAIA
Women's golfyesNAIA
Women's socceryesNAIA
Women's softballyesNAIA
Women's track (indoor)yesNAIA
Women's track (outdoor)yesNAIA
Women's volleyballyesNAIA

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 18%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 55%
Athletic facilities:
fitness room, recreation center, batting practice facility, weight room; basketball and volleyball gymnasium; baseball, softball and soccer fields
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, bowling, cornhole, flag football, indoor hockey, running, soccer (indoor/outdoor) softball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball (indoor/sand)
Club sports for men:
cheerleading
Club sports for women:
cheerleading

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Columbus (45 miles)
Nearest other airport: Cleveland (100 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Columbus (49 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Columbus (49 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 23%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 19% immediately
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Bowling Green State University, Case Western Reserve, Concordia University, Franklin University, Lee University, Lemoyne College, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Nazarene Theological Seminary, The Ohio State University, University of Findlay, University of Maine.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 89% within six months of graduation
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Dr. Christopher Weghorst, associate professor, The Ohio State University College of Medicine James Cancer Research Center
  • Dr. James Radcliffe, missionary doctor, Papua New Guinea
  • Tim Belcher, former Major League Baseball player.

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