Mount Carmel College of Nursing

Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a less selective private nonprofit college in Columbus, Ohio. It admits most applicants, graduates 54% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $75,103 ten years after starting college, more than 97% of the Ohio colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
84%

More selective than 28% of Ohio colleges we cover.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

What your family pays
$10,420 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $21,446. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
54%

Higher than 58% of Ohio colleges we cover and 50% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$75,103

Higher than 97% of Ohio colleges we cover and 90% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Mount Carmel College of Nursing acceptance rate & admissions

Of 115 applicants, Mount Carmel College of Nursing admitted 66 and 26 enrolled (IPEDS, Fall 2023 entering class).

115
Applied
66
Admitted
26
Enrolled

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

First-years who sent SAT scores8%
First-year students who return81%
Pell Grant recipients33%
First-generation students39%
Women / men86% / 14%

Test scores: College Scorecard, Fall 2024. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Mount Carmel College of Nursing tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees$22,080
Housing & meals, on campus—
Books & supplies$1,500
Total cost of attendance$21,446

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$21,000
Loan default rate2.0%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

State aid: Ohio residents with household income up to $96,000 and a Student Aid Index of 3,750 or less may receive an Ohio College Opportunity Grant: up to $5,000 a year at private nonprofit colleges in 2026-27. Not included in the prices above. Ohio Department of Higher Education, OCOG 2026-27 award memo (FA27-001)

What Mount Carmel College of Nursing costs to finish, and how fast it pays back

Graduates of Mount Carmel College of Nursing took 4.1 years on average to finish, so the yearly price adds up to the total below. Payback compares former students' earnings with what high school graduates earn in Ohio. The figures follow your residency and income choices above.

Family incomeNet price / yrCost to finishYears to pay back
$0–30k$6,312$25,816under 1 year
$30–48k$7,184$29,383under 1 year
$48–75k$14,438$59,0511.5 years
$75–110k$17,556$71,8041.8 years
$110k+$16,383$67,0061.7 years

Cost to finish = yearly price × 4.1 years, the average time graduates took (65% finished in 4 years; students who entered fall 2017, IPEDS). Years to pay back = cost to finish ÷ the earnings gain: median earnings of former students 10 years after starting ($75,103) minus $35,438 for high school graduates ages 25-34 in OH (Census ACS 2020-2024), a gain of $39,665 a year. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. Method

College Scorecard (net price, earnings); IPEDS Graduation Rates (time to finish); U.S. Census Bureau ACS (high school earnings). Calculated by EducationGuide.

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Mount Carmel College of Nursing majors, earnings & careers

Mount Carmel College of Nursing offers 1 bachelor's majors across 1 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Health & Medicine · 1

Highest-earning majors at Mount Carmel College of Nursing

MajorEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Nursing$77,510$27,000
Quick list of all 1 majors
  • Nursing$77,510

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Nursing → Registered nurse

$83,900
Columbus
$82,510
Ohio
$97,550
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 5.6% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in Columbus

Cost of living
5% below the U.S. average

Overall prices in the Columbus, OH area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$1,346/mo

2 bedrooms $1,602. Housing costs 12% below the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
37° / 85°

January and July average highs. 42 inches of rain a year, 28 inches of snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively High

Highest: tornado (relatively high); river flooding (relatively high); heat wave (relatively high); winter weather (relatively high).

FEMA National Risk Index, Franklin County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)712
First-year students from Ohio100%
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-24100% bachelor's
Campus typePrimarily nonresidential
Student bodyWhite 59% · Black 26% · Hispanic 6% · Asian 6%International 0%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Franklin County at a glance

Population1,333,048
Median household income$75,176
Adults with a bachelor's degree42%
Median age35

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Mount Carmel College of Nursing with similar schools

Similar private colleges in Ohio by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Mount Carmel College of Nursing84%$10,42054%$75,103This school
Heidelberg University86%$20,55652%$48,466
Muskingum University82%$19,53256%$48,440
Hiram College94%$21,05855%$54,311
Marietta College79%$21,08361%$57,180

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Why the price is different

Mount Carmel College of Nursing would cost you $10,136 less per year than Heidelberg University, on average.

  • Lower sticker price at Mount Carmel College of Nursing.
  • Heidelberg University gives aided families $15,443 more in grants, on average.
Per year, Ohio residentMount Carmel College of NursingHeidelberg UniversityDifference
Sticker price$21,446$47,025−$25,579
Average grants−$11,026−$26,469+$15,443
You pay$10,420$20,556−$10,136

“+” means Mount Carmel College of Nursing costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.

Common questions about Mount Carmel College of Nursing

What is the Mount Carmel College of Nursing acceptance rate?

Mount Carmel College of Nursing accepts 84% of applicants (College Scorecard). In the latest IPEDS admissions year, 66 of 115 applicants were admitted.

How much does Mount Carmel College of Nursing cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $21,446 a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $10,420 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $6,312 and families earning $110k+ pay $16,383.

How much do Mount Carmel College of Nursing graduates earn?

Former Mount Carmel College of Nursing students earn a median $75,103 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the Mount Carmel College of Nursing graduation rate?

54% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 81% return for their second year.

How long does a Mount Carmel College of Nursing degree take to pay off?

For a family earning $48–75k, finishing at Mount Carmel College of Nursing costs about $59,051 after grants ($14,438 a year for 4.1 years, the average time graduates took). Former students earn a median $75,103 ten years after starting, $39,665 more than high school graduates in Ohio ($35,438), so the cost is repaid in 1.5 years of that gain, before taxes and interest (EducationGuide calculation).

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Mount Carmel College of Nursing: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/mount-carmel-college-of-nursing (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).